Hangar Flying - HL 179 (3)

Oshkosh AirVenture was reported to me to have been a light year, however, I still missed great moments like the following:

From: phf_larson@yahoo.com
To: phf_larson@yahoo.com
Sent: 8/16/2013 1:33:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: DC 3s at Oshgosh, 2013; reflections

 

One  unmarked image is of "The Blue Room"  image w/ black leather-like seat (cover for the Honey Bucket) with  black and ? gold wall covering. 

Note the three DC-3s in a row; they were gracious to let us enter before moving the aircraft before the next airshow.

1964  Central Airlines winter uniform  flown by stewardesses on DC-3s and Convairs. (Had to dig this pic out for an up coming h. s. reunion.)

(We are grateful to F/O Lou Simmons of Central Airlines who introduced Allen and I while on a DEN layover Valentine's eve, 1964.

They met  during the time when Allen was a mechanic with KC Flying Service...who serviced Central Airlines' planes; Lou taught Allen to fly gliders.)

 

If there is an interest, let me know.

At a later time, I'll send some more EAA coverage--

Stearman pics, etc. and fantastic, largest collection of  WWII  Encampment  near  the Warbirds display, called "Camp Clutter". ..I thought that they were talking about  our under construction place! 

Anita, you are welcome to forward this to the Central/Frontier  crew organization; after the computer crashed, I no longer have their email.

D.

 

 

 

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From: Mike Harr <c190guy@gmail.com>
Date: August 10, 2013, 9:35:17 AM EDTTo: Mike Harr <c190guy@gmail.com>
Subject: Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Is The World's Most Efficient Airport

U folks that work there B the judge

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Is The World's Most Efficient Airport

New Study Examined 195 Airports And 26 Airport Groups

Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the most efficient airport in the world, according to a comprehensive ranking of global airports, conducted by a team of international aviation academics at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business.

The ATRS Global Airport Benchmarking Report compares the operational and management efficiency, as well as cost competitiveness of 195 airports and 26 airport groups in North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania.

Other top-rated airports in North America were Minneapolis-St. Paul International and Charlotte Douglas International. Elsewhere around the world  Copenhagen, Seoul Gimpo and Sydney led their respective continents in overall efficiency in the over 15 million passengers annually group while Vancouver International Airport was Canada’s top performer.

In the fewer than 15 million annual passengers category, the top US performers were:

1. Oklahoma City World Airport (USA)
2. Richmond International Airport (USA)
3. Raleigh-Durham International Airport (USA)

The European top performers in the smaller category were:

1. Geneve International Airport (Switzerland)
2. Basel Airport (Switzerland)
3. Nice Airport (France)

“Our report finds that the highly efficient airports are more likely to get a large share of total revenues from concession and other retail activities, parking, office rentals, and real estate development,” says UBC Sauder School of Business Prof. Tae Oum, who led the study. “We can also see that airports that outsource terminal services, ground handling and other services also achieve high efficiency.”

Oum says the benchmarking report shows that more efficient airports offer lower aircraft landing fees and passenger terminal charges, leaving more money in travelers’ pockets.

Atlanta generated 63 per cent of its total revenue from non-aviation activities, compared to the average of North American airports, which derived about 50 per cent of their income from the alternative sources. This marks the tenth year Atlanta has placed first in the rankings.

The Air Transport Research Society, headquartered at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, was established in 1995 to advance research on global issues on air transportation, and to conn between international aviation academics.

ATRS Global Airport Benchmarking Report, which first launched in 2000, is the most comprehensive independent evaluation of global airport performance.

FMI: www.ubc.ca

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"Faith is not about everything turning out OK; Faith is about being OK no matter how things turn out."

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Joel Payne

Email   flyplayne@bellsouth.net

Issue Area - General

Comments - This was sent to me by a friend. After 16 years, it is still good information.

Joel Payne 767A [ret.]

 

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3kREPMzMLk&feature=youtu.be

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From: LBRUNASSO@aol.com
Date: August 15, 2013, 3:00:16 PM CDT
To: mark@pilotcommunication.net
Subject: The Original Cool Hand Luke

 

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The Original Cool Hand Luke

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