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I spent a week in the Caribbean in early April flying charters out of
San Juan. Our planes were stuffed away out of sight on apron 7 at SJU. Interesting place there - we shared ramp space with a grounded DC-3, a pair of Convair 440s, a few freight 1900s & Metros, a hunk of 727 fuselage, and a derelict Mallard & PBY. San Juan is home to Four Star - a freight company that flies DC-3s (some with the Baseler turboprop conversion) which is amazing to consider as those planes are 50+ years old and still in revenue service. Watching the Convairs' engines start, it became obvious why there's no mosquito problem on the ramp - you've *never* seen so much smoke from a plane that wasn't on fire... (note to Dudley H: Did those things puke oil when they were new??) It kinda added to the outback vibe of the place - where else but the Caribbean or South America do you see these old props still flying people/freight? I was hoping to see a DC-6 or -7 but no luck. |
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