Hangar Flying - HL 211 (5)

From: Bruce Cullen

Date: 7/11/2014 12:20:05 AM

To: mark@pilotcommunication.net

Subject: New Jobs on Flightglobal Jobs

Fyi Mark, I received this from an old AF friend now retired from AA. He received it from another friend.  The jobs are said to be good ones with good pay.

Hope it helps a few guys out who are still looking.  I know nothing about it myself.  I am simply passing it along.

Bruce

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Subject:  New Jobs on Flightglobal Jobs

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From: Buck Stevens

Date: 7/6/2014 3:25:41 PM

To: Undisclosed recipients: ,

Subject: Vanished Airlines

Good little history lesson.

VANISHED AIRLINES You all will be as amazed as I to recall all the old airlines that have bit the dust. I would have bet something like 10 or 12 of the old companies were no longer here and not even be close. And, I would never have guessed that Pan Am has been gone for 20 years. Did you ever say, "Whatever happened to some of the old airlines?" "What was the name of the air carrier that...?" Finally, someone published a history of what airline merged,  bought, sold, bankrupted, screwed, saved, bailed-out, etc.,  in a short, concise manner. Air California   Operated: 1967 - 1987 Cause and result of demise: Ceased operations. Acquired piecemeal by American Airlines. Interesting fact: One marketing program used by Air California in the early to mid-1970s was to offer school field trips to Sacramento at $25 a head, where school children would be taken on a tour of the California State Capitol, Governor's Mansion, and Sutter's Fort. Air Florida  Operated: 1971 - 1984 Cause and result of demise: Bankruptcy, sped up by the crash of the January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crash in Washington DC - assets obtained by Midway Airlines. Interesting fact: Air Florida sponsored Southampton Football Club, an English Football League side, during the 1983-84 season, in which Southampton were league runners-up. The deal was canceled after one season due to Air Florida insolvency. Allegheny Airlines Operated: 1953 - October 28, 1979, started in 1939, as All-American Airways. Cause and result demise: Rebranded as USAir, then US Airways (source: http://www.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/history/allegheny.html). Purchased by America West, which kept the US Airways name.  Interesting fact: It was one of the first airlines to create an affiliated branded network of regional airline carriers operating in unison with Allegheny, which was called the Allegheny Commuter System. Aloha Airlines Operated: 1946 - 2008 Cause and result of demise: Chapter 11 bankruptcy, transfer of operations to Aloha Air Cargo. Interesting fact: On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was a scheduled Boeing 737-297 flight between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii . The aircraft suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to land safely at Kahului Airport on Maui . The safe landing of the aircraft with such a major loss of integrity was unprecedented and remains unsurpassed.  Braniff International Airways Operated: 1928 - 1982 Cause and result of demise: Bankruptcy. Some flights scheduled to leave on May 12, 1982, at Dallas Fort Worth Airport were actually forced to disembark, being told that their airline no longer existed. Interesting fact: A Braniff plane and logo always appear after the closing credits in the South Park cartoon series. With the slogan: Braniff - Believe It! Capital Airlines Operated: 1941 - 1961. Had its origins as Pennsylvania Central Airlines from 1936.  Cause and result of demise: Merged into United Airlines Interesting fact: In 1948, the first airborne television was installed on a Capital airplane. Central Airlines Operated: 1949 - 1967 Cause and result of demise: Bankruptcy. Sold to Frontier Airlines. Interesting fact: Former president of Venezuela Laurence Lau was present on the maiden flight. Chicago Air  Operated: 1985 - 1986 Cause and result of demise: Ceased service. Interesting fact: It operated six Fokker F27 aircraft, and the call sign was Wild Onion in reference to the Chippewa Indian derivation of the name “ Chicago " Image courtesy of David Oates. Eastern Airlines Operated: 1926-1991 Cause and result of demise: Bankruptcy Interesting fact: An Ex-Airline Executive is set on purchasing the airline back under the original Eastern name, with the main hub's being in MIA. It hopes to begin operations sometime in 2011. Empire Airlines  Operated: 1976 - 1985 Cause and result of demise: Purchased by Piedmont (see below), then USAir. Frontier Airlines   Operated: 1950 - 1986 Cause and result of demise: Bankruptcy. It re-emerged as the current Frontier Airlines in 1994 from executives of the old airline. Interesting fact: Frontier Airlines made history when they hired Emily Howell Warner on January 29, 1973. She was the first female airline pilot hired by a U.S. commercial airline. Hughes Airwest Operated: 1968 - 1980 Cause and result of demise: