Carenado 337

[SeanTK]

The Carenado "Cessna 337" is close to completion, with new shots posted:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 878&type=1

Multiple late development exterior and interior shots. Includes a nice, albiet Aussie, Westpac livery.

[cowpatz]

Ah the push - me - pull - me - tangle foot. Nice.

[deeknow]

Nice one, cool aircraft, bet they're fun to fly too performance wise.
We even have one on the nz register: http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/skymast.html
And I remember reading a book about air central who operated one out of taupo a while back

[Charl]

Facebook...
OMG!
"Sebastian Zambrano, Jose Enrique Simisterra Caicedo and Juanjo Martínez Palacio like this."
WTH? LOL!

Ah well, seriously, it looks very good indeed.
I have the FSD model which will take some beating, be interesting to compare.
It's a great flyer, I always turn off the back engine in the cruise... because you can!

Didn't realise there were any left in NZ, seems there are two:
DFT Wanaka
FZA Auckland
but painted as O-2A's

[SeanTK]

A few NZ examples from the past. Repainters, ready your brushes!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pZObOltWe58/TZuo...r+B+Whebell.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UTtVlwZDbz0/S7pe...aul+%282%29.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UTtVlwZDbz0/S6QA...ir+Chathams.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UTtVlwZDbz0/S6QA...20+TAI+NZHS.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UTtVlwZDbz0/S5n4...ir+Services.jpg

[Naki]

Looks great doesn't it.

ZK-DRO was sold to Australia and is now the Westpac SAR 337 which is one of the Carenado models.

Zk-TSH is a pressurised 337 by the looks which is different from the Carenado model

ZK-TAI is still around apparently but in pieces waiting for a rebuild

ZK-DFT is owned by Garth Hogan who owns the P-40N....not sure whether it is still flying

ZK-FZA is also a pressurised model..

http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1063682/

[deeknow]

QUOTE (Charl)

I have the FSD model which will take some beating, be interesting to compare.[/quote]
Hey Charl, FSD have a discount on the 337 this weekend, puts it at about half the price of the typical Carenado, u reckon its a good buy?
Love the idea of the aircraft, just not sure I'd fly it enough to warrent a full price purchase

update: just found a couple of posts at 3rdLevelNZ about the Taupo Air Services 337 I was thinking of, and 3 others that Air Chathams have operated....
http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2010/03/tau...r-services.html
http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2010/03/ces...r-chathams.html

Last edited by deeknow on Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Ian Warren]

Sean , A bit of trivia , http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UTtVlwZDbz0/S6QA...ir+Chathams.jpg .... this photo would be dated between 1970-1972 at Christchurch International , the white structure to the left is the old Airport Crash Services , now placed a kilometer away .

[deeknow]

I just noticed, all those photos you posted Sean are from the blog posts of 3rdLevelNZ, you should really give them some credit for it (or is it your blog?

[Splitpin]

Oh yes....Ive been waiting for this one.

[SeanTK]

QUOTE (deeknow @ Aug 19 2011,10:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I just noticed, all those photos you posted Sean are from the blog posts of 3rdLevelNZ, you should really give them some credit for it (or is it your blog?

It's a great website, and I enjoy browsing through it for repaint ideas! Not sure who runs it or if they're a forum member. Didn't mean to offend you or anyone else by not explicitly mentioning the source. Slipped my mind....

http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/

[deeknow]

Nah mate, no offense, just courtesy I guess, yeah its an awesome blog ay

[Charl]

QUOTE (deeknow @ Aug 20 2011,2:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey Charl, FSD have a discount on the 337 this weekend, puts it at about half the price of the typical Carenado, u reckon its a good buy?

Carenado HD series will have the edge, the FSD model is a couple of years old now.
But at the price, I wouldn't hesitate
Like their Porter, it set new benchmarks at the time - it is a real flyer's aircraft.
Some screens:







it can look quite ungainly sometimes, and I remember thinking of it as an extreme oddity years ago.
But then you remember it is a twin, and a serious aeroplane...

[deeknow]

Looks good Charl, interesting shots that show more detail that the FDS homepage ones.
You've convinced me.

[connor]

I remember seeing a 337 as a kid and thinking it was the strangest thing!

[deeknow]

I hate to hijack a thread (no wait, I dont really) with a competing product but I bought the FSD 337 and it really is a good buy, exterior lacking a little I'm sure polygon wise but it sure is frame-rate friendly, has a mean sound pack (they MUST have been terribly noisy things to ride in), is a fun aircraft to fly, and seems to perform well, of course it should with two props I guess.

update: all aerobatic tom-foolery aside, the FSD has a real nice VC view, was buzzing about just now with TrackIR and was loving it, the 337 seems to have lots of open forward windshield area, not so good out the sides however

Anyway, here's a screenie of me doing some sight-seeing over Hamilton airport

[Ian Warren]

Dean , Least we no your flying Downunder

[Charl]

Yup, as I said, it's a Flyer.
Be good if a proud new Carenado owner comes back here to post some screens and comments in due course.

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Charl @ Aug 22 2011,2:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yup, as I said, it's a Flyer.
Be good if a proud new Carenado owner comes back here to post some screens and comments in due course.

I will

[AndrewJamez]

Head over to airdailyX to see 2 new iluminated virtual cockpit shots of carenados C377. Their panels are just getting better and better!!