A Superb Upgrade! | British Midland DC3 - Full Flight | Duckworks Mod | Microsoft Flight Simulator 

has to be one of the most visually pleasing aircraft of all time. Despite Aeroplane Heaven's huge lack of support and ongoing development, we thankfully have the duckworths mod! Loved the sound of the tires touching the ground as well

The good old DC3 really only gets better.. but dam 18:18 these powerlines grow in unfortunate locations, I hope the neighbourhood can deal with a blackout.

Every single video is so enjoyable to watch. I click "like" almost before it starts playing knowing it will be top quality. Thank you for making these.

My first time ever on a plane was an RCAF DC-3 rigged with bench seats down the side for paratrooper ops when I was in Air Cadets. Scared shtless until she just floated up and away we went! Took off from CYCD, up to CYQQ over Vancouver Island to CYAZ then back to CYCD. That was 53 years ago and was such a great flight to remember!💕 Absolutely LOVE the DC-3!

Well done! I flew 1,600 hours on the DC3 - V1/ V2 was 82 kts & because of the noise the Pilot not flying would make a V signal with his hand & airborne PF a flat hand up for gear & hand back for power reduction. Takeoff power - METO Power (Max except t/o) - 500 ft Climb power. Landing - keep the power as needed for a steady Approach looking for 82 kts & leave the Pitch were it is till touch down then close the throttles & Pich full forward. (Any sign of bounce go slightly forward on the stick) It was a big heavy docile Cessna in the air & could be a challenge taxing on the ground leaving the tail lock in unless you wanted to turn then independent throttle & brakes.

I recently saw the Midlands livery online as ordered by you and I thought "goody - a DC-3 flight video"'. I used to fly on DC-3's as a kid (passenger of course!!) and they became a firm favourite. I have also loved them on FSX, P3D and now MSFS. Simply put, they are my favourite aeroplane. Oh, and of course I downloaded your livery for use on my DC-3 in tribute to your great videos. As always, fly safe.

The standard one wasn't too bad visually either. Not bad for a free aircraft as part of the package. But the upgrade just gives that little extra.

Correction: you dont have to set your both mixtures to rich in the beginning if your unsure in the startup process as after energize [engine], mesh,magneto on both [engine] and starter engine primer [engine] on, it auto selects mix rich for that engine for you when you hit engine primer start [you may not see it happen but it does] . This was done in the real world to prevent engine fires and it works this way in msfs as well :) it assumes you have copilot assist i guess

The intro video is so perfect

Most excellent! Another great review and the vintage music and ATC are wonderful enhancements. I’m sure the passengers enjoyed their cocktails! No nasty plastic cups here! Well done!

Your videos always have a nice cinematic touch. The music is usually spot on. An interesting trip in this airplane is to duplicate the early "redeye" flights from KJFK to KLAX. These were originally done in the DC-2 and then the DC-3. I believe there were three fueling stops, in Chicago (probably Midway at the time), Kansas City and Albuquerque. Takeoff is in late afternoon or early evening with a morning arrival in Los Angeles. I think the flights had a change of crew in Kansas City. The planes had sleeping berths for the passengers-truly the golden age of air travel. The flights became non-stop when the DC-4 came along. I wonder how often the weather allowed these trips to go as scheduled.

I do not comment often, but your videos with their enhancements are truly worth some admiration. This video got all of me just feeling back in time. In a place where I wasn't was but wished to be at. Your content is outstanding sir. The vintage music, the cinematics. We do not often see such things these days, where it's all about ''realism'' and the true "raw-flying experience" without any sort of added "cinematics" whatsoever. Please keep this amazing content going, Sir, it's truly a pleasure. Cheers

LOL little close to those power lines on departure there...

Great video! Something about the radials makes me all giddy inside. Did a few flights in the sim with the DC-3 in Iceland as Icelandair had several in their fleet back in the day. Good stuff!

Amazing video as usual! Thank you again for the opportunity of creating this livery! DuckWorks really brought this airplane to a really enjoyable level, just like in real life, the DC-3 only gets better!

If ever i got a pilots license, the Douglas DC3 would be the aircraft i would want to fly/own. Probably the design, look and history that draws my like for this aircraft.

My dad flew the US Navy version the R4D. Thanks for the peek into his past Capt!

Young and stupid, I once took of with a fully loaded PA28 from a short field with a high voltage power line just beyond the runway. This brought back some memories

It’s your attention to detail that’s so impressive, and that’s just the intro’. Superb. . .

