Flying a DC-3 to Greenland, Engine Won't Start

passing the ridge at a very steep angle. - If we go over the glacier and cross it. - Well. - See what I mean? - Yes. - Does that help you? - Yes. - The other option here is to establish a long, wide base that goes down that groove and turns towards the end. - Can you get it around the corner and everything? And if you go up the glacier now you will have to climb above three. Make that turn. - That's pretty high. - Uh, the airports here. - Yes. - Where is the correct tailwind you are going to? - Uh, I think we need more time.

I'm not sure that's going to work. - Look across this gorge up here. Spit to the other side. - What I would like to do is take a look at it. Did you know? Let's go to track six. Alright. Narsarsuaq Douglasthree three six one one we will be preparing for runway zero six right now. - November three three six one one received, runway zero six the wind is two two zero magnetic nine knots. Alpha tailwind nine knots Final report. - Six one one. - Let's go to the fins a quarter. - Quarter lapels. - Slow down. - Slow down. - Landing checklist to the line, landing gear. - Latch down, lever in neutral, air pressure high, green light, gear down. - Down and locked, handle in neutral.

High pressure, green light, landing. - Below. - Misture comes out rich car. Boost pumps are on, we're online. - Understood. - Uh, this visual approach slope intersects the terrain, so we'll be above it - Okay - My plan is, this is our tailwind. I want to rotate the base so that it is parallel to that ridge line and then rotate it final. - Well. - Does that work for you? It won't stabilize at 500 feet; will make the turn below 500 feet. That's ok. - Yes. - 2300 feet right now. Three-quarter fins. - 90 knots. And slowing down slightly. 2200 feet. - Okay,

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ing to go down. - Roger, you're still at three-quarter flaps at 90 knots. - My plan is for you to get rid of the rest of the flaps once I'm pretty sure I have the energy equation nailed down. - Okay - Okay, coming left: 1700 feet, 95 knots.

Line Full Flaps Landing Checklist - Full Flaps. - Landing checklist from the line. The accessories are in place, the flaps are in place and the landing checklist is complete. Good to call, turning the last 1,500 feet and 95 knots. - So we will have to look tall and receive pushes from behind. - Correct. - Two and a half miles away should be about seven fifty, so you're a little high, 87 knots. - Narsarsuaq, Douglas three three six one one finally turning towards runway zero six. - November three three six one one received, wind two three zero the magnetic quantity increased, tailwind one zero knots there is no traffic on the runway. - Six one one thank you.

Alright, you're at 200 feet and 95 knots. - Put me 23 hundred RPM. - I understand that 2,300 are coming. Yes, I have a DADDY who is amazing. And it says you're down, interesting, 95 knots. Still 95 knots. 90. 85. 80. (laughs) The best of the group. - November three three six one one in ground time zero one one, you can evacuate via the taxiway Bravo - Okay, now I can smile. - Look at these. - I know. - Welcome to Greenland! (upbeat music) - Hey guys, we've arrived in Greenland, the weather is amazing, we have plenty of fuel, so we'll be ready to go in the morning.

Let's go eat something. Explore a little and get up there and do it again tomorrow. We had an amazing meal and checked into our hotel. Narsarsuaq Hotel, it's really the only option here, but it's really cool because it's these World War II barracks like everything here is basically remnants of World War II, this is where the United States came and built their base so that we could arrive. to Europe and now the old barracks is the hotel, the cafeteria is the restaurant, the chef stayed late, as you know, six or seven. When we got here we had this fantastic thing, like potatoes with pork, it was great and we were walking.

It's just amazing here. So the hotel is literally an army barracks from World War II. There are a couple of beds, probably a sink with original furniture, the bathroom is shared with another room. If you were here in 1942, this is where you would have stayed. - (reading checklist) (

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