| Reviews |
This
title from Just Planes Videos follows this
company's well establised formula. What you get is
good camerawork along with a general presentation
of the airline, in this case Cubana. All stages of
a flight are documented, and there is plenty of
cockpit radio and intercom traffic along with some
footage shot in the passenger cabin. What is
different here, not to say more exotic, is the
selection of aircraft that are exclusively of
Russian origin ; the backdrops at various South
American airports that include the odd propliner
(DC-6 etc) and the fact that in many cases the
flight crew are speaking English despite this not
being their mother tongue. Nine sectors are covered
in their own chapters, the first one Havana-Bogota
in an Ilyushin 62. There are 2 of them in a Yak42D
filmed from the passenger cabin.
Reviewed by Aircraft Illustrated |
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| Comments |
OK
guys, you hit it out of the park with this DVD....
Th IL-62 flight to and from Bogota is just
stunning!!!!! What a great chance to see how this
beautiful beast is operated.... It's so great to
see an "old-style" flight deck, with the navigator
& flight engineer panels. Also the An-24 &
Yak-42 presentations are great. The scenery is also
beautiful. This is my 5th DVD, but it's definitely
the best one I have. Thanks for a great
show Carlos
Augusto Narvaez,
COLOMBIA |
This DVD is awesome! I really enjoyed the three Soviet aircraft featured on this DVD! I liked the walkarounds of the Ilyushin 62M and the Antonov 24RV because it is nice to learn of what you need to be looking for when your doing this check. I really did like the cockpit presentations of all aircraft which did enlighten me on lots of stuff that I didn't know about their cockpits! I also enjoyed the Cubana Maintenance presentation in English and Spanish, also liked the roundtrip in the cabin of the Yakovlev 42D which was cool and last but not least the cuban destinations and scenery. Thanks to all pilots for their great presentations! This DVD is a must have! Spencer Mitchell, USA |
An
airline pilot who is a friend of
mine recommended this video to me simply
because he said you will see instruments and
systems in the Russian airliners that you would
never have seen before in the North American and
other European manufacturers cockpits. I was truly
impressed with the aircraft shown in this video. I
loved the nose tiller that was mounted on top of
the Captain's yoke of the IL-62 and loved the
navigator and flight engineer panels on the
aircraft. The weather radars in both the IL-62 and
AN-24 are neat to view as well. I thought that the
YAK-42 cockpit was much easier to understand than
the other two aircraft mentioned. I really enjoyed
the flight into and out of Guatemala City which
looks like a challenge for pilots.
The walkaround of the IL-62 was also
nice. The pilots/crews had a very hard time with
the English but as one reviewer said, it isn't
their mother tongue. Nonetheless, they tried very
hard to tell us everything about their
airplanes and in great detail as well so this
effort was much appreciated. I am glad that I have
this volume to accompany my Cubana A320/330 and ATR
DVD. It is nice to see both the new and old
technologies together despite the fact that the
older aircraft may be retired soon. A great DVD and
a true joy for those who like Russian/classic
jets and seeing instruments that they wouldn't see
everyday. Jeff
Schapira, CANADA
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Always
really interesting to see how russian aircraft
work. Nice dvd!! Nice Country!!!Alejandro
Fraire Alvarado,
MEXICO |
Congratulations
again, the Cubana´s IL-62 DVD. It is fantastic.
This is the first time Iwas able to see the cockpit of
Russian airliner. Ricardo
Ruiz Valley,
MEXICO |
I
just watched your Cubana IL-62/AN24/YAK42 DVD, and
wanted to say how much I enjoyed it. I must say the
picture quality is superb, considering the tight
confines of those cockpits, plus the lighting
difficulties with the bright light from the cockpit
windows and the dark instruments. In addition, I
liked the "Flight in Cabin" feature at the end. The
stunning shots of that volcano near GUA were great!
Tim
Chaloner, USA |
Very
good job! Miguelo
Torrens, SPAIN |
I've
recently bought and seen your DVD about IL 62
Cubana. I think you've accomplished a perfect work
aboard the aircraft. I consider wonderful the
cockpit description and the overhead panel from
Captain. Thank you for this tribute. Amos
Migliavacca, ITALY |
Just
got through viewing the CUBANA DVD containing the
IL-62, AN-24RV... I enjoy the tours of the cockpit
instrumentation given by many of the flight crew.
Keep up the good work. Tony
Owen, USA |
The
Cubana program is a very good dvd! Marcello
Inglez de Souza,
BRAZIL |
This
fascinating program shows the radical difference
between Russian and Western design practice. The
star of the show is the IL-62M. An enjoyable three
hours viewing. Robert
Apps, UNITED
KINGDOM |
Very
nice. Markku
Siljander, FINLAND |
I
bought 4 DVD's, Avicsa, Cubana, Gol and Aeropostal.
You have excellent dvd's! I send you a
congratulations. Thank you for bringing us videos
of the fantastic world of aviation! Ever
Rosas, MEXICO |
I recently finished watching the Cubana AN-24/IL-62/YAK-42 program. I have been fascinated with the Soviet aircraft operations at Cubana for a very long time. This program offers a fantastic look inside Cubana's classic Soviet fleet. The pilot commentaries and cockpit walk-throughs were my favorite. This was my first JustFlight program and I loved it. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested.
David B, USA |
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