From: Jeff (jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sun Sep 18 2005 - 19:17:33 PDT
The planes I rent have all the latest GPS, weather nav
garbage, personally I have no use for it. I like to
follow the landscape, roads, terrain, turn on the NDB
maybe, even try to avoid using VOR's but in a pinch I
will, Kinda scary flying commercial these days knowing
some young buck up there has his training from playing
nintendo!!
Jeff
--- Ed <mojoedd@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Yep, I know what you mean! I've seen DC-3s,
> Lockheed Lodestars, Twin
> Beeches, Mallards, Gooses, Convair 440s & a ton of
> others back in the day
> that were dressed out like that. They were what
> aviation was all about.
> Flying today is all computer and not that much fun.
> I wonder how many of
> the young guns could find their way home if all the
> electronics went South??
> Nothing against the new breed but I sure had a lot
> of fun back in the day
> both fixing & flying!
>
> Ed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff" <jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>; "Military Vehicles
> Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 22:01
> Subject: Re: [MV] WWII DC3
>
>
> >
> > The interior was just as nice, all executive
> > everywhere, leather seats, leather sofa, very
> plush.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > --- Ed <mojoedd@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Now that's an AIRPLANE!!!!
> > >
> > > Ed
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jeff" <jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net>
> > > To: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>; "Military
> Vehicles
> > > Mailing List"
> > > <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 21:36
> > > Subject: Re: [MV] WWII DC3
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > The sweetest DC-3 you ever saw is hangared at
> > > > Robertson Airport (4B8) in PLainville Ct. The
> bird
> > > is
> > > > owned and operated by the Tomasso Brothers Inc
> but
> > > on
> > > > a limited basis, basically flies once or twice
> a
> > > year.
> > > > I used to work at the airport years ago and I
> > > remember
> > > > how spotless they kept the plane. They used to
> > > hire
> > > > college kids to spit polish the entire
> airplane,
> > > > including the wheel wells!!! When they used to
> tow
> > > it
> > > > outside it was like a mirror in the sun!
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Ed <mojoedd@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > When I worked for Useless Airways in
> Charlotte
> > > Heavy
> > > > > Maintenance there were
> > > > > several C-47s or DC-3s in the hangar next
> door
> > > to
> > > > > our main hangar in W.W.II
> > > > > colors and invasion stripes. They were used
> for
> > > > > freight I think and movies,
> > > > > TV, etc. as required. I think the name of
> the
> > > > > people that ran the place was
> > > > > Saber Aviation but that was back in the last
> > > part of
> > > > > 2001 so I might have
> > > > > the name mixed up with someone else.
> Beautiful
> > > > > planes though! Loved to see
> > > > > them go out for run up and flight, sounded
> and
> > > > > smelled GREAT!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Ed
> > > > >
> > > > > Subject: Re: [MV] WWII DC3
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Speaking of WWII birds...There is a P51D
> > > sitting
> > > > > > in a hanger here at Standiford Field..oops
> I
> > > mean
> > > > > > Louisville International Airport (lol).
> > > Sometimes
> > > > > > you can see it from I65 when the hangar
> doors
> > > are
> > > > > > open.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On a related note, there used to be a
> black
> > > MiG15
> > > > > > sitting there next to it. Havent seen it
> in a
> > > > > while
> > > > > > though.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > IHC
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing
> list===
> > > > > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to:
> > > > > <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> > > > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to
> > > > > <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> > > > > To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> > > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to:
> > > <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to
> > > <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> > > To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
> > >
> >
>
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to:
> <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to
> <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Fri Oct 28 2005 - 23:27:08 PDT