Flying a DC-3 to Greenland, Engine Won't Start

[@oleleclos]

I flew this route six times in Twin Commanders 20-30 years ago, sometimes skipping Narsarsuaq, but always including Reykjavik and Goose. Thanks for the chance to see it again :-) One time a starter motor failed on departure from Narsarsuaq. I called my UK Commander rep, Douggie, and he told me exactly where to find a spare unit over in the middle hangar. I could just go and get it - he had the owner's permission to do that - and get a mechanic to swap it out. I don't know if that sort of thing would work today, but it did then, and was part of the magic that made flying wonderful. I'm so thankful for having been part of it. PS: For the rest of my flying in that Commander, I carried a spare starter motor - and never needed it again myself, but once was able to help another Commander pilot in the same fix, again via Douggie, bless his cotton socks.

[@gerryn2]

I just love hearing professionals talk about issues in this calm and reassuring manner.

[@cockula776]

Likewise, especially on highly complex subjects!

[@frankbrejcha8928]

As an ex Airline pilot who crossed the "pond" many times in a variety of big jets, this should be compulsory viewing for all pilots planning to cross the Atlantic as maybe, just maybe you might need Narsarsuag as your bolt hole one day and this sort of film clip would prepare you for some of the problems you might face. Also would suggest that Ernest Ganns " Fate is the Hunter" should be part of the ATPL syllabus! Thank you for a wonderful film . Fantastic.

[@andrivif]

Had the pleasure of delivering the AVGAS to this beauty on your stop in Reykjavík on your way to Europe, must say that this old girl stands out as one of, if not the most beautiful aircraft I've seen in my life. Couldn't believe my eyes and ears when I saw and heard this beauty flying over me both when you guys arrived and departed from Reykjavík.

[@Deerh]

Hey Matt, greetings from Narsarsuaq Tower. Great video, it was awesome to see the arrival from your perspective. Happy that you enjoyed your stay here :)

[@Fm_1055]

I love your accent

[@randyvanvliet226]

Thank you for Air Traffic Control from such a stark and beautiful air strip.

[@davecrupel2817]

You guys deserve more traffic than just this lonely little party. Cheers :)

[@scottsinclair2201]

Ole, I recognized your voice from other videos flying into Narsarsuaq. Are you the only ATC there?

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Do any Inuit(?) Greenlanders work with you? Your name seems very Danish.

[@Xerpocalypse_]

"Hey Douglas, what's your type?" "DC3." "Outstanding!" This part gave me goosebumps, but in the best way possible. Such a simple exchange but it was a great moment.

[@tomhyde2]

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[@davidvincent1093]

DC3 was all they had to say, everyone knew them and there was never any questions where they were on the flight line

[@makarlock]

11:20 btw

[@21darkster]

What would've been really cool is if they had been able to make their callsign "clipper"

[@kryzak8873]

I loved this part too. I love the community aspect of aviation like this, which im not sure is replicated in too many other parts of life. Fantastic :)

[@dennisjackson3531]

I crewed a c-47 in Viet Nam 1970 ,I have not been around them since then , your series brings back so many memories ,thanks

[@dabprod4962]

DC-3 was the first plane I ever flew in way back in about 1950 or 51. I was 6-7 years old and my Dad flew it part of the flight. He was an engineer with the old CAA before it became the FAA. Flew out of the old Atlanta GA airport. This video brought back such wonderful memories. THANKS

[@Stigstigster]

The first plane I ever flew in too! Slightly different era (1985) but I was the same age as you were. I live on a small island and had made many, many boat trips but I first flew aged 6 when a DC-3 visited the island and took my school class out for a flight over the archipelago. I had never seen our islands from the air and seeing them from above for the first time left some sharp memories. I remember my dad explaining to me how important the plane was and how he was a little envious at not being able to join us. We all had to show up to school with a fiver in our pockets to pay for the flight. I'm grateful they thought to give us youngsters that whole experience. Thanks for commenting as you also brought back some great memories for me.

[@Monkofthecaribbean]

Wow you were alive before the jet age...

