Jack Curtis

Captain Jack Curtis began his flying career with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War Two,  flying a range of aircraft types, including fighters.

After the war, he joined Trans Australia Airlines and served  throughout Australia and New Guinea.   While with TAA, Jack gained command experience on a number of aircraft  from the Douglas stable, including the DC-3, ,  DC-6B  and DC-9, as well as the Viscount and Boeing 727.

During his flying career, Jack has logged more than 22,000 hours, including  7,000 in the cockpit of the DC-3.

Today,  as a Captain with Dakota National Air,  Jack continues to share his enjoyment of this venerable airliner with a new  generation of  passengers. 

Jack says that the DC-3 is easy to fly, but difficult to fly well, and physically demanding, particularly in a crosswind.  “It’s a real man’s aeroplane.”