Originally Posted by
SSI01
Bazzar, just wanted to let you know this is a WONDERFUL airplane. I work around whatever issues there are, knowing you will deal with them and get used to this bird, a great deal of fun - and memories. When I was around 10 or 12 we lived under one of the approach paths for Willow Run airport in Ypsilanti, MI. We had a constant parade of CV-340s, CV-440s, CV-580s (Frontier, Republic, North Central and Allegheny airlines), and C-46s passing over our home at maybe 800/1,000 ft AGL or so. Zantop had a large operation at WR and were frequently observed flying overhead. So was Flying Tiger Lines, also in C-46s. It was a far more innocent time than now, when on a slow evening Dad and I would buzz down to the approach end of the runway at Willow Run or sometimes Detroit Metro (then also called Wayne Major) airport and these birds, large 4-engine prop birds, and the early jets on short final would fly right over our heads, couldn't have been more than 100-150 feet up. I miss that. Having something like this brings those memories back vividly.
Thanks again for this excellent aircraft!