DC-3 Airways Annual World Tour

it is amazing how the early sunshine can make scenes that beautiful   

very good shots. 

Approaching Aconcagua.  The highest peak in South America - when measured from Mean Sea Level.  Not even in the top 20 if measured from the Center of the Earth.

I was surprised how easily the old bird got to 24000 feet.  Maybe because when I flew the Hump routes and struggled to get to 16000 I was overloaded with fuel and cargo.

Very nice!   

Very nice trip !

I managed to bring the aircraft to a safe stop at the RW. Only after that I made the picture.

  

Nice

I wonder how you can make a screenshot from the side while you are landing the aircraft. Do you do a replay?
Roy

Nice one David, especially the first one.
Roy

FL05 LFGA - LSGS, 151 Nm
Route LFGS WIL RNAV GS608 SIO GRANA LSGS  flying time: 01:01
This flight promises to bring a challenging end. First we fly to a high altitude, 14,500 ft, and than we have to descent into a valley to prepare for a landing at Sion airport at an elevation of 1582 ft. We follow the valley and ......



Img top1250410_25.jpg flying over highest peaks


Img valley1250410_26.jpg descending into the valley


mayday-mayday-mayday;
we have a gear problem; not extending. So we had to make an emergency landing with a retracted gear, and as shown that is possible with the DC3



Img landing1250410-29.jpg had to make a emergency landing