Alaska DC-4 CRASH | ATC recording (2 FATALITIES) 

we are so fragile

Pretty sure that was the co-pilot. He would be working the radios and checklists while the pilot flew

@@glhsracing9616 Thanks for the correction. I should have said..."one of the pilots said..." No matter which one said it, it was absolutely heartbreaking.

I’m a retired USAF safety. The cockpit tapes I’ve heard from military pilots are very concise and correct. I asked a pilot about this why they never called out like civilian pilots. He stated because even when we die, we’re gonna be cool!

I think this is about it for prop liners. DC-6 and now this. I flew And worked C 54s years ago. Forest service. They've been banned from fire bombing for years.

Yep, my friend is dead.

@@hfirm9897 Sorry to hear that.

ohhh¡¡ That is, they have their tricks (that model has a history) like the A340s with their landing gear at Mexico airport, 3 A340s have returned due to that problem in folding when departing

In Alaska, which is literally the bush, newer planes can't really do the job adequately. That's why DC-3s, DC-4s, DC-6s, and Convair props still fly in Alaska (and in the Canadian north). You can't drive to where these people live...and they need fuel oil.

I see it a bit differently. I see it as lives over profit a good portion of time. Few of the operators are running in the black all year around. As I know they’ll put a bird in the air in times of an absolute need and worry about the fees later. That’s just the type of business many go by here. Flying is a huge percentage of our infrastructure making it vital over hobby. Other reasons, not all, we count on these planes as many communities don’t have access to paved strips or long enough dirt strips or bodies of water to land aircraft that can replace these WW2 era aircraft. It’s just not practical. When the 73-200’s were around then we had an aircraft that at least had dirt strip capability. Though length and serviceability of the strip exceeded practicality for most jet operations. These particular aircraft are almost all gone now except for 3rd world countries with laxed aviation policies Oddly enough they were built since these ol birds of faithfulness came about. Lastly with all the news over the last 5-10 years just proves that it hasn’t been the best for the modern aviation industry with regard to safety records and new upgraded engineering. So as for me, bring out the ol gal and I assure you I won’t/don’t hesitate climbing onboard it. I bet you’d be extremely excited to climb aboard as well if you were needing supplies either before or after freeze or breakup knowing you’re not going anywhere during these timeframes. My poor ol lil cub sure won’t handle the jobs these birds can do so as for me, my neighbors, community we live around these birds for life and are glad to see them still airborne. My upmost respects go out to the airmen and their families that lost their lives in this tragic event. If there’s anything good to come out of this tragedy, we can all say they were doing what they loved to do. Fly