Three pointing a Turbo Goose.
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Three pointing a Turbo Goose.
As a follow up to the three pointing thread on the DC3 would you three point a turbo Goose?
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Re: Three pointing a Turbo Goose.
Knock it off, Colonel. You know better than that.
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Re: Three pointing a Turbo Goose.
Only in my dreams. I did get to fly a DC3 once for about an hour and a half while the nice old skipper had a cup of tea and a sarni! I just sat there with a big dumb goofy smile on my face. It was only straight and level and it was a sunny day over the Rift Valley but I was there;-)
It was a South African reg and had PT-6's
I've never been in one with round engines oops there goes the dreaming again!
J
It was a South African reg and had PT-6's
I've never been in one with round engines oops there goes the dreaming again!
J
Re: Three pointing a Turbo Goose.
I chatted with a couple of friends who are old air west drivers who didnt think it to be the best of ideas.. not to say it couldnt be done. They both also complained about vis in steep and clearing turns. Not surprising with the engines and props sticking WAYYYYY out front.
Are there still any being operated these days??
Are there still any being operated these days??
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Re: Three pointing a Turbo Goose.
There are a few in the USA, I don't think there are any in Canada.
The Turbo Goose was a real exotic modification of a Goose, it performed like a rocket ship and cruised just below VMC so one had to be careful about rough air penetration and slow it down.
The visibility was very poor in turns because the engines were so far forward so it was hair rising trying to skud run the fuc.ers at low altitude.
Another problem was flying it in icing conditions as it would get real unstable in pitch as the ice built up.
Of all the stuff I flew over the years it was hands down the most demanding device I ever flew.
But it sure was a rush to fly, especially in climb performance.
On the runway it really was a bastard to keep straight and I never had the desire to even try and three point it.
We had two of them at Air West when I was chief pilot there in the mid seventies.
The Turbo Goose was a real exotic modification of a Goose, it performed like a rocket ship and cruised just below VMC so one had to be careful about rough air penetration and slow it down.
The visibility was very poor in turns because the engines were so far forward so it was hair rising trying to skud run the fuc.ers at low altitude.
Another problem was flying it in icing conditions as it would get real unstable in pitch as the ice built up.
Of all the stuff I flew over the years it was hands down the most demanding device I ever flew.
But it sure was a rush to fly, especially in climb performance.
On the runway it really was a bastard to keep straight and I never had the desire to even try and three point it.
We had two of them at Air West when I was chief pilot there in the mid seventies.
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Re: Three pointing a Turbo Goose.
Oh is there a difference between the two? 
