DC 3 Turboprop Nanaimo Airport Vancouver Island Canada

[@daveblevins]

I liked that airport back in the day 👍 (2001) On my way from Ketchikan, Ak, to Bellingham, Wa. after a season of helicopter flying. Very clean 👍🇺🇸

[@AirCambodiaHD]

Great video mate

[@jotyers7845]

I Wish Dc-3's were still in NZ and i wish they were converted to turboprop but instead they have all either been rotting away or scraped .

[@sp769]

Great stuff. If they wanted R2800 radials they could easily enough. This is more rare anyway and better where only Jet A1 is available. If they could afford it Buffalo Joe of Ice Pilots NWT would do well to consider putting turbines on his fleet of DC3s. Certifying would be expensive , but maybe he could buy the type cert for the modifying of them. It sounded like a King Air I'm thinking.

[@ZacVaper]

DC-3s still flying today shows the remarkable accomplishment to the construction and that of the men/women that made her and they should be commended. The plane with it's study construction and landing gear should still be in production to continue to serve the roll it was intended; rough landing strips in remote locations. There is still a need for this plane built just as it was in the 30's and 40's; over built! Of course with better avionics and engines, this design will still sell today.

[@dibaldgyfm9933]

Yes it should be in production, but you may be aware that there are many for sale and you can buy spare parts (and engines) from specialised suppliers. The total production from all factories (there were even Russian made DC-3s!) is 16000. The Soviets built between 4,000 and 6,000 Li-2s under license. A simple Google search suggests there are about 600 still flying.Apr 8, 2018. Cost: Good DC-3s with mid-time engines can be had for around $150,000. Then 400-700$ per hour in the air.

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

I'd rather see it with turboprops than scrapped, myself

[@abel1997at]

It looks better wuth turbo props

[@indyme2]

No radials? No way!

[@prestonsnowbird5410]

Sound like Garrett TPE331.

[@refplusten]

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R. Same as the Beech 1900D.

[@topicco3115]

This is a Basler BT-67 not a DC-3.

[@refplusten]

It is still at DC-3 as the Basler change is only a modification to the existing airframe. In Canada, the type is a DC-3T not the American BT-67 identifier (which comes from the engine type PT6A-67R). This particular aircraft C-GVKB is contracted to BC Forestries during the summer months for their Smokejumper program. In the winter, it works in Antarctica and can even be seen in the Documentary called "Living in the Age of Airplanes". It's even in the trailer at the 1:42 mark. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5iuq6B3gb2Iarc