Where to fly a Convair 580??

[QuasarZ]

wow.. this has been pulled from a while back!

 

[PHXFLYR]

The 580 looks like it would be a beautiful machine.

Flew the Allison engines on Electras and the Convair airframe on a Convair 640.

The 640 was a PIG. But I bet that 580 would be one sweet BIATCH.

NWA was still flying them in pax service at the time (87-89?) and I envied those airplanes.

The radial versions I know nothing about. I bet they were nice too.

Again the 640 was a PIG. Not a good match with the Rolls-Royce engines. "The Whistling Sh*T-House" we called her...couldn't hear a dam n thing, and it handled like KrAp...with NO power to spare!

But, alas, I loved her...much as I did ALL my Ex-Wives. She was one of my "firsts"..

YKW

I flew for Bar Harbor Airlines when they had CV600's.That was the original,smaller CV240 airframe with the Rolls Royce engines. Never had the opportunity to fly it,but non-reved in it quite a bit. I was surprised as to how little vibration there was in the pax cabin for a propeller- driven airplane. Sure wish I had stuck around there long enough to have flown her.


PHXFLYR

 

[PHXFLYR]

There is an outfit in Pontiac, Michigan that flies auto parts with 580's. I flew my first Capt's trip in an Allegheny 580 back in '69.

Used to watch you guys come in and out of ISP many years ago while learning how to fly and working line service at the local FBO. Looked like one rugged airplane. I recently saw some pictures of the North Central CV580 that had a midair with a C150 somewhere over MKE back around the 1969-1970 time frame . The Cessna embedded itself into the right side of the fuselage aft of the cockpit and that ol' Convair landed safely at MKE with the 150 protruding from the side without so much as breaking a sweat. That must have been one tough old bird. Would have loved to have flown her in her day!

PHXFLYR

 

[Whine Lover]

Deah Suh,

Weah I come from we call that "Bah Hahbah Ayuh Lines".

Yessuh.

YKW

 

[PHXFLYR]

A-yuh.


PHXFLYR

 

[beytzim]

I flew the CV640/600 for Kitty Hawk and got a whopping 200-300fpm on a typical summer day fully loaded (both engines). Great airplane to learn how to to fly.

Make sure you read "FATE IS THE HUNTER" before getting checked out in of these - it'll give you some perspective.

Also, El Paso has several convairs parked at Cutter Aviation.

Later.

 

[727C47]

I flew the CV640/600 for Kitty Hawk and got a whopping 200-300fpm on a typical summer day fully loaded (both engines). Great airplane to learn how to to fly.

Make sure you read "FATE IS THE HUNTER" before getting checked out in of these - it'll give you some perspective.

Also, El Paso has several convairs parked at Cutter Aviation.

Later.

Sounds like a DC-3 I used to know,climbing out at gross on a summers day, I saw '427 ,one of my old CV340's parked at Cutter ELP. looking a little worse for the wear, while heading to the hotel,a month or 2 back.

 

[Captain Morgan]

Just curious if anyone knows if there are some CV-580's still cruising around. I would love to fly one of those. I am not a big fan of this SJS crap, it makes me sick, cannot stand it. Anyhow, other than IFL group, is there anyone else?

Thanks a lot. I posted this in the majors cause I figure there would be some older folks in here that maybe appreciate the good ole' beast

I agree! I hate SJS, but I say be proud of the plane you fly. We need good ol' school people in the modern planes to teach people about real flying so not all is lost. It is a shame that we can't handle one of these wonderful machines anymore. I would love to go to IFL, but I have a family and can't move to Detroit.

CM

 

[airplane wizard]

What year did NWA stop flying the 580's?

 

[727C47]

87-88 ,i used to watch them turn through,DAY, a classic.

 

[EX_CV580FR8Dawg]

IFL was a fun time, flew with some great people. Good MX and Great A/C! Don't miss the lack of the schedule however!

 

[a320drivr]

I flew the 580 for Sierra Pacific Airlines. When they got rid of them I flew the last one to Dorval to be used for parts for some candian operator. Best TP I ever flew. Loads of power. I remember doing 250 to the marker then coming back to idle and those big aeroproducts props acting like a huge speed brake. Also during training doing V1 cuts and it would still climb at 3000fpm.

 

[727C47]

we used to do V1 cuts in the R2800 powered CV340,and only get 400 fpm,what a difference that Allison makes.

 

[JessMan]

I've just recently noticed that Rhodes Aviation out of BAK has gotten their Convair flying. It looks like they've got a couple of flights in on flightaware.com

 

[Golden Falcon]

Flew the machine in all kinds of places..yes indeed she was a great lady!!!