[@mytheoryofmind]

I recently just saw a DC3 flying around near PDK in Atlanta. What a beautiful bird

[@michaeljhdaviesmike3203]

My first flight (in 1960, I was 9 years young) was in a DC3 of Central African Airways (or was it Airlines?) from Chileka in Nyasaland (now Malawi) to Salisbury (now Harare) in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). I got to visit the cockpit and talk to the pilots! An unforgettable experience. I just love the plane - I've been a member of the Danish DC3 club for many years now. 😀

[@Recovering_Californian]

Really enjoyed the CRM parts of the video. Always nice to see a well oiled machine (team) in the cockpit.

[@JoseAlfonsoChavez]

20:00 Smooooooooooooooth AF .. The build up to that landing was awesome!

[@GermanLibertarian]

word

[@therealxunil2]

It's beautiful watching these guys work, and watching that bird fly.

[@chrisjfinlay]

Butter.

[@mrc7966]

I'm not a pilot, I know very little about the aviation world, but I'm thoroughly enjoying this series.

[@AnthonyHandcock]

I know nothing about aviation other than flying terrifies me... I enjoy it too :-D

[@adamp.3739]

Check out Mentour Pilot. He's great at explaining useful sh*t

[@billludolph1696]

As a aviation structural mechanic first class when I was in the Navy and worked on both jet and propeller driven aircraft the old aircraft was in most reliable aircraft ever

[@billludolph1696]

@@AnthonyHandcock , all aircraft gets their lift by the size of their wings and there is more pressure on the bottom of the wings and less pressure on top of them creating " lift"!

[@AnthonyHandcock]

@@billludolph1696 I've been watching a lot of flat earth videos for the last hour... Nearly.. and so I'm now an expert and you're wrong... It's because of buoyancy and the fact that there's more uppity over the wings than droppity under them. And something to do with perspective I think. Only kiddin'... I know how planes work and I know in theory how to fly one (that's almost the same as in practice right?) it's the everything else about the aviation world I know nothing about and that suits me fine. If I never get on a plane again it'll be too soon. I'm far too scared of the droppity taking over and me plummeting down from chemtrailing height to hit the flat-earth in a big ball of flame and splintered bone. NURSE!!! THE SCREENS!!! :-D

[@pilot9030]

Solid content! Really enjoyed the troubleshooting near the beginning, calm, cool, and collected pilots.

[@Rroff2]

I'm not that chilled driving my truck (automatic everything) never mind a DC-3!

[@cockula776]

Ex Volunteer Firefighter/EMT here - Keeping calm, cool, and collected with a smidge of fear is how you stay alive!

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

UAL 004 is 787-900 service from London Heathrow to Houston International (LHR - IAH).

[@MrREH1962]

My first flight at 12 years old was from St. George, Utah to Salt Lake City in a Hughes Airwest DC-3 in 1974. The juxtaposition of an iPad in the cockpit of a DC-3 at 0:37 is a sight I never thought I would see. Great video!

[@c7adventures376]

"Alright... I can smile now" Very cool to see how yall get along and work as a team. Live the dream and thank you for sharing with all of us.

[@nethacker91]

I like your videos Matt, they're so aviation-oriented unlike other channels. A lot of the coordination, troubleshooting and minute by minute navigation is shown here. Thank you for sharing!

[@paulspindler5849]

excellent video, really shows the adventure of flying which is missed when you're crossing the Atlantic at 37,000ft

[@Entropy10101]

My family used to live in the Bahamas and we flew a DC-3 from Miami to Eleuthera in the late 70's. My most fond memory was my mother and I once being the only only passengers onboard and I got to ride in the cockpit until shortly before landing...so many thanks to the long defunct Mackey Airlines, which flew on a single engine during cruising, thus fostering memories an eight year old will never forget, looking out the window and seeing an idle prop. As a Pan Am brat, thanks for flying her again and rekindling fond memories.

[@judassson]

Finally, I’ve been waiting for this video since part 1. More DC-3 please 😅

[@thebearded_guardian3671]

Watching these two pilots execute such awesome teamwork makes this video. Especially when they methodically worked through the problem. Excellent work by these two men!

[@patcicerchi]

Wow. This is why we all love aviation so much. Thank you Matt.

[@claztube]

@20:00 Inspirational landing! This 63 year old was on the edge of my seat. Fabulous camera and video. What a grand adventure viewed this day; January 24th, 2021

[@georgemccoy5028]

Some of the very best DC-3 content I have viewed. Great job Matt!

