DC3 landing in the jungle town of Villa Gladys, Vaupes

[@idleonlooker1078]

Incredible to think that the DC3 entered service in the 1930s, and here in 2021 the type is STILL earning its keep!! The DC3 holds the record for the aircraft with the longest unbroken service record in history!! Outstanding!! 😊👍

[@peterjungbacker7895]

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[@abdulwahidmdtahir3660]

But this video was uploaded 7 years ago. I wonder if it is still in service in 2021.

[@idleonlooker1078]

@@abdulwahidmdtahir3660 No reason why not? The DC3 just keeps on going and going!! Its estimated over 600 are still flying worldwide, with about half that number being flown for commercial purposes.

[@d.powers3428]

Makes me wonder why they didn't keep building that plane with refinement and upgrades. It's truly an incredible machine.

[@marksmalling8449]

lived in the amazon region of Colombia for many years......DC 3 was our way in or out unless you wanted to chance a river . Sitting in fold down bucket seats, no pressurized cabins, no AC, I rode in and out of villages like this more times than I can remember...many of the runways were worse that the one in Vaupes. Not much has changed over the past 30 plus years. It was a marvelous experience flying over a sea of green rain forest, rivers and the Andes

[@johnelliott3686]

In Vietnam my Sargent and I had to fly out to a remote site to repair some nav equipment. Our ride was in a DC 3 or C47 is the military designation. The pilot circled the jungle about 3 to 5000 feet up to make sure no attack was in progress. When he was satisfied it was safe he made a very rapid decent down to the runway I couldn’t see until we were pretty close. As soon as they got stopped we were nearly dragged off the plane with our tools and the made a rapid departure. They circled overhead until we got done and they came and picked us up. The two Air Force pilots really knew their stuff flying that old beauty!

[@JuanSanchez-jf9fo]

Nice story.

[@guskuratlejr232]

Thank you for your service!

[@rudehr]

My grampa, who fought for the Nazis in Stalingrad in '42 always wished that some Americanos had picked him and his platoon up from the frontline while under Russkie fire! Of course in a DC3.

[@rogerdavies6226]

wonderful old birds, surprised someone hasn't started making them again

[@bermudarailway]

Take a look at Basler.

[@ddouglas3687]

Wow! Real flying when you power into a landing!

[@mikebowles2030]

Thanks for the awesome vid bud. I jumped out of the DC's in my military service here in South Africa in 1985. Awesome plane.

[@freedomforever6718]

DC-3. The greatest workhorse of aviation.

[@reyrR-pq5zc]

Hahaha check that the capt. Left Window is open during the landing... so beautiful

[@FarmerDrew]

Amazing landing, great video

[@vady64]

Супер, здорово что есть ещё настоящие пилоты. Удачи, чистого неба.

[@franzwallner4281]

Vaya pista ... mas bien potrero .... genios los pilotos con el DC 3 que juntos son capaces de hacer maravillas. GRACIAS.

[@chajoco]

Para recordar que estos aviones, son diseñados para pistas no preparadas, rústicas, así son

[@gazratjackson]

Lovely old noisy bird, walking from the back to the front when parked is like climbing a ladder

[@RoadTripEddie]

I bet the times you get to land on a nice long smooth flat slab feels so gentle and appreciated

[@magneticman2003]

Wow, that was a perfect short field landing, kudos to the pilot for that one;-)

[@natehill8069]

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Villa Gladys. Please stay in your seats with your seat belts fastened until we taxi to the... er... uh... termite mound!"

[@historiasyvivencias.colomb9780]

Bendito Dios mi tierrita natal. Que buen video bendiciones

[@vivekpilot]

Like the Godfather movie DC-3 is a classic.. 😍😍

[@vinniemoreno704]

Those guys have skills.

[@SuperDenonciateur]

Vinnie Moreno I hope.

[@marklennox2151]

16,000 built...appx. 300 still in use...very adaptable aircraft known for short runway capability.

[@Lisa-Azra_Broad]

why are these planes not still made, when they are still being used successfully today. Like to see a A320 in 80 years time

[@octaviodelgadillo6023]

Ohhh... so that's why the penguins of Madagascar escaped in a DC3

[@debasishdaniel8757]

Pilot must be singing "Old Rugged Cross" when landing . During take off "I'll Fly Away "!

[@michael-ju8tv]

They knew how to make things last in the good old days.

[@tamjacobite4758]

Well done skipper

[@sfklein1]

Great pilots in the right aircraft - cruises at 185 mph, stalls at 67 mph...

[@bstrakos2934]

There were about six DC-3 at the San Juan AIRPORT PR twenty years ago.

[@ronduff4325]

This is really cool ! Awesome actually , those people depend on those brave pilot's .

[@busterbeagle2167]

Now load it up. Go go go. You gotta get going go.

[@countryroadautopartsusa6466]

Interesting passenger terminal!

[@idleonlooker1078]

For a real eye-opener you should see the Customs Desk!! 🤣👍

[@countryroadautopartsusa6466]

@@idleonlooker1078 Desk? You mean clipboard? LOL

[@idleonlooker1078]

@@countryroadautopartsusa6466 .....or the nearest flat rock!! 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@tamjacobite4758]

This pilot flying skill is flying. He knows his plane. He flies through the touch and feel and noise of the plane. He is at one with his plane. Completely different from the pilot of a modern day fly by wire plane. The feeling of the hydraulic systems is not there. The feel of his engines noise and vibration is not there. It not that one is better than another. It’s just one is completely different than the other. It’s not apples to apples. But I prefer the latter! I’ll fly with that Dakota DC3 pilot anywhere!

