Piloting EASTERN DC-7 into San Juan | Cockpit Views
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- JustPlanes was very lucky to be able to film this historic flight on an old EASTERN AIR LINES Douglas DC-7 operated by the Historical Flight Foundation roundtrip from Miami to St Maarten via Puerto Rico. On this video you can see the approach and landing at San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
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I really enjoy watching videos with these old prop jobs of yesteryear!
What a concept! The flight crew is actually "flying" the thing. Great video and memories of a different time.
Those engines are mesmerizingly smooth! What a beautiful specimen of aviation history. I hope that more classic commercial aviation aircraft are restored and made available to experience in-flight. This video should be shown as an example of perfect teamwork in the cockpit...CRM at it's pinnacle!
That’s so cool! I always loved the DC-7. I Bea came an airline pilot too late (1978 then for 40 years). I would have enjoyed flying these old planes, then up to the big jets, if I had been hired in 1950-1960🥴
Wow! Looks like things have really changed in the aviation industry. Piloting was done the hard way, much respect for these pilots. 🙏
I love the contrast between the outward smoothness of the approach, flare, and landing, and how the pilot was working that stick! Real appreciation for true flying skills.👍
Would you explain why the pilot was moving that stick back and forth so vigorously during the landing? I don't know anything about piloting. Thanks.
@@guitrich although I'm not a commercial pilot, my sense is that these large planes are slower to react, and therefore require more "horsing" around with the controls in order to make quick, subtle changes in attitude.
@@cal-native Thank you.
A smooth landing and those boy's really know how crew cooperation works. What a beautiful classic lady she is;-))
My first plane rtde was on a Braniff DC-7C from KEWR to KDAL in 1957.Had a window seat right next to engine #2,stared at it the entire five hour flight.Have loved propliners ever since!
This is aviation nostalgia to all who love commercial aviation and EAL.
SJU is no stranger to the DC-7, that flight was like the prodigal so coming back home...
In the fifties EAL, Pan Am and Transcaribbean Airways flew this type of aircraft (among others), to and from SJU.
Later on, DC-7’s flew in as freighters for many years, just like the unforgettable Connie.
Wonderful memories couldnt be forgoten,
with MD. series. Dc 3, 4, 6, 7.
thanks for the video
and to Capt. 1st officer & flight Engineer.
Wonderful memories couldnt be forgoten,
with MD. series. Dc 3, 4, 6, 7.
thanks for the video
and to Capt. 1st officer & flight Engineer.
Great to see my good friend Capt Blanco in the right seat. Making your Dad all who know you proud.
One of the most gorgeous planes of all time.
And THAT sound😍.
Almost as pretty as the DC-3 (my vote for the finest looking airplane of all time)
@@michaelmayfield4304 I agree with you so!
Awesome!!!! Thanks for dropping by!!! Eastern was a huge deal back in the day!!! It played a huge roll on our local economy and tourism!!!
Nothing more comforting tga too see a Capt with his white hair flying one if these jewels,time and experience make him very well versed.
The first airplane that I flew on was a MATS DC-7 from NY Idlewild Airport to Frankfurt Rhine Main Airport via Shannon, Ireland in 1961. I'm 70 years old now but I will never forget that flight.
We never forget our first flights. I’m 68 and my first flight was on a Viscount 700 from Melbourne Australia to Canberra in 1967. I just loved those huge oval windows and the long sleek Rolls Royce Darts.
What a beautiful aircraft she is! The sound of those big piston engines is music to my ears!
Loved that last shot, going overhead climbing out she doesn’t even sound like she’s workin. I miss that whole era of aircraft and hope clubs etc are able to keep many around for a long time.
Sometimes it's hard to belive airliners of the past were this beautiful. Same with a lot of things though.
A thing of beauty!!! I landed and took off from both of those airports. Over 3,000 hrs in DC-3s and Convairs. Great memories! Thanks!
You are So Luck Sir in my humble opinion..
yes, old in years but elegantly restored, lovingly cared for. I like that the cockpit instruments are old or older, and goodness, the purr of those engines .......
Love flying into San Juan! Beautiful flight!
Even Plinia was there to received the travelers. Nice video.
Wow! DC-7 :)~ At 08:43...The Captain calls out "oil coolers" without even being prompted.
I'm guessing it was a hot/humid day at TJSJ, and his muscle-memory kicked-in faster than his brain did. Add to that the fire-engine water salute...Epic Hands-on flying, for sure...Great video! ☘️🇺🇸
What a beautiful cockpit.
Excellent. Really great crew coordination. Good work guys! Thank you.