Purchased by Republic Airlines, in 1980. Interesting fact: Hughes Airwests predecessor was Air West, which itself was a merger of Pacific Air Lines, Bonanza Air Lines, and West Coast Airlines. TWA's former owner and aviator, Howard Hughes, bought and rebranded the fleet in 1970. The unique yellow paint earned them the nickname of Flying Bananas, which they then turned into a company catchphrase:Top Banana in the West. Kiwi International Airlines Operated: 1992 - 1999 Cause and result of demise: Bankruptcy. In 1997, an M.D., Dr. Charles Edwards, tried to revive the airline (with an investment of nearly $20,000,000 of his own money), but the idea was sadly abandoned. Interesting fact: Kiwi International Air Lines enjoyed a flawless safety record and near-perfect dispatch reliability rate of 99.6% in its expansion. Midway Airlines   Operated: 1976 - 1991. Began operations on November 1979. Cause and result of demise: Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Interesting fact: Some of the signature inflight service items were after-dinner chocolate wafer mints and hot hand towels to the entire cabin, both of which had originally caught on with Midway's business clientele. Mohawk Airlines Operated: 1945 - 1972 Cause and result of demise: Labor issues and strikes caused it to consider merger with Allegheny (see below), later USAir. Interesting fact: On February 11, 1958, Ruth Carol Taylor was hired by Mohawk Airlines, becoming the first African-American flight attendant in the United States . In 1961, it became the first airline to use a centralized computer-based reservation service. In 1965, it became the first regional airline to utilize flight simulators. Muse Air Operated: 1981 - 1987 Cause and result of demise: Liquidated by Southwest, renamed TranStar Airlines in 1985, and ceased operations in 1987. Interesting fact: Started up by founder and one-time president of Southwest Airlines, Marion Lamar Muse, it prohibited smoking on the plane long before federal regulations enforced it. National Airlines Operated: 1934 - 1980 Cause and result of demise: Texas International Airlines offered to buy National in 1978, but they opted instead to merge with Pam Am, in 1980. Deregulation as well as high costs for the acquisition would eventually lead to Pam Am's demise. Interesting fact: In 1964, National became the first exclusively-jet-powered service in the United States . To supplement their branding and image (their logo was the Sun King, owing to the fact that they were based in Miami , Florida ), they opened a terminal at JFK called the Sundrome, in 1970. New York Air Operated: 1980-1987 Cause and result demise: Financial, acquired by Continental. Interesting fact: New York Air was well known for its onboard bagged snacks, known as the "The Flying Nosh," from the Yiddish word nash, to eat sweets, nibble-on. North Central Airlines   Operated: 1952 - 1979 Cause and result of demise: Merged with Southern Airways to become Republic Airlines, which became part of Northwest Airlines, which is now part of Delta. Interesting fact: It had its origins in 1939, when the Four Wheel Drive Company (FWD), a major manufacturer of four-wheel transmissions and heavy-duty trucks based in Clintonville , Wisconsin , opened a flight department and traded a company truck for a WACO biplane for their company’s use. Northeast Airlines Operated: 1931 - 1972 Cause and result of demise: Merged with Delta. on August 1, 1972. Interesting fact: Northeast was perhaps most famous for its dramatic Yellowbird campaign where its new delivery of Boeing 727-200, in 1967, were painted white and yellow. Its humble beginnings were as Boston-Maine Airways, which operated out of Boston , and was a joint venture between Boston and Maine Railroad and Maine Central Railroad. Ozark Airlines Operated: September 1950 - October 1986 Cause and result of demise: Merged with TWA. Interesting fact: It operated a special toll-free number based in New Jersey between the 60s and 80s that required asking the telephone operator for number WX-8300. Also, comedian George Carlin once acted as a spokesperson for the airline. Pacific Air Lines / Southwest Airways Operated: 1946 - 1968 Cause and result of demise: Purchased by Howard Hughes to form Hughes Airwest, which was bought by Republic Airlines, in 1980, which was bought by Northwest in 1986, which merged with Delta, in 2009/2010. Interesting fact: Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 crashed near San Ramon, CA, on May 7, 1964, after a distressed passenger shot both the pilot and co-pilot before turning the gun on himself, causing the plane to crash and killing all 44 aboard. This was likely the first-ever instance of a pilot’s being shot by a passenger. Pacific also launched a controversial ad campaign in 1967 designed to play upon passengers fears of flying. Flight attendants apparently handed out survival kits featuring hot-pink lunch pails containing a small security blanket, a lucky rabbits foot, the best-selling book, The Power of Positive Thinking, and a fortune cookie containing the