Aerosol Colombia DC-6 Flight Villavicencio to Mitu 

Did you see a lot of good classic old prop liner still working as shown in this video? Or is the era over down there?

Interesting observation. Thst said I think the Red Bull people are a bunch of snobs.

Thank you I am glad you enjoyed my Colombia propliner video.

Fantastic flight you had! Did you take movies or colour slides?

@@JetFlix My only camera back in 1967 was a box brownie, neither practical nor permitted. The Air Force used the trip not only to transfer personnel to Changi, but to train flight crew on touch-and-go between Brisbane and Darwin. It was certainly a memorable journey.

Thank you Alan .. these 4 engined Propliners are now long gone even in South America.

Wow you are very lucky Alex. Sadly I never got to do an aviation enthusiast visit to Colombia.

@@JetFlix Soon you can see footage of my flight on my youtube channel. I was sitting next to an open emergency exit and my face was covered by oil drops after the flight.

See ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lCWj-5haaYA.html

Thank you Rodolfo, I am glad you enjoyed it. I do not think this DC-6 is still flying as this was filmed back in 2001.

@@JetFlix no she was scrapped some years ago.. however you can still see the front section of the cockpit still around saved from the axe still near the hangars though.

Are there still classic propliners flying at Villavicencio? I understand there are almost none left.

@@JetFlix yes a few dc-3 still fly there in daily deep jungle runs, sadly a tragic accident early last year is rising eyebrows and I don't think they will be flying for long... You better come down here and film before they are gone.

Yes I heard about this ... and these are possibly the final months. But I was not sure. I have always wanted to visit Villavicencio going back to the 1980s and never made it. Without the propliners how will they move the cargo to the remote locations? With Cessna Caravans? Or other less efficient modern types? By the way I have another tape from Chris Mak showing all the other propliners back in 2001 and I will post it soon. There was also an An-32 working there at the time, it really is a fascinating place.

Specially on full power for take off and climb out.

@@JetFlix we still get to hear that sound in Anchorage and Fairbanks, it’s such a treat, only three left flying regularly out of ANC

2008 thereabouts

I do not know any of the people as I did not take the video, it was filmed by jetflix.tv videographer Chris Mak.

Como y cuando digame por favor. Una vez volar con dc-4 despues morir....🌅😁👠👠✈

Colombia siempre ha tenido aviones fascinantes porque los aviones más antiguos pueden hacer un mejor trabajo que los aviones más nuevos en un entorno exigente. Colombia tiene una historia asombrosa de la aviación, siendo Aviancia una de las aerolíneas más antiguas del mundo.

The Max is a disgrace for Boeing .... I will avoid flying on the Boeing Max at all costs in the future.

The DC-6 had something very similar happen to it, the cabin heater fuel can drain line was too near the cabin heater intake and several planes caught fire and crashed killing all aboard when the plane was new, grounding all 6s for months. Not quite the same level of negligence AFAIK, but similar

I am thrilled you enjoyed my video .. 😄😄✈️✈️👍

Esta película fácilmente tiene entre 30 y 35 años de antigüedad. El DC 6 dejó de volar en Colombia hace igual numero de años, y para la época solo se los veía en Villavicencio cumpliendo verdaderos vuelos de enlace entre comunidades indígenas apartadas donde la única forma de llegar es por cano en viajes de entre tres días y semanas de viaje o por DC 3, que ya quedan pocos. Los DC 4, DC 6 y Curtis C 46 fueron desapareciendo paulatinamente por resultar extremadamente obsoletos y costosos de mantener. El personal armado que se observa en el primitivo aeropuerto son miembros de la Policía Nacional que para esa época mas o menos fueron atacados y sometidos en Mitú por las FARC en una toma y secuestro que duro 12 años. Esto para que te hagas una idea del valor que representan aun hoy en día los viejos aviones de la IIWW, principalmente el DC3.si eres aventurero y realmente aprecias el DC6 y el C46 en Alaska existe EVERET que tiene una flota respetable de unos y otros, al igual que en Canadá que los opera BUFALO. La razón por la cual en estos dos paises de economías tan fuertes y ricas operen aun estos hermosos dinosaurios es exactamente la misma que asiste a Colombia, regiones apartadas donde lo único que llega es el rio, la canoa y el DC3.

Not sure .. must be Colombian police or military guards at the airport

@@JetFlix The last time I saw something like this was when I was an electrician for Tacoma Electric in Washington state. We had to do some electrical work at Bangor submarine base. There were armed guards all over the place. Before we began our work, we had a safety briefing. We were told that if a guard comes up to you and tells you to lie flat and put your face in the mud, if you were to refuse, the guard WILL shoot you dead!!! They meant business!

Help yourself

I have a video from flying on a C-46 in Bolivia which in time I will release a preview here on RU-vid. But sadly I do not have more C-46 video from Villavicenio.

I have it on DVD and photo. Contact me please.

@@APVW-aviation-videos hello Alex Waning, It's great, I would love to be able to see some video of this plane, and see if maybe in some of those videos I can see my uncle.

Soon you will see footage of theis C-46 on my youtube channel. Rgds, Alex

@@APVW-aviation-videos Great Mr. Alex, I'm keeping an eye on your channel for this C-46. THANK YOU SO MUCH.