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FlyOrDie
8th of May 2008 (Thu), 14:13
The view from my seat.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/skycaptainhere/IMG_2353-1.jpg

The engineer reducing power on the descent into Arctic Village http://airnav.com/airport/PARC
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/skycaptainhere/IMG_2362-1.jpg

Building materials coming off the plane in Arctic
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/skycaptainhere/IMG_2373-1.jpg

I wanted to take a bunch of pictures in Deadhorse but the wind blew hard for the 4 days I was there. This is taxiing out for a runway 5 departure at Deadhorse. I thought the gap we were creating in the blowing snow looked cool.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/skycaptainhere/IMG_2387.jpg
aridan
8th of May 2008 (Thu), 14:47
nice shots. I really like the contrast of the modern GPS and the old-time instrument panel. :)
RCoulter
8th of May 2008 (Thu), 15:51
Very interesting shots! :)
FlyOrDie
8th of May 2008 (Thu), 15:56
Very interesting shots! :)

Now I just need to save up for a real man's camera.
Travisj
8th of May 2008 (Thu), 16:00
Now I just need to save up for a real man's camera.


I'd save up to update that AC...j/k..:lol:

Nice shots, always like lookin at em from another pov. I don't get to see that very much any more. Thanks for sharing...
jungle
8th of May 2008 (Thu), 18:34
Great shots, please show us more. Looks like real adventure, which as we all know, may not always be fun at the time.:D
FatAlbert
8th of May 2008 (Thu), 20:38
Nice shots, great contrast between the "ancient" analogue gauges and the modern GPS/radar? display. About 185 kts straight and level?
You mean you still have a flight engineer to keep the pilots out of trouble;)

FA
spectre
8th of May 2008 (Thu), 21:14
The DC-6 is one of those great aircraft in my heart... What a worker!

Round gauges kick ass!!
Merlin Driver
8th of May 2008 (Thu), 22:48
Thanks for sharing them, well done. Is the GPS a Garmin 480 or a Apollo? There were a lot of round motors ins Opa Locka, Fl last week when we were there, DC-4, DC-6, Beech 18's, C-123 etc. We parked at Miami Exc....

Lynn
FlyOrDie
9th of May 2008 (Fri), 02:11
Nice shots, great contrast between the "ancient" analogue gauges and the modern GPS/radar? display. About 185 kts straight and level?
You mean you still have a flight engineer to keep the pilots out of trouble;)

FA

I think we might have been slowing down for the descent at this point. Usual cruise is about 200 indicated and we plan 220 kts true.

The display in the top of the glare shield is just the MFD which displays graphical GPS data and is used for TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) information. The actual GPS is on a hanging mount above the glare shield. As always pictures are worth a thousand words. This airplane is a C118, the military DC6A.

Overhead Gauges with GPS below
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/skycaptainhere/Picture214.jpg

Overhead Switches
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/skycaptainhere/Picture215.jpg

Engine Analyzer. With this the FE can scan through all 144 spark plugs to verify that they are firing correctly.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/skycaptainhere/Picture232.jpg

Main Junction Box with circuit breakers on the outside.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/skycaptainhere/Picture231.jpg

Ugly mug. Self portrait while engineering last summer.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/skycaptainhere/Picture228.jpg
FlyOrDie
9th of May 2008 (Fri), 02:15
Thanks for sharing them, well done. Is the GPS a Garmin 480 or a Apollo? There were a lot of round motors ins Opa Locka, Fl last week when we were there, DC-4, DC-6, Beech 18's, C-123 etc. We parked at Miami Exc....

Lynn

Its actually a King GPS driving a King MFD. I wish it was a Garmin with Garmin MFD though :)
Jonathan
9th of May 2008 (Fri), 02:25
Well all I can say is that you must have to have industrial sized stones to willingly go up in something with that much paint falling off the dash and rust on the steering wheel ;-)

In your picture you don't look at all mad :-)
lkb-28
9th of May 2008 (Fri), 05:07
PAH ; Can't be a "real" DC-6... it's modified...

Nice series...

Lee
PhotosGuy
9th of May 2008 (Fri), 08:25
Good series! Thanks for the show & tell.
mike789
9th of May 2008 (Fri), 09:41
I think the worst thing is that the horn button fell off the wheel in the first image. Safety Violation.
Marauder61
9th of May 2008 (Fri), 11:38
Nice shots, I like #3 in the first set, do you have a shot of the whole airplane in that setting?
spectre
9th of May 2008 (Fri), 11:42
#2 is tops because FEs are kick ass :)
FlyOrDie
10th of May 2008 (Sat), 15:13
Nice shots, I like #3 in the first set, do you have a shot of the whole airplane in that setting?

I walked out to the end of the wing and took that picture and this one, didn't have time to take many more. Have a trip today so hopefully the lighting will be good.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/skycaptainhere/IMG_2372-1.jpg
FlyOrDie
10th of May 2008 (Sat), 15:15
#2 is tops because FEs are kick ass :)

I totally dig the 3 crew environment, I can't imagine flying single pilot IFR anymore having the other guys there completely spoils you.
Karl C
10th of May 2008 (Sat), 16:21
HSI? RMI? GPS? King radios? In a DC-6...

Ernie Gann must be turning over in his grave! :lol:

Nice series, thanks for sharing.
FatAlbert
10th of May 2008 (Sat), 20:47
I totally dig the 3 crew environment, I can't imagine flying single pilot IFR anymore having the other guys there completely spoils you.

And what about the navigator, aka the directional consultant. Wasn't the Nav there to decide which pilot was right!

If you've replaced the Nav with a Black Box, surely the FE (sorry Spectre) can also be replaced by a BB.

No stick....No Vote;)

FA