Clear still mornings are perfect for flying and, when the clear night provides a light blanket of mist on the paddocks, it's even better.
The other morning was exactly that, and I had the DC-3 out for a bit of enjoyable low cruising around the field and over the misty paddocks.
The DC-3 is now flying very pleasantly; in fact it doesn't really do much more than that. Most of my aircraft, even the Raptor or the Canadair, have got a bit of grunt and, at full throttle are quite quick, even fast in the case of the latter.
The DC-3, however, with its factory-spec motors, is quite pedestrian. In fact, one could miss the difference between going from half throttle to full if one wasn't paying attention, so moderate is its performance. And that's with exactly the same battery as powers the also-twin engined Canadair.
And yet, punting the Dak slowly and gracefully around the field is quite entertaining, and you get to enjoy a variety of classic views; head-on, side view and, of course, the instantly identifiable outline of its beautifully curvy wings...
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