This was awesome. There were a couple of things I noted though having researched how to fly this thing myself. For starters apparently one should not reduce manifold pressure below 20", and rpm below 2050 for descent, with an exception of 18" / 1700rpm for short, steep, descents. MP should never be below RPM/100 other than when pulling the power on touchdown (e.g. if rpm is ~2500 then MP should not go below 25"). Secondly you should apparently never 3 pointer the DC3. Land on the fronts and hold the tail up until it comes down by itself. A very cool and interesting bird. And other than the above nit pickings, you flew her amazing tbh. Better than I can lol, but I'm improving.

Excellent video and music. Prestwick EGPK is my local airport and I fly into Glasgow regularly in the sim. (Good for testing aircraft and weather conditions). Love flying the DC3.

That was a real pleasure to watch, thank you for another great flight in this wonderful old aircraft.

Burnaston airfield is now the home to a Toyota factory. I live in Burton and have flown out of tatenhill airfield which is about 5-10 miles away from the factory and once you’re up in the air, you can still make out the old runway layouts!

Love the intro. What a plane in it's day, the "young'uns" can't appreciate what it must have been like to climb into this bird and be taken to the next destination in short order. Thanks for our insight! !! !!!

I'd love some more DC-3 content. Absolutely beautiful editing as well, very tasteful!

Great video and love the "in period" ATC and music 🙂

Super video! An excellent and immersive look at a timeless classic. I agree, the mod has lifted an excellent effort to almost study level.

Awesome vid as usual, with the trademark ITBS perfrct descent and landing. I liked the period radio chatter, complete with cut-glass British accents. Poor old "Speedbird 500" though. Going up and down through the flight levels like a yo-yo. Definitely recreating that default Microsoft ATC experience.

Love the intro, music and the old British style sounding atc voice in the background was a nice touch.

The DC 3 has something special, not only I have quite a lot of Skydives out if it, I also planned to fly the Dutch Dakota Association DC3 myself as a Co Pilot with my customers as pax when my company celebrated its 10 years anniversary. Unfortunately 3 days before this event this aircraft crashed near Texel Island (killing everybody on board). That was quitte a shocking event. The DC3 will always have a special place in my heart though. For my feeling the tail of this one has to come up earlier on take-off run and the pitch angle is quite high on touchdown. Thanks for this video!

Hi, a great flight 'back in time'! I love this sort of flying, it's such a good contrast to the modern airliner. I will check out the mod for the DC-3. I am also looking forward to the AH Lancaster, hopefully not too far away now 😎

Love this plane...I have all the routes for the hump and im busy flying those atm...Great aircraft Nice video mate 👌

Beautiful flight, thanks for sharing it. A beautiful old bird!

RE: Tail Wheel Lock - My father was in a crash the last day of the Korean war because the pilot failed to lock the tail wheel. It set up a shimmy and sideways skid followed by a right main blowout. The pilot tried to make it fly but it stalled and skidded across the tracks. Dad said it was burning before they came to a stop. The pilot was the only fatality. You can see his limbless torso in the crash photos. My step dad, out of all the airframes he commanded, loves the "Gooney Bird". He said he rarely flew anything that wanted to fly more than the C-47.

i read in the vskylabs dc3 manual that the fuel cutoff is in the idle position so that the engines don't flood with fuel on start. that being said, i can't start their plane without putting them in autorich to begin with. i just chalk it up to it being a sim, and don't worry about it because i'll always get a fresh plane whenever i want one. i'd only take it more seriously if i had the privilege of flying one irl. the dc3 is a fun plane with a rich history. the twin engines make it a reliable workhorse, while the tailwheel makes for more involved landings, which means more fun joystick flying time, and less "watch as the ils lands the plane for me!". i'm currently learning the basics of navigation in it, just to be able to fly it better, and become a better pilot overall, it's not too overwhelming of a platform, and it's pretty forgiving, though it must be treated with respect if you are to gain anything out of it. i used to hate general aviation just because a cessna is too vanilla for me. it's like when you learn how to ride a bicycle as a kid, you begin with a tricycle. i think i've put in my hours with my tricycle cessna (which weren't very many to begin with) and now found my sweet spot here in the dc3.

Very nice, love this aeroplane. I found that assigning the tailwheel lock to a joystick button very handy. The landings and take off's with a locked tailwheel are much easier!

Another great production, the DC3 is a joy to fly. One of my favourites in the sim.

As usual a Spot on Video Thank You Something about vintage aeroplane videos from The UK makes it a good watch .

Amazing plane and so vintage style, love it !

Very nice flight in a gem of an aircraft. Love that drone.

