DC-3 for regular flights?

[EHM-1947 Miko]

Hello,

I know the vintage aircraft were indroduced for special events as far as I could see in the forum - but there are either listed as i.e. class 1 aircraft in the Flogger.

My question: May I do regular flights using the DC-3 (as class 1 aircraft instead of the Beech 1900) and pirep the flight afterwards or is it not allowed?

[EHM-0361 Karsten]

Hey Miko,

All aircraft that are in the Museum are for pleasure flying only. So that mean it not allowed.

[EHM-1982 Carlos]

One more thing I've learned today, I though the DC-3 to be allowed since it shows up in the Flight Logger :%

[EHM-1947 Miko]

Originally posted by EHM-0361 Karsten
Hey Miko,

All aircraft that are in the Museum are for pleasure flying only. So that mean it not allowed.

So, regular EHM Flights are not for pleasure Interesting point.

OK, then I have to fly it outside EHM.

[EHM-1703 Philip]

Hello all,

I am really sorry guys, I hope this doesn't upset anyone and I hate to sound defensive but we utilise a small amount of structure in our airline so that EuroHarmony feels a little like a real world airline. A Real World British Airways captain can not come to work and say"I fancy flying an A340-500 today" as BA do not fly them. He may love the old VC10 or Trident also but he can not fly them either!

I guess what I am trying to say is we have a massive fleet and a huge route network, larger than any real world airline, there must be something in there that attracts you without bending the rules. We all do this for pleasure but does that mean that we can not inject some realism as well?

For technical reasons the DC3 had to be assigned a class when we did the airmail event so it will show up on the flogger, that does not mean you can use it for a division flight. The MD17 shows up on the flogger also but you can not use that for flying PAX from Lisbon to Funchal. The Flight Logger is a fantastic peice of software that we are priveledged to have due to the hard work and commitment of a number of developers, please, lets not confuse this with payware software, I'm afraid there are limitations to it.

Fly the DC3 for pleasure by all means but unfortunately you can not log the hours within the airline until such time that it is used in an event or tour. Please accept our appologies for this.

Thanks.

[EHM-1947 Miko]

Hello Philip,

thanks for your long and friendly statement - you are right: EHM has got a large fleet and there is indeed no reason you have to apologise for - it is the most "liberal" VA I know.

But therefore I dared to ask weather it were possible to fly the DC-3 instead of the Beech 1900 - who has to worry about that? OK - realism. But is EHM really a realistic Airline? There are allready loads of different planes that would never make oeconomical sence in real life. Why would one nice old plane more make the airline unrealistic?

And isn't it better EHM Pilots fly for EHM (EHM planes - either vintage or modern - of cause in a good way to represent EHM) and increase the presens in the virtual skies instead of  flying privately as noname pilots?

I would like to understand your point.

But as a EHM "employee" I of cause accept the decision of my "employers" :] - really no problem.

[EHM-1982 Carlos]

I think there's nothing written about using a different aircraft with similar performance, in other words, select a B-1900D and fly the DC-3

[EHM-2089 Vincent]

Hmm Carlos you seem to be giving a good Idea indeed. DC3 is a totally different plane including landing procedures ... you need to touch the front wheels first, also the front wheels come off last off the ground on take off ... you can dip the plane and land etc ... its a fun plane to fly around too.