This is priceless footage/video!!! Love this bird and wish I could have flown on one at least once!! An excellent piece of Douglas Corporation history‼️👍👍
NORTH WOODSMAN BY BOBOLINK yes,...Douglas corp, right here in good ol’ Santa Monica california
I love those airplanes with "Round Engines." A hundred years ago, ha, ha, I worked the instrumentation on the DC-6, the USAF's C-118A. The 118's were equipped with the P&W R-2800 engines - this DC-7 has the R-3350 engine. I loved seeing those "Steam Gauges" once again. Spent many, many an hour working engine instruments - and all of the flight instruments, and all of the "quantity" indicating system, i.e. fuel, oil, water/alcohol, etc., etc. Didn't do any radio systems. Lovely airplane that DC-7. Can you believe about 58" of Hg on a standard day take off! What power they could generate.
59.5 wet for C119G
@@captaincrunch8523 Was that the P&W R4360? N6395T (But loved those Piper Arrows - until the wings started falling off.)
@@mmichaeldonavon 3350-89A with Aero Products prop
@@captaincrunch8523 I looked up that engine - was a MONSTER. :- Thanks. p.s. Made a Free Fall Jump from a C-119 over Hondo Texas, "back in the day ":- Circa 1967. Only got to 8,500 feet, but was a fun jump. Took off from Kelly AFB, San Antonio - Flew with the clamshell doors removed. Have a pix of my exit - can't post here. Thanks.
@@mmichaeldonavon Awesome Were you airborne ? I was flight mech and worked jumps at Ft Bragg, jump school at Benning ,cargo, special forces and others . !960-64. Good times.
Was absolutely fantastic ..loved it thanku love an god bless x stay safe x
Beautiful cockpit, great landing on and reception. Good video.
Flew on a DC-6 and 7 as a kid. Never forget the exhausts at night. Love it!
Beautiful!
When I flew out of SJU, that was runway 07. Yup, times change. I was flying DC-3’s then... Thanks for the memories!!
How cool is this!
Wow what a gem!!
What a beautiful airplane, absolutely drop dead gorgeous.
What a treat thanks
Wow you're a really great dc-3 & dc-7 airliner pilot. I'm looking forward to picking me up in Korea later and going on a space trip, which will be a really cool space trip. Thank you
I used to work at SJU back in those days, and vividly remember when they landed while watching from the ramp at Terminal D.
Thats very cool. Now you will see it again!
Just Planes: thank you for providing all these productions throughout the years, which have become icons for aviation fans, collectors, and the industry as a whole. Stay safe my friends!
wonderful memories couldnt be forgoten
Wow you're a really great dc-3 & dc-7 airliner pilot. I'm looking forward to picking me up in Korea later and going on a space trip, which will be a really cool space trip. Thank you
Outstanding!
Great memories of my beautiful beloved parents from the 1941 my dad and mom 1947 from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 to New York. Rip Amen 🙏🏻.
I was just talking about the stories my grandma told me flying from PR to NYC back in the day!! Eastern was#1 in the island back then..
JP....You are lucky.....I am also lucky! Fantastic
filming! Thank You! Stay healthy and have
a nice evening :-) Greetings Betsy.
What a gorgeous old airplane ! Please keep it flying.
It has not flown for like 10 years...
What a great shot of the planes engine starting with the sun gleaning underneath at 15:28.
I love it. I wish I could get an opportunity to land this beauty. I remember how I used to love to ride in the cockpit of this workhorse.
Gorgeous classic livery!
This cockpit is so delightfully NOT sterile!!!!!
Hello justplane 👊 keep up the good work
Such a beautiful airplane ❤
Very nice
Beautiful bird!
16 dislikes, what's not to like, what a beauty.
Now it’s 22 simpletons
@@crespoopserc There will always be stupid people on the planet, ignore them.
Great plane!
Cette magnifique séquence vidéo me rappelle bien des souvenirs d'enfance, lorsque j'étais jeune passager de notre compagnie nationale belge SABENA dans les années 57-59 à bord de leurs DC_7 sur la ligne Bruxelles - Léopldville - Bruxelles. Merci, JusPtlanes, une fois de plus, on en redemande s'il-vous-plaît !!!
Super video
An extremely nostalgic sound for me as this was the usual aeroplane sound during my childhood in the1950s. The DC7 and the Connie were the creme de la creme and even now, the term vintage almost seems an insult when applied to these noble birds! Col NZ.
Buen piloto ¡¡¡¡
What was the max cruising altitude for the DC7?
Looks to have all the cockpit visibility of a Baldwin locomotive. Still pretty cool.
Sweet airplane
Здравствуйте благодарю вас за прекрасный обзор вашего полёта мне понравилась 👍 желаю вам удачи и успехов вашем творчестве!