This video is great! Thank you. I had Radio 2 on in the background, and this video is so immersive that I'm sure the 2 O'Clock news reported that Neville Chamberlain has become Prime Minister!

its videos like this is why I love flying old birds, well done sir

I don't know how I missed this review. As a 10 year old, I lived in Derby in the 50's. I used to cycle to the airfield, a bottle of water, cheese sandwiches and mums just baked cake in my saddle bag, ready for a days aero spotting. The airfield was nothing like the sim, completely devoid of any tree's around the perimeter, the A38 running parallel with the Southern perimeter and runway. The aircraft of the day, were Puss Moths, Fox Moths, Gipsy Moths, Tiger Moths, Austers (made locally in Leicestershire) and to my delight, an ex target pulling DH Mosquito. The Mosquito (still with black and yellow stripes) was used for aerial photography. In the mid 50's, Derby Aviation (forerunner of British Midland) started scheduled flights to Jersey using DH Dragon Rapides. The next year, DC3's took over for the Jersey flights. An old gentleman told me of the time he and his wife were going to Jersey for their holidays in the DC3, half way down the runway the aircraft stopped it's take off and taxied back to the stand. Out raced a Jeep with Oxy Acetylene on board, the aircraft was lifted off the ground, the tail wheel welded back on. Throughout this time, no passenger got off the plane. My old friend was relieved that they made it to Jersey in one piece. In the late 50's British Midland sent it's Canadair North Star "Argonauts" to Burnaston for Servicing, The Argonaut was a DC4 with 4 Merlin engines for higher speed. I can still feel the thrill as a young kid standing by the perimeter fence when the Argonauts were winding up their engines belching smoke and grass cutting to get off the short grass runway. Alas, Burnaston Aerodrome is just an old memory for an old guy like me, it is now the home of Toyota car company. As for me, I did become a glider pilot and enjoyed soaring in the sky, just like the Sky Larks at Burnaston did in my youth. C'est La Vie

Great mod. Before that, the DC-3 was so-so.

Flew on a Delta Dc-3 from Amsterdan to Antwerp in 1972. It was an experience.

That's not Burnaston Aerodrome, that's long gone sadly (now a huge Toyota factory). That's Derby Airfield, which is just a few miles down the road, on the other side of the village Etwall. It was built to replace Burnaston.

Merci pour ces belles vidéos et votre aide pour la connaissance et la maîtrise de ces beaux oiseaux sur notre simulateur préféré 👍👍👍

Nice flight. Learned a lot.

Well looking at the length of this video I was only going to watch the startup - just to enjoy the look of the cockpit and the engine sounds. I wound up watching the whole video. Well done! Already subscribed and this video gets a definite Like. Cheers,

I’ll have to get the Duckworks mod and British Midlands livery. Another great video! Thank you.

Fantastic planes

FantastIc dc3 movie , with this Mod ❤

Thank you for all that you do and show us on your channel. i for one absolutely love your content and the way you show and fly the aircraft in your simulation, i am not a professional pilot like yourself, however I am a pilot and I have flown war birds, north American T28 Trojans and Australian Winjeels Australian airforce trainers, my I add a gorgeous aircraft to fly in all aspects, very unforgiving and a absolute delight to fly. Kind regards

The best channel mate.

Love the radio traffic, they sound soooo British 😃

Another! Beatuifully Created Scenareo from ITB! I have now found many many things about the AH DC3 that i never even knew, or would not have until i took a look at this :D Many Many Thanks to your good self sir! And... Now i feel the need to get all Vinatage all Over MSFS! :P Please? Keep em comming :P

Your tutorials and flights are seriously enjoyable & I learn something new every time. You’ve got me back into old-school radial engine flying & navigation. It’s an elegance that is unmatched in today’s world! Quick question - is there a DME in the DC3 (with the mod)? I haven’t been able to find one, and it makes navigation tricky & reliant on timing

superb mister 😍🤩

As of 1992, EGDB was turned into a Toyota car factory, and so is, unfortunately, defunct.

Very nice and beautiful flight simulator 👍❤️🖤🙂

I love that old ATC background noise.

Good informative vid. Thank you. Gorgeous livery... Is the duckworks addon worth it. Does it make much difference

Great plane. I've been trying to find the USAF classic Livery.

Tricky takeoff!

Is that "Mississippi Mud" by Paul Whiteman?🎼🎶🎵

My late mother flew from Ringway to Jersey in a DC3 in the early 1950s. Must have been Jersey Airways.