[@cwr8618]

Hells yea!

[@TUYUYUCUARTELERO]

The best airplane ever made!

[@autr727]

real adventures for real pilots

[@luiseduardolondonoyermanos6349]

Tuve el gusto y la dicha de ser piloto de DC 3 ,es el mejor avión jamás construido ,noble,resistente,seguro

[@AgathaChelsea-x2v]

My grand father fly this plane 70 years ago In my country this plane had retired in 1970s

[@julioparra8031]

Muy bonito de verdad ver estos aparatos todavía trabajando guiados por estos grsndes pilotos el dc3 es igual q el eje cafetero con el Willis

[@omarbarbieri7688]

El Mercedes benz 1114 de los cielos!! Un fierro indestructible!!!!!

[@mikedee8876]

landing was smooth until he landed....moderate ground chop ;). I flew in an Ozark DC-3 in 1967. First and only flight in a Gooney Bird....Marion to Indianapolis....first leg of deployment to Seoul South Korea

[@steveholmes5207]

Rugged aircraft flown into a rugged airfield flown by rugged pilots whats not to like loved it

[@a-fl-man640]

DC-3 will go into a lot smaller strip than that. fun skydive plane also.

[@rikjanssens8971]

Respect for these pilots flying an old Jurassic bird with no GPS under a bad grass landing field.

[@NiKOE926]

It needs some massive balls to fly an old plane like that to a place like that

[@exJacktar]

Boy did that strip ever look tiny from the air!

[@gerardmoran9560]

Great video! I only have a few hours in the 3. Our home field was 3,500 paved with a short grass overrun. We flew 80 kts on final loaded. What speed did you fly on final here? Cheers

[@Gusrikh1]

Fantastic..

[@landing69]

Buena toma a tierra...DC 3. El mejor avión jamás construido

[@stjbananas]

Awesome!

[@douggracey7558]

Textbook short field landing... ^_^

[@bullittfanatic]

Certainly not an easy landing, but suspension struts will take some abuse to a certain limit. In other words, damage will occur on a repetitive cycle. Great video! CYUL

[@Diogo-dt1uf]

Now how is it supposed to take off from that "runway" ?

[@johnbergstrom1494]

The windows are open. The DC 3 is Boss. Changed logistics.

[@rolfen]

you can land with the window open, now thats nice

[@faithfulnavigatorraul8048]

Cuando le pongan window pues que la cierre

[@kingcoreyair]

Airline pilots with all their high-tech nav equipment wouldn't find that airstrip!

[@reyrR-pq5zc]

Hahahaha...you are so right... Even on this video it was hard to see it... Hahaha

[@rcdogmanduh4440]

Yaaaaahoooo, and yikes, yikes and double yikes!

[@angeldedios7377]

Where is the villa?I didn't even see a hut.

[@michaelcollins1899]

Imagine the villagers.....big bird is here again

[@elterrible06]

what cargo were you carrying? haha its all good peace my man

[@dottyebrookfield2610]

Weed and coke

[@susanapol382]

Genial, de pelicula!

[@danielalicea7269]

They looked as if they were waiting for the bus

[@legalmexican]

The pilot's window is open??

[@nickmolonlabe5780]

These are real pilots. Their flying skill level is far above of the computer pilots of today.

[@johnb917]

Never been in a Herc

[@aleksanderkotv5839]

Это же Дуглас!!!

[@thomasjacques5286]

A Real pilot flying a Real airplane.

[@deborshikashyap6745]

The aircraft flew with the windows open

[@outdoorfuninthesun2393]

Ercoupe let's you open and close windows in flight. Great bubble canopy.

[@vladimir8986]

Супер!

[@jungletension2835]

Picking up a load of booger sugar from Pablo? LOL

[@Cascudo2000]

What a testimony of the unbelievable poverty of Colombians in the jungle regions!!! And some of those areas are very rich in oil. Where is the money?

[@sanniepstein4835]

Maybe the town is new. Maybe the population is tiny. Maybe they don't want or need a big paved airport. Do not assume they are victims.

[@Cascudo2000]

@@sanniepstein4835 I am from there, and know what I am talking about. Regards.

[@Joserae]

The money is either hoarded on the top 1%'s banks, or already outside the country with an overseas oil company, or spent in white elephants that finish up in the politician's pockets.

[@josephliptak]

Your commercial airlines pilot would have flipped it or crashed and burned.

[@ОлегАнатольевич-з9я]

Африка )))) видел там есть такие самолёты

[@elmasvago8567]

llego la rika droga

[@faithfulnavigatorraul8048]

Si ud lo dice debe ser algun despachador desde que esta tan seguro

[@xeonic84]

These types of landings always make me nervous to watch. Short runways, people standing on the end of the runway. So many things to keep in consideration, like the quality of the unpaved runway.

[@spannaspinna]

I take short runways and bush strips as a challenge not something to be scared of

[@xeonic84]

@@spannaspinna thats super cool. I wish I could be like that myself.

[@spannaspinna]

@@xeonic84 if it starts not looking good pour on the coal go around and set up again

[@vladimirpenner7499]

Аэропорт Хилтроу.

[@davidmann4533]

Most pilots wouldn’t land a Cessna 150 on that poor excuse for a runway 😂

[@mustafaakcay4420]

Kokain

[@rainywizard]

Like typical drugs smugglers :D