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Non Compos Mentis
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
Posts: 10,655
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Some guys I know used to have one, and didn't get to fly it very much, so they donated it to a missionary group in Alaska, and asked if I wanted to ride along.
The Skymaster is prized for being a great workhorse. The guys in Alaska especially like the earlier 336, the fixed-gear version that was produced for only one year. I'm told it has a different airfiol than the 337 that has better low speed lift, allowing shorter take-off runs.
Great trip. Flew the "Huff & Puff" up to Soldatna, took a Super Cub on floats out to a moose hunting camp, then a Navajo back to Anchorage, and an Alaska 737 back to Seattle.
The Skymaster was used heavily for several years, flying out to remote villages, and even across to Russia a few times, and finally met it's demise in a botched landing.
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