Paging Kalitta L-1011 Pilots
I'm hoping to contact the pilot(s) who flew N106CK to the boneyard at Victorville sometime prior to July 2007. Any leads appreciated.
Rgds |
Let me guess.
You're from the FAA and you're here to help. :} |
We can't do any other commercial flying while in the employ of Kalitta:=, but I will ask.
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Earl, Fergineer and / or 411A or your favourites if you want her moving again. Ferrydude probably has some recent experience too.
Don't forget your camera if you do.:ok: Be lucky Dave |
Thanks to all who replied. There's nothing sinister about my request. I have acquired the captain's control yoke from N106CK for display and I'd like to add a bit of first hand history to the exhibit. The state of the placard on the yoke suggests that Autoland was in use right to the end. Is this so?
Any stories about N106CK will be much appreciated. Rgds |
Is this so? His idea was to maintain with a blunt screwdriver and a hammer...does not work well with the L1011 aircraft. He found out the hard way. |
Not necessarily....and especially in the case of Kalitta. His idea was to maintain with a blunt screwdriver and a hammer...does not work well with the L1011 aircraft. |
Remember Connie Kalitta, once said, "I made enough money off drag racing that I could afford a hobby, owing an airline". |
I'm guessing they didn't operate a fleet of aircraft with expired LLPs though... |
I can fairly well assure you, all the L-1011's did auto-lands to the very end. I think I did the last revenue flight with that one. I'd have to check my log.
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Hi Dave....Sadly my UK loicence has expired, my antiguan licence may still be valid though. N reg so it wont matter at all as they wont let me fly it.
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You Bet Auto Land worked!!! It had to!!!.. cause we were so fatigued most of the time.:ok:
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Thanks for the recommend AVGAS, not current on this type anymore either.
Sounds like they are stripping this one down with the yoke gone etc. Sad ending for a great airplane. |
Thanks again to everyone who responded. Sadly Earl is correct. The aeroplane has been parted out and broken up. It's a sad end for any aeroplane but the museums of the world can't save them all. Does anyone have any anecdotes about N106CK?
Rgds |
A potted history from the German L1011 website
msn 293C-1211 Version : L1011-385-1-15-200(F) [-200] First Flight: 05.05.81 Powered by: 3 x Rolls Royce RB211-524B402 MTOW (lbs): 474.000 Complete flying time (Hours): 51875 Landings: 13782 Status : Stored Curriculum vitae 15.05.1981 delivered British Airways ; registered G-BHBP ; leased British Airtours ; named Whitesand Bay 03/1982 returned British Airways 05/1985 leased British Airtours ; named Osprey 10/1985 returned British Airways 31.12.1990 total hours: 32150 22.05.1991 stored Mojave 08/1991 leased Air Lanka ; re-registered 4R-ULM 11/1994 returned British Airways ; re-registered G-BHBP ; stored Cambridge 31.07.1995 G-registration canceled ; bought Marshall Aerospace ; bought American International ; re-registered N106CK 02/1996 converted -200F 05/1999 new name of operator Kitty Hawk International 04/2000 stored Yipslanti 06/2000 stored Rome 04/2001 stored Victorville 07/2002 still for sale via Langdon ; was for Pacific East Asia Cargo at 09/2002 ; not taken up 13.11.2002 bought Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 02.06.2002 moved to or near scrapyard 09.03.2005 seen Victorville 03.05.2006 seen Victorville 12.04.2007 N - registration still valid 13.07.2007 seen Victorville Be lucky David |
any idea what state the landing gear on that A/C was in |
Quote from fergineer
Hi Dave....Sadly my UK loicence has expired, my antiguan licence may still be valid though. N reg so it wont matter at all as they wont let me fly it. Thanks for the recommend AVGAS, not current on this type anymore either. Time you guys got your pens and pencils out, it's autobiography time folks, before it all gets forgotten or there is no one left to write it, please:D Be lucky David |
AvgasDinosaur
Many thanks for the history. I'd still like to contact the pilot who parked her for the last time. Rgds |
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