slogan, “It could be worse.” The pilot could be whistling, "The High and the Mighty." Pacific Southwest Airlines Operated: 1 949 - 1988 Cause and result demise: Financial, merged with USAirways, now reincarnated as commuter affiliate. Interesting fact: With the slogan, The Worlds Friendliest Airline, PSA was known for its sense of humor, and its recognizable trademark was a smile painted on the nose of each plane and an accompanying ad campaign declaring "Catch Our Smile." After PSA was bought by USAir, ex-PSA mechanics would occasionally paint smiles on USAir planes as a joke. Pan American World Airways Operated: 1927 - 1991 Cause and result of demise: Bankruptcy, remaining assets acquired by Delta Air Lines. Interesting fact: During the mid-1970s, two Pan Am flights operated around the world to set or break previous around-the-world flying records. Liberty Bell Express broke the commercial plane around-the-world record, with 46 hours, 50 seconds, making only two stopovers during the journey, one in New Delhi and the other in Tokyo-Haneda. The other was over the North Pole using the Clipper, New Horizons, which was actually the same plane as the Liberty Bell Express, and took 54 hours, 7 minutes, and 12 seconds. PEOPLExpress Airlines Operated: 1981 - 1987 Cause and result demise: Sale to Texas Air holding, integrated into Continental Airlines. Interesting fact: The airline used a simplified fare structure whereby all seats on a given route were offered at the same price, with slight differences between peak and Off-Peak fares. All seats were in economy class, with the exception of Premium Class seating on overseas flights. Fares were paid on the flight. Piedmont Airlines Operated: 1948 - 1989 Cause and result demise: Integrated into USAirways (formerly Allegheny Airways), then bought by American West.  Interesting fact: A original Piedmont Airlines DC-3 is located unrestored at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer , North Carolina . It still has its original paint scheme and parts. Presidential Airways Operated: 1985 - 1989 Cause and result of demise: Merged with Colgan Air in 1986, then became a feeder airline for Continental in 1987 and United in 1988. Eventually went bankrupt. Interesting fact: It was founded, in 1985, by Harold J. (Hap) Pareti, formerly an officer at People Express, as a low-cost carrier. Reno Air   Operated: 1992 - 1999 Cause and result of demise: Integrated into American Airlines. Republic Airlines Operated: 1979 - 1986 Cause and result of demise: Bought by Northwest Orient, which rebranded itself after the merger as Northwest. Interesting fact: Apparently, it is still possible to find a few old Republic logos around Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport and Memphis International Airport if one looks hard enough. Southern Airways Operated: 1949 - 1979 Cause and result of demise: Merged with North Central Airlines to become Republic Airlines. Interesting fact: Southern Airways billed itself as the Route of the Aristocrats and used the slogan "Nobody's Second Class on Southern" in its television commercials. It was famous for its promotional shot glasses: for a time, a differently-designed shot glass was issued each year. Original Southern shot glasses are valued by collectors of the airlines memorabilia. Texas International Airlines Operated: 1944 - 1982 Cause and result demise: Texas Air, a holding company, bought Continental, filed for bankruptcy, and reemerged as Continental Airlines. Interesting fact: It was known as Trans-Texas Airways until 1969, and its acronym then allowed competitors to derisively call it Tree Top Airlines and Tinker Toy Airlines. It ran an ad campaign to counter it with a tag line: No More Tinker Toys. No More Treetops. We are now Texas International Airlines. It apparently remains to this day the only carrier to bring jet service to the airports in Abilene , Hot Springs , Wichita Falls , San Angelo , Roswell , Hobbs , and Texarkana . Tower Air Operated: 1983 - 2000 Cause and result demise: Bankruptcy Interesting fact: Tower Air was prominently featured in such movies as Liar Liar and Turbulence. Trans World Airlines Operated: 1925 - 2001 Cause and result of demise: Bankruptcy, acquired by American Airlines. Interesting fact: In the 1950s, the TWA Moonliner, a futuristic exhibit that was placed by Howard Hughes, was the tallest structure at Disneyland and depicted atomic-powered travel to come in 1986. ValuJet   Operated: 1993 - 1997 Cause and result of demise: ValuJet Flight 592, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashed in the Florida Everglades on May 11, 1996, due to a fire caused by the activation of chemical oxygen generators that were stored in the cargo hold. The fire damaged the plane’s electrical system and eventually overcame the crew, resulting in the deaths of 110 people. Interesting fact: In order to save itself from the damaging effects of negative publicity, it took on a reverse merger with the much smaller company AirWays Corp. (currently AirTran Holdings). It thus now operates AirTran Airways.

