Coolest Wind Vane...

[rmeier 473]

For the last 3-4 days, I've been "binge-watching" everything DC-3.

I came across a Youtube video on Mikey McBryan's restoration of C-FDTD on Plane Savers...it was cool to watch the restoration and initial flight (after a long sleep!) in such a relatively short time period. I then reviewed the trans-Atlantic crossing of Tabitha May for the 2019 anniversary of D-Day (Matt Guthmiller did a series of videos for each leg of the journey).

Of course, I had to take my trusty Manfred Jahn C-47 for a few flights!

I came across an article that I had read once a long time ago...seems to have dropped off my memory since I read this.

In Whitehorse, there is a "Wind Vane" made from a DC-3...I thought it would be cool to paint that livery. (This is still a work in progress.)

https://www.explorenorth.com/library/aviation/cf-cpy.html

Edited May 5, 2022 by rmeier

[Alaska738 8,389]

Looking great! Nice job!

[johnbow72 2,722]

Love Mikey and Papa Joe , thanks for the post mate .

[rmeier 473]

Thanks for the feedback gentlemen!

I actually like Mikey McBryan's videos. I knew he purchased an actual D-Day survivor aircraft...just hadn't seen the Plane Savers episodes. Too bad they weren't able to make the trans-Atlantic crossing in 2019. At least they got her back in the air on June 6th!

Thanks again!

[P_7878 6,555]

Must be a pleasure to paint this special one....

Cannot go wrong with DC-3... (very interesting tidbits and references, btw...)

[rmeier 473]

1 hour ago, P_7878 said:

Must be a pleasure to paint this special one

Always love painting vintage liveries...and you can never go wrong painting such an excellent freeware aircraft...love flying this one...low and slow by radio navigation and no autopilot...

Thanks for the feedback!

Added to the Avsim Library tonight.

Edited May 8, 2022 by rmeier