DC-6 coming to Oz in 2011

[Maikha Ly]

Hi all

The following was sent to me by a mate, and got my immediate attention!
According to this website, an African-based group who own and operate the last operational DC-6B is planning to come visit over to Australia and spend considerable time operating joyflights, to celebrate Australia's centenary of flight.

More info here: http://www.yesteryearaviation.com.au/
And from the mob who fly it: http://www.nca.com.na/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia_Commercial_Aviation


What do you all reckon? Sounds like a good deal!

This is bad..... immediately I can see into the future of not only taking sick days, but also deducting my lowered paycheck to these folks for some flights! :D

[Zac M]

What are the chances that the Canberra flight (March 26) will coincide with the next airport open day?

[M TIAN]

Thanks Maikha for sharing this info.

I have already registered for the joy flight taken in Feb 2011 SYD.:)

[Ryan Hothersall]

Thanks for sharing that. I have registered my name.

I will gladly pay $250 to fly on a DC 6.

Saw that the site is a bit garbled in firefox, so best to view the site with internet explorer.

[Maikha Ly]

Goodness me, I've just discovered the links to the proposed dates and flights!

Apart from the Joyflight, the prospect of flying from Darwin to Brisbane via Longreach (To visit the Qantas museum) appeals to me, and I'd happily shell out $2000k for that! :D

[Robert Zweck]

Up until the late 1960s, the TAA and Ansett DC-6B was the primary long haul domestic airliner on some routes.

e.g.

ADL-ASP-DRW....about 8-9 flying hours

Also MEL-ADL-PER

I think the TAS was around 220 kts.

[Raymond Rowe]

I am interested for sure

[John Thoroughgood]

I am also looking forward seeing this classic bird, but I am guessing that its Sydney activities would be restricted by the coming "noisy aircraft ban" at YSSY?

I haven't seen a programme, but where else could it be based in Sydney? Are Bankstown's runways long enough? Just curious! LOL

Cheers John

[Nigel C]

It's not a 'freighter', so I'm guessing it's not part of the ban?

[Mark Grima]

Great find! Registered for the 27 March Sydney fight.

Cheers M

[John Thoroughgood]

Hi Nigel! Thanks for the clarification.
Cheers John

[Oliver Gigacz]

I have put my name down for the 19th March Melbourne flight.

[Joseph Saragozza.]

i put my name down for the melbounre 20th of march flight :D

[Raymond Rowe]

This has come thru from the organisers


DOUGLAS DC-6B TOUR UPDATE

For those of you who follow aviation events, we are pleased to let you know that the DC-6B will be at the Wings Over Illawarra event at Albion Park in February (www.woi.org.au) , and at the Avalon International Airshow in March (www.airshow.net.au) . Unfortunately, with the cancellation of the Red Bull Air Race for 2011 worldwide, there is no event there for the DC-6B to participate in, however we are working on a different kind of event for Perth, and will let you know as soon as we sort the logistics!

[Yesteryear Aviation]

Hi ladies and gents,

We're now finally taking bookings for flights on the DC-6B for her tour!

We do need to put in the caveat that the tour is subject to final regulatory approval – the DC-6B is about to start 8 weeks of maintenance work to tune and tighten everything up for her trip to Australia, and this will generate some certificates of inspection that CASA need to sight before physically issuing the piece of paper. However we are able to take bookings and start confirming things and getting them in place for the tour – there’s less than three months to go!

Forms are available for both the intercity flights and the joyflights on the website, www.yesteryearaviation.com.au, and the schedule for the flights is also available.

Those who had registered their interest for flights previously were sent the forms yesterday, and already we have a number of confirmed bookings from this.

Look forward to seeing you on board!