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Western Airlines Operated: 1926 - 1986 Cause and result of demise: Merged with Delta Air Lines after failed buyout from Air Florida . Interesting fact: During the 1970s, they promoted themselves as champagne airline because champagne was offered free of .

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From: DWSkjerven@aol.com

Date: 7/13/2014 4:16:08 PM

Subject: Fwd: Connie Edwards warbird collection

 
 Connie Edwards warbird collection

 . Enjoy the video.
http://vimeo.com/m/99991680

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From: ksthomas@ssctv.net
To: DWSkjerven@aol.com
Sent: 7/9/2014 2:11:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: Fwd: Difference between piloting a round engine and a turbine powered air...

This is a photo of the Douglas AD-6 attack aircraft powered by a 18 cylinder double row Wright engine

of 2700 hp turning a 4 bladed 13.5 foot propeller as described below by the pilot.

Subject: Jets vs. radials

 Starting, take off and flying with the wonderful radial powered aircraft (an AD-6)

Radial Starting (3350 engine on an AD-6)
Be sure you drain both the sumps. (You can fill your Zippo lighter while you do this)
Look out the left side of the oily cockpit canopy and notice a very nervous person holding a huge fire bottle. Nod to this person.
1.   Crack throttle about one-quarter of an inch. 
2.   Battery on 
3.   Mags on 
4.   Fuel boost on 
5.   Hit starter button (The four bladed 13' 6' prop will start a slow turn) 
6.   Begin to bounce your finger on top of the primer button. 
a.   This act requires finesse and style. It is much like a ballet performance. The engine must be seduced and caressed into starting.
7.   Act one will begin: Belching, banging, rattling, backfiring, spluttering, flame and black smoke from the exhaust shooting out about three feet. (Fire bottle person is very pale and has the nozzle at the ready position) 
8.   When the engine begins to "catch" on the primer. Move the mixture to full rich. 
The flames from the exhaust will stop and white smoke will come out. (Fire bottle guy relaxes a bit) You will hear a wonderful throaty roar that is like music to the ears.. 
a. Enjoy the macho smell of engine oil, hydraulic fluid and pilot sweat.
9.   Immediately check the oil pressure and hydraulic gages. 
10.  The entire aircraft is now shaking and shuttering from the torque of the engine and RPM of prop. 
a.  The engine is an 18 cylinder R-3350 that develops 2,700 HP.
11.  Close cowl flaps to warm up the engine for taxi. 
12.  Once you glance around at about 300 levers, gauges and gadgets, call the tower to taxi to the duty runway.

Take off in the AD-6
1.    Check both magnetos
2.    Exercise the prop pitch
3.    Cowl flaps open.
4..    Check oil temp and pressure.
5.    Crank 1.5 degrees right rudder trim to help your right leg with the torque on takeoff.
6.    Tell the tower you are ready for the duty runway. 
7.    Line the bird up and lock the tail wheel for sure. 
8.    Add power slowly because the plane (with the torque of the monster prop and engine power definitely wants to go left). 
9.    NEVER add full power suddenly! There is not enough rudder in the  entire world to hold it straight. 
10.  Add more power and shove in right rudder till your leg begins to tremble. 
11.  Expect banging, belching and an occasional manly fart as you roar down the runway at full power. 
        (I have found that the engine can make similar noises)
12.  Lift the tail and when it "feels right" pull back gently on the stick to get off the ground. 
13.  Gear up 
14.  Adjust the throttle for climb setting 
15.  Ease the prop back to climb RPM 
16.  Close cowl flaps and keep an eye on the cylinder head temp. 
17.  Adjust the power as needed as you climb higher or turn on the super charger.

