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Old Aug 1, 2012, 7:27 pm
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Great report JC. ^

What a lovely aircraft......ten times better looking than those modern things.
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Old Aug 2, 2012, 6:45 am
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An absolute gem of a report. Love it ^^^^^^
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Old Aug 2, 2012, 3:39 pm
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Originally Posted by thegrailer

Side note: Are these Johnny Point earning flights?
Of course Mr Grailer. And as a Johnny Points Esmeralda Aguardiente Elite Plus member you even get to ride the pony back to the terminal building
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Old Aug 2, 2012, 4:14 pm
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How can one arrange this?

Al Jazeera hada very interesting program about DC 3s in Colombia.

Enjoyed your report. Hilarious.
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Old Aug 3, 2012, 7:00 am
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Amazing report Very much reminded of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Was there an inflatable life raft in the hold ?
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Old Aug 3, 2012, 9:46 am
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Originally Posted by malkie
Amazing report Very much reminded of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Was there an inflatable life raft in the hold ?
Nope, didn't see an inflatable life raft anywhere
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Old Aug 3, 2012, 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by Herb687

Something like this could make a really cool Flyertalk DO in the future for those of you that frequent our CommunityBuzz board.

I'd much rather do a DC-3 flight in Colombia than a "private jet"
Originally Posted by so3003
Now that would be awesome! I'd consider going to South America just to do that actually! (if the wife would let me )
Originally Posted by Circumknowitall
That sounds awesome! I would be interested
Originally Posted by thegrailer

I am in for one of these - let us know how to book on the next trip.
Originally Posted by Bretteee
How can one arrange this?
Right I have to tippy-toe carefully around the FT terms of service but I have already said in this thread that I would happily make this into an FT DO of some sorts and plan everything this end in Colombia if a gang of you want to come down and fly around in a similarly aged bird.

To avoid this being a commercial post (although it is always a grey area for FT DOs) We will put this together at cost for discerning FTers that wish to do it. So about 15% cheaper.

Obviously you'd need someone with some Community Buzz clout to get the ball rolling and muster the troops, although I could chip in with any planning and suggested itineraries.

The relevant page on our website is Caño Cristales 3 day trip which is what this TR relates to. Since posting this trip report we have also added The DC-3 Experience

I will PM all of you quoted in this post with a link to this post. If you want to go on a DC-3 then that is how it is done.
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