Long Rangel Plan - All the airplanes I have flown

One can still fly on DC-3, which is pretty amazing. Both of my parents did.  Also DC-6 on their honeymoon.  My father came to this country in 1956 on a Lufthansa Lockheed Costellation so I should put that in my list to build.  

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     What a list! I would've loved to fly the 727-100. ....

 

 

I would have loved to have flown a DC-3.  I considered buying an hour of dual time, but the cost was beyond what my wallet could handle.

I've built several models already and have three more in my stash.

My list is short, but includes several classic or near-classic airliners:

Lockheed Electra IIs: Western Airlines between Phoenix and San Diego, and Pacific Southwestern Airlines between San Diego and San Francisco.

Douglas DC-3s: Frontier Airlines between Tucson and Silver City, New Mexico, and Ozark Airlines between Columbia, Missouri and Kansas City.

C-121 Lockheed Constellation: Military Air Transport Service from Travis Air Force Base near Francisco to Tachikawa AFB, near Tokyo, via Hickham AFB, Hawaii and Wake Island. Between Travis and Hickham, I got to sit in the co-pilot's seat for about an hour while he went for coffee. Most of the flight, all 26 hours of it, was flown at only 5,000 feet. My seat was near the trailing edge of a wing -- I don't recall which one. All night long, between Hickam and Wake Island, long, incandescent exhaust flames trailed into the darkness. 

Boeing 707: Continental Airlines from Tokyo to San Francisco.

Lockheed C-130E Hercules: Marine Corps medical evacuation flight from Da Nang, South Vietnam to Clark AFB, Philippines. I had been wounded in a firefight with VC and PAVN troops. 

Lockheed C-141A Starlifter: U.S.A.F medical evacuation flight from Clark AFB, Philippines to  Travis AFB, with a stop in Hawii for fuel and handing out of Purple Hearts to wounded Marines.

Twin Beech: Return flight, in the cockpit, from Prince George, British Columbia to the northern BC Communities of Ingenika and Fort Ware.

DeHavilland Twin Otter: Flights around Prince George and area with my Grade 7 students, most of whom had never been on an airplane.

DeHavilland Turbo Otter float plane: Return flight, from Vancouver, BC's Coal Harbour floatplane base to Victoria on Vancouver Island.

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      After what happened to me some years back when I was much younger, I have to say" Sir, have you got that Right" !! If I ain't in the Beak I ain't flyin anywhere!

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     What a list! I would've loved to fly the 727-100. And the L-1011! I have models of both. Have you ever flown in the office of a Hercules C-130? Now there is for it's size, I thought a very forgiving Bird!

   Biggest bird I ever flew was a 747-400-- to the Boneyard! Well, actually the storage area for overbought airliners. I think it was a Quantas. Passengered in a 747-800 that became pieces upon landing, and an old 707 United Bird, Years ago. 

 Flying is to me very relaxing. I started as a Sail-Plane Pilot in Germany during my Service time. I made sure I got that, then came home and got into powered flight! Smallest plane I ever flew was the BDs we've been talking about herein.

That is a neat idea. Kits are available for some, but not a couple.  I have a number of hours in a Grumman AA1 Yankee and I owned an Ercoupe. The later was kitted many years ago, but I have never seen one.  I believe the Yankee was never kitted.

In my opinion as a retired pilot, it takes more guts to fly behind someone you don't know than it does to be in the beak yourself.

Ok still a lot of planes lol

Some of the planes and airlines were one time affairs.  Others were paired as they were a first on the type, like the NW DC-10 and 747.  I'm missing an regional jet or 2, but those flights were forgettable.

ooops. Should have said flow on. I'm am far from a pilot.

very impressive . In your opinion which one was the easiest and hardest to fly.