Starting Radial Engines with Buffalo Joe | DC-3 MASTER CLASS

how would you describe Buffalo airways Buffalo airways is uh well we're not lifeline we're more of a of a line of traffic going north with with groceries for people so it's many things but it was mentioned to me one time by Transport Canada inspector he's treating my hobby - pedo covers five lakhs - pins pee bottle ready to go the first dc-3 was in the Calgary museum now bees that I I've bought that airplane so I could get licensed through the Canaan Transport Commission they'll get it on the ice I'll get it on the snow get in on the muddy strips we're in a remote area you know in a frontier land and we can land there and get the job done get get the deeds to the customer via mining there or whatever now the big thing is shorter or even with flying this airplane they're much bigger than I am so the seats at the bottom at the back tie myself into it now you lift the seat up like CEO to adjust my pedals well starting any radial engine whether it be on a beaver otter or dc-3 Beechcraft make sure it pre-oiled and make sure the temperatures are right for start and make sure you don't wash down the cylinders with too much fuel you expect this engine to take care of you and some pretty far offshore dark dirty night so you really want to take good care starting it so you don't damage it right you're neutral now pump up enough pressure on 250 pounds of pressure on there so I can lock up my brakes hey you got open the cow gills no feel fresher no draw fresh eyes open no the rope one thing you can expect flying dc-3 you're gonna have dirty hands and your shirt - and I've ripped something because everything in here is sharp and so you can tell how many rips you got in your shirt how long you been in an airplane clear on - hey we're doing good fuel pump on a pressure throw the clothes pitch make say you're the HTM P double double c SC prior to start which is really the pre-start checklist which I just did Chuck has changed in dc-3 is because you know the as things evolved through navigation satellite it's gone from the old school to the new school of instrumentation which is more computerized and I'm gonna start the red engine first so we turn it over I got to count 12 blades one thing what fun got to be able to count you need 12 blades that's ten eleven twelve Meg switches on [Music] [Music] we're turning the end over 12 times for the on the bottom cylinders to non-high galling rather you're going to go right back to Delta every runway 20 okay one two one five zero eleven okay so I gotta think of it higher taxi Bravo Charlie for to me tell us what a fun way to carry dollar okay girls are afraid of the fifth District are complete and guards never brought ginger without a formal way and what do you request dr. party yeah we'd like left turn it sorted or delta death before we get to the char lines we head north direction the turn one Roger if there's a helicopter landing on the west side once they're down here right away I'll get you going the lakeshore then you're gonna follow it around and up to the bridge of the third one I got you one zero four four four zero four our four o'clock and what backstage or just touching down at the fourth door cut off here departure at well clear turned out point one five desert eleven could take off the completely air cleared to go over [Music] okay what I want so they're two very distinct types of people are you here to fly a dc-3 all right here to the build time getting licenses up out here because your your dad wants you to fly a dc-3 because he didn't there's many reasons that they're here and you as soon as you figure out why you're here you know the stinger shop how well it's light here you

Channel: Mikey McBryan

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Length: 6min 31sec (391 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 10 2020