Antique 💗🛩️
Awesome...and the captain looks like he has at least a million flight hours!
Experience is everything!
Yes, and his landing was greased on with this heavy bird with manual controls that are hard to move.
Great airplane. Real pilots.
A lot of people came out to see this plane. Frank was in the left seat. I have a picture of myself and my '26 model T next to this aircraft at Opa Locka.
That's cool! I bet it's a nice pic!
The column movement looked just like a trap in an E-2!
My friend Carlos “GoGo” Gomez DC-7B. Helped worked on her and recall the day she arrived into KOPF in her faded yellow color
This is here at my home. When was the arrival. Would have love to see them in the air.
.....This is the perfect video to listen "tailgunner" from iron maiden as a background music.
It would have been nice to see the forward cockpit windscreen view of the landing all the way to touchdown. So many of these videos cut away to a shot of the pilot or co pilot wrestling with the controls after showing us 45 seconds of the approach to the runway. Even the replay shot all the way to touchdown was out the right side window. You want to know why they're 17 dislikes? That gets my vote for why.
Amazing that those turbo compounds can still fly on 100LL. I wonder how much MP 100LL allows compared to 115/146.
Lucky You!
As a child my family flew Eastern to Florida, San Juan Puerto Rico and saint Thomas.
During WWII my father was an Aircraft Electrician then he worked for CPA after. If he had to go in on a Sat. I would play in such planes. I had forgotten how smooth a reciprocating engine can be.
flew Eastern from Montreal to Daytona Beach via Boston on boeing 727 many many years ago
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This is one fine looking airliner. Flying these is flying by the seat of your pants. I remember when these were operational back in the day and still think it's a good way to travel if you don't need all the super modern conveniences. Is this aircraft retired for good now?
The last part of the Video when the plane took off was not ISla Verde...anyone know where was it?
Aw! When was this? 💖
Hey Roger looking good
Old Douglas saying....line up the pitot tube with the centerline. Such a gentle landing for no hydraulic flight controls.
Wow, what a beautiful machine. There's just nothing like classical radial engines. Ironically, American aviation was slow to adopt turbine technology due to its perceived complexity, when the increasingly large and powerful radials evolved into far more complex (and unreliable) power-plants.
What's up with the FE's uniform ?, when I flew these in the 60s wore uniform with 2 stripes.
Casually dressed hobbyists.
5:44...When pilots were pilots 👍🙂
Muscle airplanes.. No GPS.. all airmanship!
@@flightdeckpilot678 Let us agree to disagree. Right now almost anybody can or will be able to fly an airplane. One thing is to be an "aviator" and another thing is to be a "computer monitor: :)
@@flightdeckpilot678 Agreed
Which organisation is keeping this aircraft flying?
Eastern 633 December 1959.
Newark to Miami.
Super C Constellation.
Is this a dated film or did they finally get the #3 engine repaired and off static display? Would look forward to seeing this gem....
Old school stuff is adorable
KLM 747: retirees
DC-7: Am I a joke to you?
10 years ago i flew in South America over the andes in a DC-6 .
The real Indiana Jones experience sitting on the ground between Chickens, agricultural produce and farmers wives going to market.
Those umpressurised birds keep on flying.
Awesome. I earned my first wings oñ Eastern airlines in 1979 enroute to San Juan.
What?
Not one for hold planes unless it’s dehavilland but this, this is hot
No slats on these prop a/c?
Thick straight wings with conventional airfoil profiles. No need for slats.
This aircraft was used in the TV show Pan Am on ABC.
Can a full size pilot please help me (I fly giant RC!!) why do prop airliners make their final approach with a nose down attitude but jet airliners are either horizontal or with a slight nose up? I'm not talking about the flare just before touchdown. Thank you.
It’s related to the wing design, these old prop liners do not have leading edge devices like slats, and have straight wings unlike swept wing jet airliners.
So I trust these planes didnt have compression? So they flew low?
I know what the difference is between a supercharged and a turbocharged engine, but I'm still not quite sure what the difference was between a turbocharged engine on a normal fighter and the "power recovery" type of turbocharged engines on the Super Constellation and DC7. They called them "power recovery" turbines, but aren't all turbochargers, by definition, "power recovery" devices? What's special about the power recovery turbines on Super Constellations and DC7s that makes them different from other turbocharged engines?
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When this video was taken i live in Puerto rico no one told me of DC-7 to come to puerto rico
Hi Luis. You can find all the details about this film below.
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A true 4 engine "seat-of-your-pants" aircraft.
Roger Jarman is good people!
This aircraft has to be resurrected. It’s the last DC-7 that’s anywhere close to being airworthy, since the last active DC-7 cargo was more recently retired.