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Forum: Freight Dogs
2nd Jan 2017, 14:21
Replies: 459
Views: 887,752
Posted By airnostalgia

Flew a DC-3 charter from Dallas to Houston to...

Flew a DC-3 charter from Dallas to Houston to carry a 727 radome from Houston to New Orleans. In that day the -3 was the only airplane available with a cargo door large enough to take it. It weighed...
Forum: North America
30th Dec 2014, 21:51
Replies: 11
Views: 4,284
Posted By airnostalgia

When I was at Continental (now United) we had...

When I was at Continental (now United) we had numerous pilots who were not U.S. citizens. I personally knew a Mexican national, a New Zealander, A Swede, a Dutchman, a Belgian, a Dominican, etc. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 16:43
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,321,205
Posted By airnostalgia

Ah, you beat me to it. Non-standard terminology...

Ah, you beat me to it. Non-standard terminology seems to be the rule rather than the exception between pilots and controllers with whom they work on a regular basis. You're correct - out of...
Forum: Freight Dogs
27th Oct 2012, 01:29
Replies: 29
Views: 20,621
Posted By airnostalgia

All this ignores the fact that the '80 is a crap...

All this ignores the fact that the '80 is a crap airplane. I have many hours in them.
Forum: Freight Dogs
12th Oct 2012, 02:32
Replies: 69
Views: 41,712
Posted By airnostalgia

My first professional gig was F/O on a DC-3...

My first professional gig was F/O on a DC-3 freighter, According to the data plate the airplane was built one year before I was born.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2012, 02:27
Replies: 67
Views: 16,222
Posted By airnostalgia

Pilots who were in mergers with American did not...

Pilots who were in mergers with American did not do well. Talk to a TWA pilot (if you can find one)..
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2012, 03:17
Replies: 209
Views: 117,160
Posted By airnostalgia

The Convair was a great airplane, but if I...

The Convair was a great airplane, but if I remember correctly the hot wing was only certified for "light icing". I don't know if they upgraded it from the recip versions.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Aug 2012, 12:38
Replies: 21
Views: 7,738
Posted By airnostalgia

I interviewed a retired PanAm pilot about twenty...

I interviewed a retired PanAm pilot about twenty years ago and he told me that he used to fly a DC-7 non-stop from Dakar to New York with an alternate of Chicago!
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2012, 18:21
Replies: 518
Views: 214,346
Posted By airnostalgia

Even in the U.S. Captains have the authority to...

Even in the U.S. Captains have the authority to add extra fuel if the conditions call for it.
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