Part 2 AN OLD-FASHIONED COUNTRY RIDE in the OLDEST "Tin Goose"

[@stevewhalen6973]

Neat , beautiful old planes ❤

[@AeroDinosaur]

Yep !!!

[@LetsFixItRight]

Great historical account of the Trimotor and its engine upgrades!

[@AeroDinosaur]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@janetnewsom2988]

My hubby flew in the right seat of N8407 last Sept with Bill Thacker. He really enjoyed it! Will do it again for 2024 on the Tri-motor, also do the DC-3 too.

[@AeroDinosaur]

I have not ridden on N8407 yet but am going to! It's been down for maintenance for a year or two, but I think it's now back up and running (or close to it). I too would like to catch the DC-3. Thanks for checking us out! J.A. Reed

[@marknesselhaus4376]

Wonderful airplane. I never have had the chance to fly in a Ford Trimotor but did have a great flight in the right seat of a Stenson Trimotor many years ago at Sun-N-Fun. I would venture to guess that noise suppression was about the same for both ;-)

[@AeroDinosaur]

Thanks for watching, Mark. You are right, the noise was near intolerable! Also, I may I have seen the particular Stinson you flew in several times at Oshkosh, I think there is a shot of one flying by in Part 1. From what I understand there was only one flying in recent decades.

[@kennyharper1025]

I remember seeing the Ford Trimotors of Island Airways when I was kid. They had a total of three aircraft transporting people all over the southern islands of Lake Erie. Beautiful aircraft. I was super upset when the airline replaced the Trimotors with Beavers. Totally understand the reasoning but sure missed the Trimotors

[@AeroDinosaur]

Thanks for watching, glad we are able to bring back some memories for you. Reaching out to "those who were there" (like you) is one of our main goals!

[@kevinmartin2787]

Tri motor was my first right seat ride from Port Clinton to put in bay back in 1966.

[@AeroDinosaur]

Kevin: Glad to reach guys like you who rode in it. I wasn't quite lucky enough to get in the right seat during our ride, but I'll take what I can get. Thanks for watching!

[@warrencollmer3077]

@@AeroDinosaur I rode in this and the other Ford that Island Airlines operated during the sixties. They flew daily scheduled service from Port Clinton to the Lake Erie islands in Ohio, South Bass (Put-In-Bay), Middle Bass, North Bass, and I believe, Kelly’s Island. I grew up in Columbus and every summer our family vacationed at Lake Erie. Most of the time we would boat over to the islands but a special treat was to fly over on the Fords. During that time Island Airlines also operated a Boeing 247 and some single engine Cessnas.

[@JARREGULUS]

@@warrencollmer3077 Thanks for checking us out, glad to reach viewers like you who rode on this plane when in airline service. Hope our video refreshed a few of your memories. I really enjoyed riding in it--a quarter century after you did!

[@daviddee6877]

When was this recorded?

[@JARREGULUS]

June 4, 1989. Thanks for watching!