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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Aug 2009, 02:14
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

A former Ansett DC9 Captain who retired in 1975...

A former Ansett DC9 Captain who retired in 1975 (approx.) R A (Bob) Bennett is now 94 years young and still going strong attending lunches etc.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Apr 2009, 02:51
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Thread drift but Vince Collins expressed a wish...

Thread drift but Vince Collins expressed a wish upon retiring of doing some DC3 flying and perhaps instructing. Does anyone know of Vince's whereabouts.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Apr 2009, 10:07
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

James4th. Thanks for the respectable reply. Upon...

James4th. Thanks for the respectable reply. Upon hindsight I was a little cruel in my comments.

Yesterday is history and we can not change that. Based on your reply you may have been in the wrong...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Apr 2009, 11:08
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

James4th. If it was not for the low productivity...

James4th. If it was not for the low productivity of pilots in Aust before 1990 you would possibly have been the most experienced DC9 pilot in the world. In my humble opinion 8 years as an F/O and 8...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Mar 2009, 11:42
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Whilst not a TAA pilot Capt Vince Collins of AN...

Whilst not a TAA pilot Capt Vince Collins of AN flew the DC9 (ex Viscount) in command from early 70 to late 79 before he went to the B727. I think Vince held the AN record for the most number of DC9...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Mar 2009, 23:31
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

I am surprised that there has been no mention of...

I am surprised that there has been no mention of the VH-TJP incident at MEL on R/W 27 in 1978. Capt Mike Crooke and F/O Robert Lupton had a 'close shave' when they touched 192 metres short of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Mar 2009, 22:54
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

RodH. If my memory serves me correct TAA (Don...

RodH. If my memory serves me correct TAA (Don Winch) won the toss to land first but due to a wind change the duty runway became the short N/S runway. As the 'cameras' were set up for a landing on the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Mar 2009, 08:32
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

As this thread must be getting close to running...

As this thread must be getting close to running out of stories re the DC9 it be remembered that the initial preference by TAA was for the BAC111. No doubt there was political pressure to buy the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Mar 2009, 10:53
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Dog One. At AN when a new type was introduced the...

Dog One. At AN when a new type was introduced the initial crews were sourced from numerous types. When the DC9 was introduced the initial school of 20 pilots consisted of mainly Viscount and DC6B...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Feb 2009, 09:59
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Dog One. KGI was viable to pick up fuel in the...

Dog One. KGI was viable to pick up fuel in the 60s/70s for the DC9. It was less suitable for the B727, especially the B727-200. My B727 'notes' show the comment "Landing ok but it may be necessary to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2009, 22:33
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Dog One. The nominal cruise speed of the AN...

Dog One. The nominal cruise speed of the AN DC9-30 was .76. The cruise speed ADL-PER varied to provide the minimum fuel burn. Head winds were a serious challenge at times so flight planning both...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2009, 09:05
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Pedota. Ex Capt Alan W..son would have been...

Pedota. Ex Capt Alan W..son would have been referring to the DC9-30 operating ADL-PER and not SYD-PER. AN scheduled the DC9 ADL-PER on a few occasions with a maximum payload of 80 adults and nil...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2009, 08:44
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Aye Ess. The DC9 depicted in your posting is...

Aye Ess. The DC9 depicted in your posting is actually a DC9-20 series as originally ordered by Ansett ANA. There is even reference to the DC9-20 series in the advertisement.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2009, 08:40
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

sixtiesrelic. I have just found some information...

sixtiesrelic. I have just found some information relating to tyre pressures on the AN DC9. The aircraft were fitted with Dunlop XLP 42 X 15 tyres developed by Dunlop in Melbourne for operations on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Feb 2009, 23:53
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

C441. For the interest of readers I think the...

C441. For the interest of readers I think the Capt. of the AN DC9 that went to GTE was Graeme Stewart.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Feb 2009, 11:44
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Bob Binning former QF cabin crew and ex Ansett...

Bob Binning former QF cabin crew and ex Ansett F27/Dc9/B727 Captain authored a book called "What a way to fly" in 1987. I can recall one story in the book when Bob operated a Dc9 HBA-MEL Casino...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jan 2009, 03:37
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Some readers may be surprised to hear that the...

Some readers may be surprised to hear that the original interest by AN in the DC9 was the series 20. Ansett-ANA signed a letter of intent for 6 DC9-20's on 17/3/64. The series 30 was then offered and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jan 2009, 13:39
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Stationair8. Ansett operated the DC9 on a ad-hoc...

Stationair8. Ansett operated the DC9 on a ad-hoc basis BNE-ISA-BNE usually usung Flight Numbers 1692/1691. Most departures from ISA were at approx. 0400Lt to enable a resonable payload to be...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jan 2009, 11:19
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Stationair8. TN operated the DC9 to Forrest one...

Stationair8. TN operated the DC9 to Forrest one one occassion and I think AN operated the DC9 to Tennant Creek on one occassion.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jan 2009, 02:01
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

WHBM. Do not forget the B737-200A capabilities...

WHBM. Do not forget the B737-200A capabilities that could not be matched by the DC9-32. MEL-PER and MEL-DRW nonstop for starters. Year round CNS-BNE and BNE-MEL without baggage off-loads off the old...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2009, 01:12
Replies: 745
Views: 244,001
Posted By B772

Centaurus. Interesting fact especially as the...

Centaurus. Interesting fact especially as the first 2 Ansett B737-200 pilots (Mal W and Ted W) did their line training with Air Nauru.
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