Any DC3 pilots need a bit of excitement?

[Fouga23]

You would accept they'd paint it something else then gloss white

[Russ Blow]

I wonder if it will be on this aircraft seeing as it's already over there....

link to photo of BT-67 landing at Kabul

Interesting. So the government is still operating DC3/C47's all these years later.

N 707 BA Registered Owner

Name US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Street 1038 S PATRICK DR HGR 985

City PATRICK AFB State FLORIDA
County BREVARD Zip Code 32925
Country UNITED STATES

[DC3R4DC47]

i actually threw my hat in the ring for that job last year but they werent hiring then,interesting, i have nearly 8k in the old girl,all piston though,and 0 NVG time, NVGs would have been nice to have on many a dark claggy night looking for a runway back in my jurassic days,Godspeed whoever mans that cockpit in the 'stans. the spit is not germane to this,i just like spits !

[Randy Haskin]

Not really all that unusual. Plenty of contractors flying N-reg airplanes in combat zones supporting the fight.

L3, Dynamic, Evergreen, Avenge, etc...all actively hiring people for these types of jobs (although not in the Basler, but many types that civilian pilots will have experience in, like King Airs, Dash 7/8, Metroliner, etc).

Pay is decent to above average, although there's a lot of time away from home, somewhat austere living conditions, and of course the threat of living and flying in a combat zone (and being in a very unique status as far as being a non-combatant).