Amazing video. You are the MsFS equivalent of GPLaps. One question, how did you get the background ATC chatter?

Nice. I will have to get this. I enjoy the DC3 but the stock version was a little disappointing. I wouldn't mind knowing the procedures for the supercharger(s). Could it have been used on takeoff and that near meet with power lines? :P

Landing this baby is tricky for me. I can get a nice touchdown, and things are ok while I have rudder authority, but I always lose control when the tail drops down

What checklist are you using for this? I need to update the Duckworks, and go do some Qantas island hops around PNG. I wish I didn't have massive issues with tail draggers on the ground though.

great to see, that you fly oldschool aircrafts. do you fly actual status of the redwings constellation in future? not much gameplay of this beauty :(

Cowl flaps open the whole time seems a bit counterintuitive, but maybe that is just how these birds fly in temperate weather. (Oops: they were closed at some point.)

Nice - but the landing outside view here looks like a 3-point landing, which you should really not do in a real DC-3. This is because if anything goes wrong in a 3-point landing (e.g., the tail wheel coming down first and quite hard) it can cause a lot of the stress to the plane. With smaller tail draggers it's not a problem, but for the DC-3 it is.

Now THIS is pod racing ❤❤❤❤❤

Beautiful aircraft. What's the reason for the choppy/low FPS prop animation on startup though? I've seen this in some other aircraft and it's a bit naff...

Great aircraft, nightmare for group flights as it causes audio issues with Discord.

How are you getting Track IR to be so smooth? When I look down my viewpoint pivot (head) goes up?

is this a mod scenery? Love the gathering of DC-3s

Hello, great Flight. I cannot see that the lighting, landing lights, pos light and beacon are switched on. You can see that very well. What am I doing wrong?

If I may ask? What's the music at the 32m mark? (Also I just downloaded the livery and duck works and I'm so happy with it it's so fun!)

Where did you find the data for the fuel burn of the dc3?

Nice historically eh!

Does this mod retain the CFD aspects of the original or is it using the legacy flight model?

Hi Thanks for video I've installed the livery but my fuselage isn't reflective

Very impressive. IMO the default TO view attitude sitting on ground is wrong. You should not be able to see the horizon, just sky. Ref the skewed view of instrument panel. It like sitting on ten pillows. The fuselage centerline and forward line of sight should be parallel, not crossing some meters ahead of aircraft. But, this my IMO. When tail is lifted, the horizon should be in normal view, similar to a nose gear aircraft. Most msfs pilots was scared when tail lifted and the impression was a dive, pulling up in stall. Long time since flying DC3 - to address the problem I saved my own TO view - using instrument panel as initial reference. But maybe Duckworks fixed this with a new flight model? Seems to be a takeoff with very little tail lift. But maybe this the correct attitude for rotate, or it is normal to get airborne with no stick pull. The same with tailwheel. Even when locked, you need differential braking to keep it straight. But again maybe Duckworks made this easier to control? Anyway - this video inspired me to fired up this old lady again. Thanks!

how the f does your dc-3 not try to veer off the runway as soon as you have wheels down? Mine, also ducks works, has a mind of its own after touchdown

Can someone tell me the required altitude for changing the supercharger speed?

That comm's unit....that wasn't era correct was it?

My Dad is from Darley Dale.

Duckworths advanced autopilot is bugged! Either it is that or there is some conflict with my third party payware installs...no freeware other then skins!

Does this mod work with MSFS on an Xbox pass too?

is there not any dme in this plane lol

Missed tailwheel lock on take off ?

unfortunately the flight model is quite ok but the ground handling is poor, it needs modifications that can be done only if you know which values in the flight model need how much adjusting.

Can you make a triconroy?

i prefer all H.P. stuff printer i just got is hp. but my computer is too old from hp to run these flight simulators 😢 it take a kind hearted person or hp co. to build me a gaming pc with flight controls. i don’t want to loose my california trucking sim it take someone from them to set it up so as not to loose it. if i got into Terabites memory,ram,big hard drive, big heavy duty graphics card update windows hot sure on the monitor if they have changed them to accommodate the new stuff. mine is gut able. then for planes on the game need a pre flight check list. i haven’t flown anything since in ages back in the single joy stick days. but if my tower is too old to accommodate the new stuff t-totally start from scratch but i don’t want to loose my trucking game. hours of driving to be an owner operator

yes i’m fixed income stuff today i just can’t afford. it takes those that are kind hearted to help those who are down on their luck so to speak.

Sorry, but 3020 is inHg, 1020 is hPa

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Ι have problem with instal