[@XRP747E]

It was a nostalgic moment for me. I used to fly the DC3 50 years ago in Northern Canada. There were noticeable differences in how we operated. Great work. Unforgettable adventure and a really good video. Thank you all.

[@geoffeg]

That UPS pilot is my type of pilot. Great CRM, relaxed and open to input from the rest of the crew. That's the type of pilot I always enjoy having with me in the plane.

[@garyhalliday2929]

Muppet SOPs. Lack of planning. TEM and DODAR but Joe McBryan had a much better feel for it.

[@dbc7772011]

Not sure they used too much CLR/CRM/TEM to make the decision to depart under those adverse weather conditions. Why T/O in marginal IFR icing conditions? Beautifully filmed though.

[@chrisr.nw6v145]

Very moved by this Matt. My dad was the radio op on a PBY that crashed on the Greenland icecap during WWII - Jan 1943 - they spent 16 days on the icecap in the dead of winter before being rescued. I've thought of going there - to the bases at least - perhaps set up an amateur radio station and contact others around the world as an homage… Narsarsuaq was the likely goal... A thousand thanks for taking me along for the ride!

[@markblix6880]

When I heard the engines on takeoff, I thought of my dad and his PBY in the Aleutians. He was flight engineer sitting in the wing spar by his little windows.

[@summersky77]

Thanks, Matt. I'm thoroughly enjoying this series. Your hard work in putting this together is greatly appreciated. Great crew on that Douglas.

[@youri737]

I love the coorperation at 09:54 Of course its sort of what you do when you're in a situation like that, but it still makes me very happy to hear pilots helping each other out.

[@waynewayne9693]

The funny thing is I am a million miler with Delta and United. Close to 4 million with Delta. I keep a flat in London so I fly back and forth a lot and I have had that United 4 Pilot/ Co Pilot a couple of times to and from Heathrow across the pond. I am gonna ask the next flight I hear his voice on and see if it was him and if he remembers. I suspect he does as I have yet to meet a commercial pilot with a bad memory much less forgetting this plane. Lol

[@MarcvanExel]

They should really add an AWESOME button to YT, man this is freaking unbelievable! Loved every second, thanks so much for sharing!

[@kiwipumbaa]

Awesome sound of the P&W on take off from Goose Bay.

[@bertsrake]

I don't know how many times I've watched this. The series is among the best avgeek travelogues there is. But this chapter gets me every time. The cowl flaps, position report and going all Ernie Gant into the fjords is worthy of an Emmy.

[@lukecole6203]

“We’re out of sour cream onion pringles” ..... *squaks 7700*

[@av8or971]

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY, we need to divert back and get stocked up on pringles, we are OUT OF PRINGLES

[@robsmithracing]

Squawk 7500 and get the Air Force to deliver them to you 🤣

[@rodrigonavarrenx8592]

Awesome! The 1st stretch of the flight was so nerve-racking trying to handle all those anomalies, yet you were rewarded with stunning landscapes flying into Narsarsuaq. I love those dramatic Nordic fyord landscapes.

[@BangBangBeefyMacNCheesy]

Video was great... but it doesn’t need the click-bait title... “Flying to Greenland in a DC-3” would get the views all by itself. Thank you for the vid 👍🏻

[@bobantunes3193]

I Think the Video Editing titles are out of wack, if you watch the next one, it starts off with engine problems trying to leave. I think it ended too soon...

[@dajilus2410]

yea the next one they couldn't start the engine. So I guess not entirely click baity? lol

[@BangBangBeefyMacNCheesy]

@@dajilus2410 Yeah… I can be somewhat of a dickhead so ignore my comments lol

[@jimmydburrell]

You have a very good sense of how to tell a story. The camera positioning, cuts, takes, production value are all outstanding, especially if you are an amateur?

[@stevies.1975]

What a beautiful video. Even more incredible is appreciating the trip was to do with Normandy 75.... Amazing....

[@M.Umer66645]

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[@sparksw9dkb187]

Matt, the coolness of that video is beyond words. Thanks so much.

[@dingo7055]

After the position report and you hear "Douglas what's your type?" A huge smile spread across my face. :)

[@octojake]

Thanks you sooo much!! Loved both films. Everyone in the film was great. What a great adventure! Thanks so much for letting us fly along. You guys are all great. Terrific team! These two films are better than any ten film in the movies today.

