Goodly afternoon all...

Got a little free time on my hands so came up with this post.

I was admiring Larry's "Patchz" post "Long Tieng Beta Test" on the forums and the old Cessna Skymaster brought back some fond memories and chew the rag sessions at the old bugsmasher airfield between a bunch of old retired rocking chair flying geezers.

Here is what I found at a Transport Canada Site:

The multi-engine centre line thrust class rating is valid only for an individual multi-engine centre line thrust aeroplane type endorsed on the licence. An applicant who meets the requirements for a multi-engine rating also meets the requirements for a multi-engine centre line thrust rating.

Now having flown, bought and sold several Cessna Skymasters the 1964 Skymaster 336 was one of my favourite aircraft to fly. It had fixed landing gear and you really had to keep an eye on the rear engine temperatures as they used to overheat.  Still a good aircraft and fun to fly.

After several years and buying and selling several other single engine types along came the Cessna Skymaster 337.  These were produced around 1965, were larger, had retractable landing gear and a dorsal air scoop for the rear engine.
The first few I was told that came off the assembly line had problems with gear extension.  The pilot would open his door, use a johnny bar to reach down and give the gear a pull.  This problem was fixed as I never had a problem myself.
The aircraft was also great too fly but expensive to maintain.
Pressurized and turbo versions followed.

What you see in Larry's post is the Cessna O-2 Skymaster or the military version.  Much nicer aeroplane range wise and lots of windows.
It could also shoot pointy things which hurt if they hit you.  HMMMM...not sure if they could be used for bear or deer hunting...

So what is the point of this post?

Be careful what you post what you fly here at Simviation as flying a Cessna O-2 or 337 requires either a Multi-Engine Rating or a Centerline Thrust Rating.

I have heard the moderators are checking on what rating we actually have....

Members have actually disappeared into the Simviation Dungeon only to be found wandering about the forums much later mumbling to themselves and covered in sticky marmalade....

Well thought I would just bring this little information forward to you Larry "Patchz" for anyone who wants to fly the Skymaster at Long Tieng... ...or anywhere else...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Awesome Larry...just awesome...

Who has more fun than we do...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

You realize how old you are to have that number?  Mine was issued in 1967 - 1799780 - over one and theequarter mil and yours is less than half a mil  - you are really old  .

Goodly morning all...

Here in Canada a police officer or anyone else for that matter when looking at a Motor Vehicle Drivers Licence can see the entire Date of Birth in the Licence Number.

We hear that Military Drivers Licences are going the same way and will be plastic the same as the Military Identification Card.

I wonder if Transport Canada will catch on and make the Pilots Licence plastic with the Date of Birth incorporated into the licence number.   Would seem like a good idea to me.

Then again we have the Boaters Licence, Gun Licence and Hunting Licence...so much plastic but it would save on paper and plastic like paper is recyclable and would last longer.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Flying Trucker wrote on Dec 5^th, 2010 at 8:52am:
My Captain Midnight decoder ring ranks right up there with my pilots' license - I don't even have the debris from my shredded medical.  In Alaska, at age sixty, I qualified for a lifetime hunting and fishing license - free.  Here in Washington you need separate licenses for fresh water, salt water, shell fish etc etc.  Still have my '007' number though  .

Goodly morning all...

Oh yes Larry we do but unlike our son's and daughters the old girl and I have not hunted in several years.

I would rather seem them in the bush than on the table but do not get me wrong, neither of us has turned down a wild game dinner...
We usually manage one or two wild game dinners around Christmas put on by a family member or the neighbours we had at the old homestead...

We still Trap and Skeet shoot along with target shooting at the local range (which by the way is upping it's membership in January again....
I prefer the revolver over the pistol but use both and there are just too many rifle and shotguns to mention...

Like flying target shooting is a great past time but here it is getting very expensive if you are a club member.  The clubs now also want you to be at or work several functions a year such as bartending, clean up etc...etc...

I think at the end of this month the old girl and I will call it quits at most clubs as we want more time to ourselves and we both feel we have done our part...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

patchz wrote on Dec 8^th, 2010 at 12:54pm:

Dirty Larry??

patchz wrote on Dec 7^th, 2010 at 10:05pm:
Time - mostly  .  Living in Alaska and not hunting and fishing is just like living in sin.  My kids didn't eat beef 'til we moved to the big city.  Along the way, I caught the fish, dug the razor clams and even trapped a few furry critters.  Having a plane didn't hurt  .