Flying the An-2 with static line parachutists - GREAT SOUND of a 1,000 hp radial engine!

• Flight to drop first-time parachutists at the Kalachevo Airfield Airport near Chelyabinsk, Russia 🇷🇺 During the climb, on the instructions of the ATC, it was necessary to make an additional circle (left 360°) for holding due to a Yak-52 training aircraft taking off, and then throw the calibration tape twice due to different wind directions at different altitudes (the so-called "veering" or "backing"), which sometimes makes it difficult to determine the exit point. • Date: August 31, 2024 • Airport: Kalachevo Airfield Airport (XSCW), Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia • Aircraft: Antonov An-2T • Pilot in command: Sergey Vyatkin • Equipment used for video filming: GoPro HERO7 Black action camera ⚠️ Please don't forget to like this video, subscribe to my YouTube channel and don't forget to click the notification bell 🔔 • Time marks for easy navigation through the video (chapters): 00:00 Preparing to start the engine 01:52 Start of spinning up the flywheel of the RIM-U-24IR electric inertial starter 02:35 Start of the nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial aircraft engine Shvetsov ASh-62IR with a takeoff power of 735.45 kilowatt (1,000 horsepower) 08:25 Pressing the AChS-1 aviation clock before the takeoff ground roll 08:55 Takeoff from unpaved runway 13 09:50 Beginning of the first turn towards the left crosswind followed by the second turn towards the left downwind (one combined turn by 180°) Climbing to altitude of 800 meters (~ 2,625 feet) 15:52 Beginning of an additional circle (left 360°) for holding due to a Yak-52 training aircraft taking off 18:05 "Get Ready" signal (double beep) for calibration tape 18:20 "Go" signal (single beep) for dropping the calibration tape to determine the exit point 19:45 Making a decision together with the loadmaster about the need to drop the second calibration tape due to the fact that the first one did not land at the calculated point (was supposed to land in the center of the field) 21:21 "Get Ready" signal (double beep) for the second calibration tape 21:36 "Go" signal (single beep) for dropping the second calibration tape to determine the exit point 25:05 "Get Ready" signal (double beep) for the first pass of one parachutists using the DPS parachute systems ℹ️ The DPS parachute system was developed at the Research Institute of Aeroelastic Systems in Feodosia (Ukraine) in the early 2000s based on the Soviet D-6 series 4 parachute system with minor modifications 25:30 "Go" signal (single beep) for dropping the first pass of one parachutist using the DPS parachute system to clarify the exit point (in parachutist jargon, "throw out for meat" 😂) 29:05 "Get Ready" signal (double beep) for the second pass of three parachutists using DPS parachute systems 29:50 "Go" signal (single beep) for dropping the second pass of three parachutists using DPS parachute systems 30:35 View of three descending parachutists of the second pass from the left side of the aircraft 32:05 "Get Ready" signal (double beep) for the third pass of three remaining parachutists using DPS parachute systems 32:15 A nice top-down view of three descending parachutists of the second pass from the right side of the aircraft ❤️ 32:35 "Go" signal (single beep) for dropping the third pass of three remaining parachutists using DPS parachute systems 33:20 Beginning of the descent 35:10 Beginning of the base turn at an altitude of 300 meters (~ 984 feet) and completing "Before Landing" Memorized Flow Checklist 35:20 Switching the automatic propeller AV-2 to a low pitch 35:35 Extending flaps to landing position (30°) 36:00 Approach for landing filmed from outside the aircraft's cockpit canopy 36:48 Landing on unpaved runway 31 37:14 Taxiing along the unpaved runway for the second load of parachutists • Some information from Wikipedia: The Antonov An-2 (USAF/DoD reporting name Type 22, NATO reporting name Colt) is a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau beginning in 1947. Its durability, lifting power, and ability to take off and land from poor runways have given it a long service life. The An-2 was produced up to 2001 and remains in service with military and civilian operators around the world. The An-2 was designed as a utility aircraft for forestry and agriculture, but the basic airframe is adaptable and numerous variants have been developed. These include hopper-equipped crop-dusters, scientific versions for atmospheric sampling, water-bombers for fighting forest fires, air ambulances, seaplanes, and versions for dropping paratroopers. The most common version is the An-2T 12-seater passenger aircraft. All versions (other than the An-3 and the An-2-100) are powered by a nine-cylinder Shvetsov ASh-62 radial engine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov... #An2 #Biplane #GoPro #Skydiving