“Oh man, one of my favorite planes. I love cargo planes.”
Yup, the C-47 and the civilian passenger version DC-3 were the planes that began the modern er of flight. I watched the video and it’s my guess the pilot didn’t know what the hell he was doing.
They are rugged as hell. Looks like he didn’t have enough air speed to fly.
snoringbear, you might want to refrain from making assumptions. There could be several reasons why this occurred and it is best to wait for the FAA/NTSB investigation to be completed before making wild statements, especially about the capabilities of the pilots. Those flying are my friends and they are quality pilots. I have watched the videos over and over since this happened this morning and can see several indications of possible causes but I would never give into speculating publicly or post about it on a national forum.
There was a DC-3 that crashed on take off in ST. Louis years ago because the ground crew filed it with jet fuel.