Flying the DC-4 Skymaster in South Africa
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Step aboard an era when flying was an elegant affair...
Powered by four Pratt & Whitney R2000 radial piston engines, ZS-AUB is one of the very few passenger-licensed Douglas DC-4 Skymasters operating in the world today.
Join me on a flight from Waterkloof AFB to Johannesburg Rand Airport in South Africa onboard this vintage plane.
Footage include a spectacular 200 feet above ground fly pass over Waterkloof AFB and cockpit takeoff and landing footage.
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I was a passenger on one of these old birds in 1966 from Bogota to Cali, Columbia. Non-pressurized -- we skimmed the Andes. There was no cockpit door - and it was only a two man crew, not three. Holding a commercial license myself (I fly small stuff) I stood in the doorway of the cockpit for quite a while. The captain, fully reclined, held a stick about 2 feet long which he used to twitch-control his heading on the first generation flight director which was mounted about dead center in the instrument panel directly behind the throttles console. This thing rattled like an old jalopy -- and the stewardess (wearing the dirtiest outfit I've ever seen) had secured the rear entry door with a coat hangar because the closing/locking mechanism was broken (or non-existent.) I'm not making this up. I had arrived in Bogota on a DC 8 flown by Panagra (Pan American Grace Airways (anybody remember them?) out of Miami with a stopover in Panama. I flew back home on a Braniff Airlines Boeing 707 which incorporated the longest take-off roll I've ever experienced. (It was a hot day -- density altitutde kills lift; Bogota is 8,600 feet ASL! It was a hot day -- for a few nail biting seconds I didn't think we'd ever get airborne! The airline flying the DC 4, by the way, was Avianca.
Remember the Avianca crash by Kennedy airport but he is back down in Queens
What an experience!
Grand old Douglas. But boy, the guy in the right seat was all over the place!! Thanks for sharing. "Mike" Kelly "Old School" Aviator and "round" engine pilot.
We took my daughter on the DC3 as her first flight. The flight was done by the same company Springbok Air. They do historical flights over Johannesburg. It was a great experience! Thanks for coming to South Africa Sam! :) hope you enjoyed it.
Nice Sound Of Piston Engines ... 😎😎😎 👍👍👍 The Old Plane Is Never Die ... 👏👏👏💟💟💟
Ive seen such old planes in museums and its unbelievable how they managed flying or even reaching the moon without digital technology at all. Incredible.
They were better engineers without digital technology, esp that these aircraft relied on so many moving parts in radial engines.
As footnote, I now question whether they actually got to the moon, after NASA claimed they “lost” the technology to do so!
@@angusbull1078 Yep. That got out to the Moon NINE times including SIX landings down on it's surface. A spectacular part of Modern History.
It was great to have you here in South Africa, I hope to meet you next time you are in Johannesburg!
This was fantastic. Brought back alot of memories form fire bomber days at Hemet Ryan Flying Service (Hemet, California) in the 1980's. Yup, I'm old.
Wonderful footage. My first flight was a DC4 from Cape Town to Windhoek, stopping at Alexander Bay. Crew gave you sweets for altitude issues. Did visit the cabin but have no particular recollection. must have been circa 1967. Maybe this plane!!!
Outstanding video Sam,thanks for not spoiingl it by adding any music.
a super video of this classic early propliner! nice flight all around and its great that some of these birds are still flying in all their glory. love seeing these old planes still going! rob
Just look at that beautiful SAL colours...
Very cool video. I may just have to watch it again. Now I want to go to Africa to go for a ride. 14000 hours of flying under my belt and I'd give anything to just ride in one of these.
You really need the third person to fly the great plane. Nice work!
Love to fly'em and turn a wrench on them...like tinkering with a classic car on the weekend...my way of relaxing...
Wow, thats one busy crew.
Thank you guys…..