 Flying with the round engine.
1.    Once your reach altitude which isn't very! high (about 8000 feet) you reduce the throttle and prop to cruise settings.
2.    The next fun thing is to pull back the mixture control until the engine just about quits. Then ease it forward a bit and this is best mixture.. 
3.    While cruising the engine sounds like it might blow or quit at any time. This keeps you occupied scanning engine gauges for the least hint of trouble. 
4.    Moving various levers around to coax a more consistent sound from the engine concentrates the mind wonderfully. 
5.    At night or over water a radial engine makes noises you have never heard before. 
6.    Looking out of the front of the cockpit the clouds are beautiful because they are slightly blurred from the oil on the cockpit canopy. 
7.    Seeing lightning in the clouds ahead increases the pucker factor by about 10. 
a.  You can't fly high enough to get over them and if you try and get under the clouds----you will die in turbulence. 
b.  You tie down everything in the cockpit that isn't already secured, get a good grip on the stick, turn on the deicers, tighten and lock your shoulder straps and hang on. 
c.  You then have a ride to exceed any "terror" ride in any amusement park ever built. You discover the plane can actually fly sidewise while inverted.
8.    Once through the weather, you call ATC and in a calm deep voice advise them that there is slight turbulence on your route. 
9.    You then scan your aircraft to see if all the major parts are still attached. This includes any popped rivets. 
10.  Do the controls still work? Are the gauges and levers still in proper  limits? 
11.  These being done you fumble for the relief tube, because you desperately need it. (Be careful with your lower flight suit zipper)

The jet engine and aircraft

Start a jet
1.  Fuel boost on. 
2.  Hit the start button 
3.  When the JPT starts to move ease the throttle forward. 
4.  The fire bottle person is standing at the back of the plane and has no idea what is going on. 
5.  The engine lights off---and--- 
6.  That's about it.

Take off in the jet
1.  Lower flaps 
2.  Tell the tower you are ready for takeoff. 
3.  Roll on to the duty runway while adding 100% power. 
4.  Tricycle gear---no tail to drag---no torque to contend with. 
5.  At some exact airspeed you lift off the runway. 
6.  Gear up 
7.  Milk up the flaps and fly. 
8.  Leave the power at 100%

Flying the jet
1.  Climb at 100% 
2.  Cruise at 100% 
3.  It is silent in the plane. 
4.  You can't see clouds because you are so far above them. 
5.  You look down and see lightning in some clouds below and pity some poor fool that may have to fly through that mess. 
6.  The jet plane is air conditioned!! Round engines are definitely not. If you fly in tropical areas, this cannot be stressed enough. 
7.  There is not much to do in a jet, so you eat your flight lunch at your leisure. 
8.  Few gauges to look at and no levers to adjust. This leaves you doodling on your knee board. 
9.  Call some girl friends on their cell phones: "Guess where I am etc"

Some observed differences in round engines and jets
1.    To be a real pilot you have to fly a tail dragger for an absolute minimum of 500 hours. 
2.    Large round engines smell of gasoline (115/145), rich oil, hydraulic fluid, man sweat and are not air-conditioned. 
3.    Engine failure to the jet pilot means something is wrong with his air conditioner. 
4.    When you take off in a jet there is no noise in the cockpit. (This does  not create a macho feeling of doing something manly) 
5.    Landing a jet just requires a certain airspeed and altitude---at which you cut the power and drop like a rock to the runway. Landing a round engine tail dragger requires finesse, prayer, body English, pumping of rudder pedals and a lot of nerve. 
6.    After landing, a jet just goes straight down the runway. 
7.    A radial tail dragger is like a wild mustang---it might decide to go anywhere. Gusting winds help this behavior a lot.
8.    You cannot fill your Zippo lighter with jet fuel.. 
9.    Starting a jet is like turning on a light switch---a little click and it is on. 
10.  Starting a round engine is an artistic endeavor requiring prayer (curse words) and sometimes meditation. 
11.  Jet engines don't break, spill oil or catch on fire very often which leads to boredom and complacency. 
12.  The round engine may blow an oil seal ring, burst into flame, splutter for no apparent reason or just quit. This results in heightened pilot awareness at all times. 
13.  Jets smell like a kerosene lantern at a girl scout camp out. 
14.  Round engines smell like God intended engines to smell and the tail dragger is  the way God intended for man to fly

Pass this on to real  pilots.

 


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