[@MartyBecker]

Really enjoyed the video. Spent 3 montsh in Thule Greenland in 1985, with stops in Sondrestrom to and from Thule. Greenland is so beautiful.

[@jsenear]

Don't skip anything about "Fate is the Hunter". Gann is the greatest aviation writer that has ever lived. He can take a novice, who has never flown in an airplane before, and have them riding co-pilot with him in a few paragraphs. I am 82 years old and have spent an appreciable amount of time in DC-3s. We (my twin brother also) had our own planes hangared at Palwaukee Airport just outside of Chicago and there was an old gent that hung out there that not only knew Ernest Gann but flew with his as well. It's been so long ago I can no longer remember his name but I wish I could.

[@M.O_BER]

around 20 years ago i was in Goose... with the good old F4F Phantom (GAF)

[@mitcht1026]

so calm.. so relaxed. easily talking through the issues. man those are great pilots.

[@budowens6478]

Love how you did the ending, engine is just turning over. Great video.

[@nextworld9176]

Wow. Impressed. I worked on Navy C-47 comm/nav in Japan during 1980. In fact, I flew as photographer for the admiral and base commander on it's last flight. Then we gave to old bird to the Marines. Thanks for the memories and for showing me Greenland, your super cool professional and technical expertise. Outstanding video. Excellent narration all the way through. Thx.

[@billludolph1696]

Never knew that the navy had C-47's.. I know they had C-141 convairs I worked and flew on the convairs in Naval air facility Mildenhall England 1973--76.. The C-47's were air force aircraft

[@nextworld9176]

​@@billludolph1696 Indeed, USN was a major operator of Gooney Birds, having 550 of them, more than any other operator other than the USAF and the RAF. Most, but not all, were designated R4Ds. Those designated C-47H and C-47J were Navy birds taken from USAF blocks. Most of the Navy DC-3 derivatives were kept in the Pacific Theater. The one I maintained was assigned to a little transport VR squadron detachment at the Atsugi Naval Air Facility in Japan during the 1970s.

[@markk5764]

Fate Is The Hunter - one of the best books I've ever read.

[@jlallandeiii]

Mark Keely I think I read Fate Is The Hunter when I was 13 or 14 years old and absolutely loved it. It is a fantastic book and I plan to read it Again.

[@kenlyneham4105]

What an incredibly beautiful DC3. I flew, as a passenger, in a DC3 in Papua New Guinea in 1968. It was NOT as beautiful as this one, it was used primarily as a cargo plane. All the seats were positioned longitudinal, nothing across the fuselage. There were two rows amidships, back to back and another row each side of the fuselage. The barrier between the cockpit and us cattle, was a hessian curtain. I sat on the port side next to the door, there was no lining, just bare aluminium and a 25mm gap at the rattling door. I could also see little holes that looked as though rivets had fallen out. We were on the final and almost down when suddenly full throttle was applied, the nose shot up and when we levelled off, the skipper yelled out, "Sorry folks, a cloud came over and I couldn't see where we were going!" The next approach was successful.

[@dhonzik]

See Greenland again brought back good memories when I was stationed at Thule AB from May 84 to May 85

[@bretgustafson3360]

Fantastic video of your landing in Greenland. I was able to sort of experience what my father & the B-17G crew of “The Flying Dutchmen” 43-38286 felt on their return Stateside in June 1945 from the 34th Bomb Group base in Mendlesham, England. My father was the navigator and the compass ‘tumbled’ as they approached Greenland & he said how difficult the airfield was to locate in the fjord. He said that was one of his most stressful acts of navigation of the war. Now I have an idea of what he saw and felt. Thank you!

[@snufysmith6623]

I love the old C-47's. When I flew one in the Air Force, everyone had to chute up, and when we refueled everyone had to stand outside. If it was too cold, a bus would come out.

[@ghostdog1581]

Very interesting. My father got his ATP in a DC-3. When he was in the Air Force he flew the aircraft when he was stationed in Greenland, between Greenland and Denmark. Thanks guys, I wish my dad was still living. He would have loved to have seen this video.

[@debbifuller6107]

The coolest thing for me is the airplane's livery! LOVE seeing PAN AM clipper in the skies again! Can't believe no one else commented on THAT! Try using some 1940's music next time. Come Fly With Me etc.

