Ramp Doggie
The Super 30 tag was allowed by Douglas (or was is McD then) after TN upgraded the cabins and some avionics to the Super 80 specs making them much nicer for the SLF with enclosed roof lockers and engine synch to stop the oscillation in the rear of the cabin caused by the harmonic between the turbines.
One personal favourite with the '9 was when IPEC got the contract to fly 4 (or more) loads of Power Gel, or Gelegnite into DPO as ICI had screwed up the sea shipping arrangements.
Power Gel is very inert in the abscence of detonators, but even so I have never seen multiple arrivals of a DC9 anywhere greased on so gently. The crews were welcomed into the Eeenie Weenie back room and made at home, and even though the load was very safe they were very happy to be on the ground.
It was excellent to see IPA (or it may have been IPF - one was an Argosy, the other a DC9 - time dims the mind) departing on the return empty leg, as it was not hard to urge the crews into a full power departure and Oggie and the other FSU guys were happy to turn a blind eye while still enthusiastically watching.
For any of you who remember Oggie from the DPO FSU, you can find him behind the bar on Spirit of Tasmania and occasionally at the DPO RSL. I also catch up to Neil Fraser there some times and regularl make bookings for Bungy from the DPOKT fireies.
Best all and long live the TN 2 holer.
EWL
Last edited by Eastwest Loco; 12th Feb 2009 at 10:41.