DC-6 Landing on Dirt Private Strip.

That's a slick bit of flying to get it over the trees and drop it right on the end on the runway with a good effective flare.  You would need to "know" the plane to do that as good as it's done there.. 10 out of 10 from me.  Nev

You'd think the owner would've had enough brains to water the strip down prior to landing. Surely they weren't that short of water, that they couldn't afford some dust-suppression water from some low-grade source? You can also acquire numerous varieties of dust suppression additives, that reduce the water volume requirements, and which assist in dust particle bonding.

Using reverse thrust caused that. There's no air cleaners. Didn't look as if it could be flown out from that SHORT strip, so maybe it's a one way trip.  Nev

Nev - Yes, I understand that was the last flight, one-way trip for the DC-6, where it has stayed at that site, as a permanent museum display.

Is that in Australia?

Isn't that the DC-6 that bit the dust in South Africa a couple of years ago flown by a qantas pilots?

That was a Twin Engined plane  CONVAIR being ferried.

Love the spectator in the loader bucket.

19 minutes ago, red750 said:

Love the spectator in the loader bucket.

I think he was the control tower

OME - South Africa.

My first thought... How the hell is he going to get that back out of there????

16 hours ago, Jim McDowall said:

Isn't that the DC-6 that bit the dust in South Africa a couple of years ago flown by a qantas pilots?

 

 Are you getting that confused with the Convair 440 that crashed in South Africa whilst being prepared for delivery to Australia , piloted by the QF crew a couple of years ago .? 

My mistake