Wow! This is so fantastically awesome. Thank-you so much for posting this, Sam. I am a hugely nostalgic guy. I often think of how wonderful it would be if we could go back in time and take videos from the days of piston driven airliners and the early jets. Without doing further research, I am guessing there was a charge for the flight. By all means, I would have forked over the cash for such an opportunity. Sir, thank-you again, and keep up the good work.
I flew on one in 1970. Afghan Airlines DC-4 from Amritsar to Kabul.
Nice to see these old girls take to the sky.
My home country !
Oh I get it...you start the engines BEFORE takeoff. Now I see where I messed up.
NOW they tell us!
The DC4 Is my favorite aircraft and represents me so much
ive flown in this bird a few times. gotta love the morning mimosas
Such a beauty
Such a classic!
"Starting the engines before take off": good idea!
I had a chuckle, too.
How can you take off without the engines running,lol.
@@pauljohansson7697 I don't know but my God, think of the fuel savings!
Great vlog Sam as always
Fantastic classic aircraft !
Great footage Sam
Thank you
What a legend for a plane
Awesome video! =D
Beautiful!!!!!
Pop flew these as c 54's in the Air Transport Command WW II
My only brush with a DC 4 was when i came back from Cyprus In the early sixties. When i looked down out of a widow i could see the oil coming out of the engines on the tarmac and the rivets rattling when it was started up. When flying through the alps i was looking up the mountains instead of down and there was a lot of praying that we would see tomorrow. I was in the army at the time and the plane was part of Eagle Airways. Boy was i glad to depart that plane.
@@lsmith6378 seems as though you got a tired one. Lucky you !!
@@telsport Those were the days NOT.
Sam, you should do a flight video of WestJet based here in Canada.
I e enjoyed watching this. Can someone tell me what was the red strap for that the engineer used right after they landed?
That interior looks modern. As if she never went out of service
Lovely!
Sam you lucky dog.
Great video.Yeah, what was the red strap for? The old gal flew pretty well. I did notice some thumping sounds on take off, I hope it wasn't engine backfire.
"Starting the engine before takeoff." Really? What a good idea...
Yeah lol, seems quite obvious.
Yes. Research has shown that starting the engines -before- takeoff greatly increases the chances of achieving the airspeed necessary to become airborne.
I SAW THIS AIRPLANE LAND IN MAPUTO AIRPORT AND TAXI TO PARK IN1995
Its the stretch limo version of the DC-3
I Wanted to say "spoiling",greets from Chile.
What is the red strip the engineer pulled down after they landed?
Isn't this Douglas DC-4 a real one and not a C-54 Skymaster conversion? I believe only about eighty DC-4s were built versus around twelve hundred C-54s.
Why no show cabin footage?
got cabin footage?
As some Internet commentator already pointed out, the cockpit looked a bit busy (=nervous). Will this ease with more hours and more experience?
NO!
you are a lucky dog man !! lucky dog !!!
Did tou travel to Africa or 1954?
200 ft with pax onboard...is this legal ?
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So I've been doing it wrong, I've been starting the engines after take-off
yo quiero saber si este avion lleva pasajeros o carga o que. ... si es de pasajeros quiero saber como se sienten en ese avion...porque es muy monotono estar viendo nomas la cabina de los pilotos
looks like the cockpit is really vintage,how did you get in during flight?
denis sanjaya think you answered your own question
i mean how did he get in to the cockpit,because in some old fashioned aircraft flight,the pilot doesn't allowed other people to get in to the cockpit,only crew member and authorised crew had the allowance
yes but i bet it costs more...charter flight costs more than regular ticket
I want the names and addresses of the 43 who did not like this !! They need to be spoken to !!
How old is that?
niceee
Hello dc 4 And dc 3
In the beginning of the video, You start the engine after take-off.
Generally speaking it's better to start engines before take off!
@@myZisfantastic Our ancient ancestors knew this lol
Airline name?
Sou lucky guy.
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How can this have 10 DISlikes.... ????
agreed... WHY?? some wanky Americans who cant cope without HD! wouldn't surprise me.
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