--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 196 AVIATION Ref: EBQ00000 Date: 07/19/97 From: JIM DAWSON Time: 03:59pm \/To: TONY PATON (Read 0 times) Subj: RE: COMMENTS I hadn't heard of any testing at Mohave other than inspecting the fuel system electrical components and they found some problems in pumps. There is some testing going on in Britain on an ex-Air France B747. I suspect that all this testing will result in multiple inspections and AD notes and service bulletins. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: The Grotto - Arvada, CO (303) 421-7186 V.32bis (1:104/251) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 196 AVIATION Ref: EBQ00001 Date: 07/19/97 From: RICHARD BRICE Time: 09:43pm \/To: TONY PATON (Read 0 times) Subj: RE: COMMENTS To go down in the Service Center on the 747, a person has to lift up the carpet in the aisle next to the second row of seats fwd of the left fwd entrance door. Now this ladder that goes down in this area is just fwd of the center fuel tank (as I recall). I'll get the manual out and take a look. If I waste to much time on line here I'll loose it all and get cut off. I may have to answer this at another time. I'll research it a little more before I say for sure. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: The Grotto - Arvada, CO (303) 421-7186 V.32bis (1:104/251) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 196 AVIATION Ref: EBQ00002 Date: 07/20/97 From: ROBERT LINENWEBER Time: 08:04pm \/To: DAVID KIRSCHBAUM (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: High Speed Landing In a message to Jim Cole <07-19-97 09:52> David Kirschbaum wrote: DK> That Flying Tigers 707 that mistakenly landed on an Army chopper DK> strip just south of the DaNang main runway probably holds the record DK> for short field work :-) Anyone remember that? 1969, I believe. I DK> understand the Huey that was hovering over the little strip at the DK> time got quite a shock when the door gunner cleared to the rear and DK> reported a 707 on short final :-) Dave, That was the airfield our sister platoon used. It was Marble Mountain. I recall it being East of DaNang main, but it could have been North-East. I also recall it was a stretch DC-8. I didn't get to see it, but according to the folks from the other platoon they just pushed it backward and it took off from there. The passengers and baggage were unloaded, but no fuel was removed. The aircraft came in at night. DaNang main and Marble Mountain both had North South runways. I'm going to venture a guess that they were maybe 2 miles from each other, possibly 3. At any rate, the plane took off the next day. Everyone was gathered at the end of the runway with their cameras so they could record the crash they knew was going to occur. They were relieved or disappointed depending on their orientation when the airplane lifted about 2/3 of the way down the runway. They said it was very unexciting. -- Marble Mountain wasn't just a helicopter field. I don't know what the biggest aircraft that went in there was, but it was home to an OV-1 unit. Going into the wrong place wasn't unheard of in Vietnam. I didn't have any personal connection, but I understand some Air Force plane got shot up pretty good when he mistook a field in Cambodia for a different on in Viet Nam. -- On my initial flight to my unit from Marble Mountain (DaNang) we were flying at night. The instructor warned me to not mistake the basket boats with lanterns that fished off the coast for a runway. I hope that helped. My memory is getting fuzzy on a lot of the detail from then, so I hope I didn't give you too much bad information. Funny. Things I thought I would never forget are starting to fade. Best regards, ... Bob Linenweber , ... There is safety in numbers - Participate in the "Wings" Program! --- QuickBBS 2.81 Ovr * Origin: FAA ASO-FSDO-15 BBS / Orlando, Florida (1:363/275) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 196 AVIATION Ref: EBQ00003 Date: 07/19/97 From: JIM SANDERS Time: 04:49am \/To: ELVIS HARGROVE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: academy crash ELVIS, In a message dated 07-17-97 you wrote ... > -> Be Careful! Vick is watching. :) > > I sincerely hope so! Hope he's getting all the Stearman time he wants. Amen! So mote it be. -=* Jim Sanders *=- === * MsgView V1.13 [R028] * If I can't take it with me, I won't go! --- DB 1.39/004487 * Origin: Volunteer BBS (423) 694-0791 V34+/VFC (1:218/1001.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 196 AVIATION Ref: EBQ00004 Date: 07/19/97 From: JIM SANDERS Time: 04:49am \/To: KEN NOTT (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: landing the gooney KEN, In a message dated 07-16-97 you wrote ... > There's some real experience listed above, Jim! I recall meeting > 2 gentlemen at the Dayton airshow some years ago; Each pilot had > more than 10,000 hours in Gooney Birds! > > That's a lot of time on type. I remember asking Freddy Raynham how much time he had logged. He said they did not keep log books for the first 12 years of his career and after he started, he logged about 30,000 hours... Your received the snapshot of him? -=* Jim Sanders *=- === * MsgView V1.13 [R028] * --- DB 1.39/004487 * Origin: Volunteer BBS (423) 694-0791 V34+/VFC (1:218/1001.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 196 AVIATION Ref: EBQ00005 Date: 07/19/97 From: JIM SANDERS Time: 04:49am \/To: KEN NOTT (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: record number of pilo KEN, In a message dated 07-16-97 you wrote ... > If the rest of the family had accumulated flying hours like Merle > did, it would be a record! How would I find if the 10 in one family is a record? Guiness? Merle's younger brother just retired from United this year. He lives near me hhere in E. Tennessee. He was saying he was about 12 or 13 when we went overseas in WW II. BTW: Yesterday (18th) was the 53rd anniversary of my demise at Memmnigen, Germany in 1944. :( -=* Jim Sanders *=- === * MsgView V1.13 [R028] * He who laughs, lasts. --- DB 1.39/004487 * Origin: Volunteer BBS (423) 694-0791 V34+/VFC (1:218/1001.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 196 AVIATION Ref: EBQ00006 Date: 07/20/97 From: MARK FOSTER Time: 10:41pm \/To: NAT POTTER (Read 0 times) Subj: Greetings. <- Nat Potter talked to Mark Foster, and Look What Happened! -> MF> Ummm my 'organisation' is my BBS.... Sidewinder. A military theme MF>as i'm very much a military hardware enthusiast, particularly MF>aviation ;) NP> My regards to your father and it's good to have you here Mr. Foster. Heheh thanks for the kind words, Mr Potter. <---------------- Mark Foster, SysOp Sidewinder BBS ---------------> | blakjak@ihug.co.nz - 3:772/210 @ fidonet.org | < Callsign ZL1VMF - "Prepare for War - Strive for Peace" > ... The squadron is upping it's standards.. So up yours!! ~~~ ReneWave v1.01 [NR] --- Squish/386 v1.11 * Origin: Sidewinder! Your Military Info BBS. 649-267-3546 (3:772/210) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 196 AVIATION Ref: EBQ00007 Date: 07/20/97 From: MARK FOSTER Time: 10:41pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Due Regard? Hi's all... Part of my interest in the military (and aviation) is helped by the books I read... Now, *somewhere* I have seen the term 'due regard' used... I cant remember what it means... Is this an Aviation term? If so, whazzit mean? And as curiousity, can anyone tell me what MARSA is? (I know, just curious to know if it really exists) <---------------- Mark Foster, SysOp Sidewinder BBS ---------------> | blakjak@ihug.co.nz - 3:772/210 @ fidonet.org | < Callsign ZL1VMF - "Prepare for War - Strive for Peace" > ... Excuse me while I bang my head against a wall ~~~ ReneWave v1.01 [NR] --- Squish/386 v1.11 * Origin: Sidewinder! Your Military Info BBS. 649-267-3546 (3:772/210)