Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Added to the Fleet: Curtis C-46 Commando

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Added to the Fleet: Curtis C-46 Commando

DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV

Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century

Charlotte, NC

1,287 legs, 1,796.9 hours
841 legs, 1,048.5 hours online
1,269 legs, 1,774.9 hours ACARS
31 legs, 49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5 hours

Posted onPost created on October 30 2017 12:33 ET by Andrew Vane

Delta Air Lines operated 4 or 5 of these from 1957 to 1967.

While Delta used them for freight, we have added the 40 seat passenger version to our hangar as a secondary aircraft to the DC-6 program. To obtain the rating, request additional ratings through the DC-6 program. Be sure also to type in .udpate in ACARS chat box while connected.

An FS2004/FSX Freeware bird can be obtained from calclassic here: http://www.calclassic.com/commando.htm
Flyawaysimulation has a Delta paint: https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/16604/fs2004-delta-air-lines-curtiss-c-46-n9873f/

Just Flight has a payware version of the aircraft: https://www.justflight.com/product/c46-commando

Thanks so DC-6 Chief Pilot Jim Daigneau and ACP Michael Evans for helping us get this aircraft into our virtual hangar! Also, the C-46 is featured in the DVA Propliners Manual in our Document Library.

V speeds
Vso 66
Vne 234
Vmo 191
Vle 117

TO Power 52.0" MAP
Max 44.0" MAP (2700 RPM)
Except TO 36.0" MAP (2550 RPM)
Climb 36.0" MAP (2300 RPM)
Cruise 30.0" MAP (1900 RPM)

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

DVA5643
Senior Captain, DC-6

Joined on February 08 2008
Piston Prop Professional
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
Globetrotter
US Mountaineer Club
Flying Colonel
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club

"I'd rather be lucky than good"
Hampton, GA USA

1,928 legs, 2,899.4 hours
5 legs, 3.8 hours online
1,921 legs, 2,889.4 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on October 30 2017 14:15 ET by Jim Daigneau

Thank you, Andrew!

Jim Daigneau (DVA5643)

DVA8180
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV

Joined on January 09 2010
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Fleet Master
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
Tri-Millennium Club
Online Century Club
Three Million Mile Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Bi-Millennium Club

Lynchburg, VA

3,853 legs, 9,178.5 hours
140 legs, 226.6 hours online
3,807 legs, 9,038.4 hours ACARS
19 legs, 30.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 30 2017 17:53 ET by Matt Lynn

Thank you, Andrew!!

Matt Lynn

Senior Captain, B747-400

Posted onPost created on November 01 2017 14:25 ET by Jim Daigneau

Andrew, that paint looks familiar but I can't seem to find it.Is it FS2K or FS9? As I said in another thread, the JF C-46 looks pretty nice! https://www.justflight.com/product/c46-commando

Jim Daigneau (DVA5643)

Posted onPost created on November 02 2017 15:16 ET by Andrew Vane

C-46 on sale for Halloween now for those interested:
https://www.fspilotshop.com/just-flight-commando-for-fsx-p3d-p-6949.html

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

DVA9545
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on March 03 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Million Mile Club
Events Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse 500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Online Twenty Century
DVA Fleet Master

"YUPIIIII"
Goiás Brazil

2,578 legs, 5,183.9 hours
2,405 legs, 4,903.2 hours online
2,570 legs, 5,154.3 hours ACARS
271 legs, 683.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 02 2017 21:50 ET by Thiago Braga

Andrew Vane wrote:

C-46 on sale for Halloween now for those interested:
https://www.fspilotshop.com/just-flight-commando-for-fsx-p3d-p-6949.html

It`s a bargain

Thiago Braga (DVA9545)

DVA6295
Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on August 18 2008
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett Millennium Club
Moose Club
Kangaroo Club
Flying Colonel
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club

Mukilteo, WA

1,814 legs, 5,621.8 hours
2 legs, 3.6 hours online
1,788 legs, 5,551.0 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on January 04 2018 18:14 ET by Phillip Hendricks

That is a good looking aircraft. Doesn't Buffalo Airways still fly these in Canada?

Phillip Hendricks (DVA6295)

Posted onPost created on January 05 2018 19:30 ET by Jim Daigneau

Phillip, yes they are. Here's their fleet page: http://www.buffaloairways.com/index.php?page=aircraft-fleet
Although, if you remember, they are minus one C-46:https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/bits-and-pieces-newsletter/11-2015-buffalo-airways-c-46-crash

Jim Daigneau (DVA5643)

Posted onPost created on January 07 2018 20:02 ET by Phillip Hendricks

Sounds like she gave it her all.

Phillip Hendricks (DVA6295)

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