Air Canada Flight Crew Resources? (DC-9-32 project)
Since this is my first post and many are going to certainly wonder why I'm writing this, I'd like to begin by explaining myself and my project briefly. I am a flight simulator enthusiast that couldn't fly due to back injuries and migraines. However, I started a project that has morphed into the recreation of as detailed a DC-9-32 cockpit cabin as I possibly could get.
My aircraft panels came from CF-TMB (727), and I have saved the tags from all other shells that contributed to my project, and am beginning to near the end of purchasing gauges. When I build the cockpit, I want it to tell the story of the crews that she flew though. History is a passion of mine, and it's far easier to get lost in a story when the story is told by the plane, not by the "game". As such, I'd really like to add in personal effects that could be seen, and any sort of reference manuals that could be located would be great as well. I have photos from the cockpit of CF-TLL and a random cockpit layout poster that was sold to me a few years ago, and the instrumentation will be the aircraft in her final configuration (data link upgraded).
Would anyone know of resources where I could find flight crew style uniforms from around the 1990s or early 2000s. The aircraft was in storage as of 2002, and I acquired the main instrument panel around 2010-2012. I have no desire to replicate any sort of current uniforms, but would like to get any of the DC-9-30 manuals, checklists, safety cards, etc...something to add that touch to the simulator to make it even better.
For those wanting to know more on the project, I'd be happy to show pictures from when it was being assembled, and can show the current stuff. I'm working on getting the pedestal ready for interfacing, so that's currently torn down...but I am hoping that the new job and the next 5-8 months can give me the ability to show some people images that do not look like an NTSB crash investigation. The DC-9 is a beautiful aircraft, and I would love to save her history, but also feel it is important to preserve the stories of the pilots, co-pilots, flight crews, and mechanics that kept this beautiful aircraft able to fly for more than 30 years.
Thank you for the time, and I am grateful for whatever help can be offered.
Respectfully,
Jon Butler