Half the fun in flying any round engine airplane is in the starting. Here's how to start a DC-3. To read about our flight from NY to Seattle in April of 2007, go to www.dc3trnscon.com My other flying stuff is at www.kentwien.com

Douglas DC-3

Just before we took off from Billings we got a request from the tower. It seems he needed us to overfly a kid (his son?) who was building a DC-3 model. I hope we were able to provide some 'inspiration' for him to get to work on the airplane! Here's a video of the conversation we had with ATC and our subsequent.... more

www.dc3transcon.com has the details of this amazing trip. We finally made it! Here my dad and I are landing at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. NY to Washington in 20 hours over a 5 day period. What a blast.

This DC-3 was configured with an executive interior in th late 50's to early 60's. Come on inside while we take a quick tour of this unique airplane.

Video produced by Glenn Pew for AVweb.com. At Sun n Fun Airshow Herpa Miniature Models gave away a flight to one AVweb reader aboard its Douglas DC-3. It was a very good day for Christa.

Douglas Dakota C-47 making couple of low passes in a small airshow at a local flying club in Iceland in summer of 2006. Love the engine sound!

Took a flight in a DC3 Dakota G-AMPY of the Air Atlantique fleet. This is the edited highlights of the flight as the original video is 22 mins long & the flight lasted 35 mins. We took off from EGCN Doncaster Airport in South Yorkshire UK, Flew north then north east to Hull, over Humber Bridge then back to EGCN. The flight was great & the crew brilliant. Trev

DC-3 Maiden flight 2007-04-13

The Herpa DC-3 N143D owned and flown by Dan Gryder. Video footage by Jonathan Elliot - Airside TV. Shown flying with the Red star Pilots association in formation, and one wheel landing to start the airshow on opening day. Flight leads Terry Calloway and Dave McGirt.