[@ausbinpippin5411]

Remember flying on a KC-97 through Goose Bay to England back in 1969. We return by the same route a week later and was it one long flight. Won't take anything for that experience. The only time I flew on a DC-3 was in 1967 from New Orleans to Greenville, MS. Great memories. Love your channel..

[@t.vanoosterhout233]

Nice video. I like the views, of course, and the old technology. But I am also in awe of the displayed professionalism. To have 6 pilots on board... what luxury. Editing, as usual, very well done.

[@brianbranson2306]

id bet not a single one of those pilots knows what an I-101 gauge is.

[@simonbertioli4696]

From 2:30 to about 3:15 absolute magic sound..memories flood back.....ooooh👍👍👍 Sorry had to listen,.....again and again...even though mentioned it before...

[@independentopinion6847]

Beautiful flying guys. What a great plane. Your group is very professional..

[@elgatogordo9523]

During the 80s I attended aviation school and had the pleasure starting the old faithful radial engines on the classic DC-3. We also performed mocked inspections and troubleshot the de-icing system. Totally miss the old school ways working on these classics.

[@tommieders]

Thank you Matt. Really amazing, really one of your best. Greets from Austria!

[@louscheffer2283]

My dad served in Narsarsuaq in WW-II, also flying to/from in a DC-3. He really enjoyed the video, but says contrary to what is speculated here, that the barracks have definitely improved since then.

[@mattguthmiller]

I think what’s now the hotel were originally officers’ barracks, which might account for some of the perceived difference at least?

[@GravityKnightFlying]

Superb Matt!! thanks for this, what an adventure!

[@ManikandanVR-VedanticStoic]

This is a remarkable coincidence, I am an Avgeek and simulator pilot, I have been reading EK Gann's Fate is the Hunter for some time now and I have been mesmerized by the poetry of the aviation non fiction. In fact, just a couple of days ago, I was reading Valhalla and his journey to take the correct fjord to land at the only RWY at Bluey One West. When I was reading that passage, I was wondering what it should be like to see it in person as Gann himself states that it is a sight that should not be missed, and whoa, here is Matt and his channel bringing the panorama in real life, Thank you- Subscribed today :) I was wondering how the golden age of flying must have been where piloting was piloting and flying was flying

[@RyanRoberts15]

awesome view of the spiraling slipstream off of that prop on takeoff at 2:48

[@bigguy64]

Great film. Well edited. Really enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@pipercomanche2506]

One of the best yet Matt. Thank God for rich guys that love planes. :-)

[@kickingagainstthepricks4059]

AND.... Giving reverence to Brave Men & Women in History who deserve to be Remembered 👍

[@summersky77]

Is he rich or is this just an example of a young guy with his priorities in check? Don't make assumptions...that kid grinds and works for his airplane. Doesn't even have a car.

[@pipercomanche2506]

YYC Not Matt....the owner of the DC3

[@summersky77]

@@pipercomanche2506 Oh! Goodness, yes. You're right. Haha!

[@pipercomanche2506]

YYC :-)

[@57Jimmy]

Absolutely loved this! Hearing the radio relay with ‘Delta 4’ was awesome! Especially when they asked what Douglas and you replied “DC-3” you can instantly hear their excitement and total respect for the old bird and the mission you were on!👍🫡🇨🇦

[@my2centsonit]

Matt - great video editing - really enjoyed watching that beautiful DC-3 fly. #awesome

[@jimtalor7971]

Engine start problem,maybe another cartridge is required like in "Flight of the Phoenix"!! What a view before landing btw.

[@aserta]

Stop, i forbid you!

[@dickjohnson4268]

ALLL RIIIGHT! Glad to see that there are still true enthusiasts and real pilots/aviators out there! "Makes my geart soar like a hawk."---Chief Dan George, in Little Big Man.

[@flyingtoday]

Good video.....I have flown this route over 300 times.....tough ocean... One of the DC-3's that went to Normandy I flew as a corporate airplane for 10 years....was good to see her go!

[@JD-vv7tq]

Matt that was some excellent flying. You don't know me but my father and i refurbished Dc-3s in S.F. California some years ago !!

[@simonbertioli4696]

Fabulous sound of those engines....as it takes off. Brings back golden memories. I remember when a kid going on the DC3 from island to island....loved every minute... What a plane...

