Not technically a warbird,but....

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Larry Kraus
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Not technically a warbird,but....

Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:12 pm

I just finished a 3 hour extremely thorough DC-7 Instrument Type Rating recurrency checkride.Our chief pilot had to get his Designated Examiner priviledges renewed and had to conduct a DC-7 Captain IFR checkride while an FAA inspector observed.Let's just say that it didn't leave ANYTHING out.It was gratifying that the FAA inspector told me that it was obvious that I could fly the airplane.It wasn't perfect,but Dave Kelly (our chief pilot) and I both passed.
mustangdriver
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:16 pm

Warbird or not, that is awsome. I love the whole Dougls propliner series. Congrats on a good job.
Old SAR pilot
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:19 pm

Maybe not a warbird, but a classic, nonetheless! :D

Congrats, Larry!!! :supz:
Larry Kraus
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Not technically a warbird,but....

Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:03 pm

Thanks for the congratulations.I should have mentioned that I couldn't have done much without a LOT of help from my co-pilot,Rick Langstrom,who has six fire seasons worth of DC-7 experience.As we fly without a flight engineer,both of us are like the proverbial "One armed paper hangers" during some of the procedures.By coincidence,this happens to be my 59th birthday.Also,by coincidence,I recieved my initial DC-7 Instrument Type Rating checkride on April 23,1984.Spooky.....
Nathan
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:21 pm

Not a warbird? Does a C-118 ring a bell?
Obergrafeter
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:58 pm

C-118? Wouldn't that be a DC-6? None the less both magnificant machines, luckily saw one last year. Don't get to hear that sound much anymore around these parts.
K5DH
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:32 pm

Way to go, Larry! :supz: :rock:

Now, then. . . how 'bout posting some pix of that Seven? :wink:
Ztex
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:24 pm

Way to go!

So ... how many DC-7 Instrument Type Rated pilots are there in the world?

Gotta be a great bunch of guys...

Z
Larry Kraus
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Not technically a warbird,but....

Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:41 pm

I would guess that there are more active DC-6 pilots at the moment,but,as its a dual Type Rating (DC-6/DC-7),the '6 guys are also technically qualified in the '7 and vice versa.I would think that for strictly DC-7 pilots who are actively employed flying DC-7's,you could probably count them on both hands and have a finger or two left over.As for posting some pictures,I uploaded some to photobucket.Now,all that I have to do is figure out how to make them magically appear on WIX.
retroaviation
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Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:09 am

Good job Larry. Congratulations!

Gary
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