Originally Posted by
hoss58
A couple of memories.
Many years ago as a F.S.O working the airspace between YMML and YPAD in the summer months, in the late afternoon/early evening ATC would call on the hotline intercom "details without notice IPA" etc as the Argosys weren't able to climb into CTA or remain there when the temps got quite high.
Had many beers with Jack Mcdonald at the cockpit bar at Essendon airport. One evening a group of us were having a couple of cleansing ales when Jack walked in after a training session during his DC9 conversion. "'The book says on RWY 26 i can get to just before V1, abort and not run of the end of the runway onto the Tulla freeway. F...ing bull****" or words to that effect.
Saw Jack flying at the Caboolture airshow in a Bristol bi plane ( i think.) a couple of years ago. I think the announcer said Jack was 88 at the time.
Cheers Hoss.
Jack turned 90 this year and has had a hip replacement carried out. He's still in fine form although a bit challenged by the results of the op.