[@mdmnmdllr]

"Dude ... we're going to Greenland ... in a DC-3. How cool is that?" "It's flippin' awesome!" I have to agree!! I'm *SOOOOOOO* envious of these guys!

[@dodgeplow]

omg there is actually someone else on the internet who knows the difference between "jealous" and "envious". thank you

[@niccoarcadia4179]

I was a load master for Airlift back in the day, did some heavy lifting in Vietnam, thailand, Cambodia, etc. The DC3 was a workhorse. It converted easy from cargo to passenger. 'Loved the plane but when we got our DC8 and our Stretch DC8 63 we only used our DC3 planes for special charter flights. Parts were becoming scarce and fuel consumption was an issue.

[@dickjohnson4268]

FINALLY!!! Gann-o-philes! However, an HF waiver does not make communications authentic... until you had to relay the position report, AND... the freq interference by the ignition system make it back to the 40's. Thanks for posting the professional airmanship and proving that these old birds can be flown using standardization. Diagnosing abnormalities by the feel of the aircraft can still be used in today's aircraft, if you are willing to listen to her. I am so glad that your example is public so that the 'magenta liners' might understand the differences of being a pilot, and an aviator. "JETS ARE FOR KIDS"--- Save-a-Connie motto.

[@zacharygarland]

Great video. I live in goose bay and it’s always great to see these old aircraft flying in and out of here

[@Boreascorax]

Extremely cool, thanks so much for sharing. My dad was there in '42!

[@vinloy23]

Excellent video. I built a 1/72 scale DC-3 gunship and it is one of my favorites among my airplane model collection. The DC-3 is one fantastic airplane.

[@Texeq]

Great video, riveted the whole way through. Thanks for keeping the coms part of the experience.

[@alyoopztube]

Retired ATC and I really enjoyed the show! I hope there will be a followup getting the engine started and continuing the trip.

[@pillmeup]

*United 4* "Douglas what's your type?" *"DC3" Mic drops, everyone stands and applauds, tears stream down United's faces.

[@daseladi]

:)

[@erikjohansson1814]

Nothing drops, they use a headset.

[@mdmnmdllr]

@@erikjohansson1814 ... Killjoy! :-P Honestly, that moment was absolutely cool!

[@maxpuppy96]

gooney bird

[@dingo7055]

I cracked a massive smile at that moment. :D

[@ackack612]

Certainly one of your best Matt. My very first flight, Sept '63 ACK to BOS, DC 3. My imagination has soared ever since. Looking forward to continuation.

[@maxkillers26]

Wow, I'm so doing a greenland approach when Microsoft 2020 comes out, also PMDG release the DC3 already!

[@fritzvold9968]

what is PMDG?

[@sandybanjo]

Having flown the DC3 about 1,500 hours.....that is a sweet heart........still my favorite airplane, and I've flow several. Thanks for the video!

[@TraneFrancks]

"We're out of Sour Cream and Onion Pringles." - Ruh-Roh! It just got real.

[@dave928]

you know he was thinking of turning around.

[@davecrupel2817]

So THATS why the engine wont start!!

[@williamoorejr]

Thanks so much for this . My dad was in the RAF flying ferry command thru Gander. He had a few stories about the Gander approach and diluting engine oil with av gas so it wouldn't freeze. He was sadly transferred to the Bahama route and had to abandon his winter outfit.

[@1rotbed]

When I saw DC3 to Greenland I said to myself “Hey that’s the same route as Fate is the Hunter!” (One of the handful of books I read cover to cover. ) then you said it. Haha.

[@PulkVideo]

Great stuff! I did this trip with a DC-2... yes a 2 ! Back in 1999. Amazing to see this area again, we didn't had those fancy camera's back then. Well done!

