KF Aerospace Convair 580 Startup, Taxi, and Takeoff from Kamloops Airport

[@NeedtoSpeak]

One of the finest aircraft ever! Many passenger miles in the early 1970s via Allegheny Airlines. Comfortable, smooth….fabtastic.

[@respighi3]

I took my 1st ride on one of those...Allegheny Airlines from Wilmington, Delaware to Philadelphia in 1968.

[@Ykaspotter]

Awesome! I guess it would have been a very new airplane back then, well the engines anyway.

[@craigpennington1251]

These need to come back for passenger service. Short haul & rural service needed badly as jets can't fill. A great aircraft the 580 turboprop. Thanks for posting.

[@Ykaspotter]

Thanks for the comment! I definitely agree with you, the short field performance, versatility, and gravel runway capability is definitely unmatched in most modern jets.

[@KellyBrownlee]

I flew on these aircraft back in the 70s as a child to the islands in the Caribbean when they were passenger planes, I miss those days.

[@Ykaspotter]

Very cool! You were very lucky to fly the Convair, I don't believe there is a single passenger configured Convair anymore. Even these freighters will be gone in a few months.

[@bpin6021]

Great video!! That’s my take off 😄

[@Ykaspotter]

Thanks man! Great work, it was an absolute masterpiece of a takeoff. 👌

[@LuciFeric137]

Beauty

[@trainsontuesday]

Great video from startup to take off. Pity about the wind but it seems to be a constant these days. Cheers Lucas, David.

[@Ykaspotter]

Thanks, David. The wind is definitely frustrating, perhaps I need to invest in a proper external microphone.

[@ac2-rm141]

Great video, thanks for this.

[@Ykaspotter]

Thank you! My pleasure.

[@christopherescott6787]

This particular frame built in 1954 for Pan Am.

[@Ykaspotter]

You are correct! That makes her 70 years old in 2024, pretty impressive if you ask me.

[@christopherescott6787]

@@Ykaspotter Still not Buffalo's Dc 3's and C46 Commados.

[@Ykaspotter]

​@@christopherescott6787true, but with the additions of the Electras and a 737, it seems that Buffalo may be distancing themselves from the old piston pounders in the future.

[@christopherescott6787]

@@Ykaspotter Agreed.👌

[@user-gu3vr7mi4l]

nothing on earth beats the sounds of a turboprop

[@DouglasDC3AK]

Except a radial

[@Ykaspotter]

@@DouglasDC3AK I respectfully disagree.

[@Ykaspotter]

Couldn't agree more, especially Allison turboprops like these.

[@jorgeperez7048]

👍👍👍👌

[@haoranlau8104]

The Allison T56 series turboprops

[@Ykaspotter]

Otherwise known as Allison 501D-13s

[@LuciFeric137]

I wish convair, NAA, etc were still in business. I guess Boeing and northrup won the consolidation wars