Crystal clear skies with just a few fluffy cumulus clouds above Budaors Airport provided the perfect setting for this special day, the 20th Anniversary of the Goldtimer Foundation. The sun was shining down on the participants of this flying jamboree which quickly evolved into a real family event. The LI-2, shiny as new, was waiting… Continue reading Goldtimer Birthday Party with a LI-2 and Other Beauties
Tag: DC-3
American Airlines in Chapter 11 Protection – Memories of Another Day
It was a sunny afternoon in Brussels when we gathered with Russ Chew of American Airlines and my boss from IATA in our little garden in Zaventem to discuss how to proceed with the implementation of air/ground digital link and controller/pilot digital link communications (CPDLC). American was deeply unhappy with the way the FAA was… Continue reading American Airlines in Chapter 11 Protection – Memories of Another Day
17 December 2010 – 75th anniversary of the first flight of the DC-3
Our industry has a number of icons, aircraft that have turned out so good and have made such an impact that they leave their imprint on the skies forever. The DC-3 is certainly such an aircraft and it has not lost its aura of excellence since its first flight on 17 December 1935. As she… Continue reading 17 December 2010 – 75th anniversary of the first flight of the DC-3
Interesting people, unusual flight plans… (irregular edition)
Steve – the college drop-out When making the interviews for this series of articles I was asked a few times: How did you become an air traffic controller? Although I invented the series to talk about others, I will allow a small break now and tell you a part of my story… Frightening second flight… Continue reading Interesting people, unusual flight plans… (irregular edition)
Same time, same place, same level… 9.
Dawn in the tower On another occasion we managed to draw fire from the duty supervisor, however. He was a nice elderly gentleman with an understanding of the young, and this attitude manifested itself in many ways. One of this had been his insistence that he not wake the slumbering tower crew when out doing… Continue reading Same time, same place, same level… 9.
Same time, same place, same level… 7.
About sheep, grass and airplanes Before the time big, heavy airplanes were born, smooth, closely cropped grass growing on compacted, hard ground was the ideal place for a flying machine to land. Even to-day, there are happy fellows who operate almost exclusively into and out of grass fields and some of them tend to regard… Continue reading Same time, same place, same level… 7.