[@dspmandavid]

Very interesting video, especially for me. My father was an RAF pilot during WWII and flew a similar route in the same plane when returning from Canada to England. Did his flying training in Canada in Boundary Bay, North Battleford Saskatchewan, Patricia Bay, BC, Dorval, Quebec I have his flight log still: 1944 Date Aircraft Number Pilot or First Pilot 2nd Pilot, Pupil or Passenger Duty Hours June 8 Dakota 666 Self p/o Turner Dorval to Mont Joli 6:45 9 Dakota 666 Self p/o Turner Mont Joli to Gander 4:30 10 Dakota 666 Self p/o Turner Gander to B.W.I. (Greenland) 6:30 11 Dakota 666 Self p/o Turner B.W.I. to Reykjavik (Iceland) 6:30 12 Dakota 666 Self p/o Turner Reykjavik to Prestwick 5:45 He was then assigned to Number 52 Squadron in Calcutta and became one of relatively few RAF Hump Pilots across the Himalayas. He was eventually assigned to be the personal pilot for a British General (Sir Adrian Carton-De-Wiart) who was Churchill's attaché to the Chiang Kia-shek. He also flew several dignitaries include Lord Mountbatten, The British Ambassador to China, the Canadian Ambassador and several other high ranking British officers. He was de-mobbed Sept 1946 after flying Dakotas for 1710 hours. Thanks for providing some insight into my fathers experience.

[@imvandenh]

Interesting to get a glimpse of your father's log. Thank you for sharing!

[@jossdionne9810]

Tks for the anecdote! My uncle was driving the Queen of England in Kingston, Ontario. She was sitting on two cushions to get her to level. My uncle was told not to talk with her...But he replied: She talks to me, I talk to her. He was also driving Chiefs of States in Montreal Expo 1967; made friends with some but refused to take De Gaule. Cheers!

[@ivanriverooo]

Reading your comment just gave me goosebumps!

[@tony66au]

Absolutely awesome series Matt and Crew, thanks for allowing us along on the ride!

[@snowdiann]

Looking forward to the next installment!

[@kcomst]

Awesome video. My dad flew the C47 for the USAF from 1963 until he retired in 1972, including a year in Viet Nam (for Spooky) and after that he was a trainer for the converted gunship. I got to fly the plane in about 1964-66, everything but takeoff and landing. Now I realize how lucky I was to get to do that.

[@keemez]

haha- that smirk on the greaser landing. he knew he nailed it. that was awesome.

[@howardfortyfive9676]

You Sir get a yuge *LIKE for that call sign KEMO SABE. How I do it cuz I never thought of doing it your way. Both ROCK IMO...*

[@glassy69]

It’s not often for myself to make comment on KZbin vids. This is without question the best vid I have seen on this platform. To watch the pilots go through and troubleshoot both at takeoff and landing. Then add the stunning scenery and photography. Congratulations to all involved.

[@carlashby6174]

Quality video enjoying every moment thank you

[@verdunluck1578]

A great video. I landed at Narsarsuaq in 1985 in a PA31 Navajo, only I was going the other way having taken off from Reykjavik. Working on dead reckoning once we were out of range of Keflavik VOR/DME. No satnav, no HF , just a compass and the clock. Flew over the icecap and then let down visually into the fjord and straight on to 06. Took off from 24 the next day and went down the fjord below 500 ft in loose formation with the other Navajo on the way to Goose. Only one picture which I can't find. You are right, the best briefing is Fate is the Hunter!

[@cade_olson]

**watches plane vids partially to subdue anxieties about flying** **problem happens and they act calm but intense music starts playin** 💀

[@fordrac1ng81]

I have such a soft spot for DC-3 planes. This was super cool to watch. Love when United4 asked the type, because when you say "Douglas" they know it's going to be something great.

[@McQuokka]

@1:57 "...flight controls: Free and correct...". You realise when you call out that check that you are meant to physically check the range of flight controls with the column, right?

[@theflyinggasmask]

Well he probably checked the controls before that and when it came up on the checklist he responded with free and correct since he already checked them, right?

[@McQuokka]

The Flying Gasmask ....there's a reason you do it just before take off roll wether you did it previously or not.

[@wallymartin3961]

@@McQuokka Yep, you get the cigar!

[@rollypolly76]

You had me at 22:46, when you suggested relaying the position report through Gandar via someone else on the HR. I liked how United 4 responded then relayed to Gandar. True brotherhood in aviation. I hit subscribe and smashed the like button right at that moment.

[@HorseTaco]

One of the questions I have is how do you mount the gopros on the outside of the plane? I've got to imagine you're going too fast for suction cup mounts.

[@kcscarecrow]

Good team work guys. Glad to see you using Bendix King avionics. Worked for them many years. Now retired.