Let's see your CB1100 out on the road!

[flynrider]

I got the rare opportunity to skydive out of a DC-3 in '98 in Perris Valley, CA - it was an awesome experience. I was the first guy out the door so I had to hang onto a bar on the fuselage while waiting for everyone else to get into position for the dive. Afterwards I noticed my jump suit was covered in oil from the engine. I was amazed that it could still fly spewing that much oil.

What a great historic plane.

It's typical to put large barrels or catch pans under the engines when parked. In flight, they generally burn/leak about a gallon of oil per hour.

I'm also a big fan of the Gooney Bird. Many are still at work, over 80 years after the type first flew in 1935.

I saw this one at West Yellowstone a few years back. It's been converted to turboprop engines and delivers smoke jumpers to forest fires every summer.