Category : Airline stories…
I was almost born in the cabin of my father’s twin engine Beechcraft. I wasn’t, but almost was. My parents were enroute from Greeley to Cheyenne, a short flight, when my mother went into labor. I was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming September 30, 1941 less than five minutes after.
“HAPPY LANDINGS” Captain Ralph S Johnson… Ralph loved Purdue University. It was a huge part of his life and provided him many of the tools by which he made amazing things happen. The following was done by a team of Purdue student historians. They exceeded that which I had hoped.
ROGER & ME 24 DEC 1998 Naming this piece “Roger n’ Me” fits albeit is a bit troublesome. Troublesome as it shares the title to a 1989 Michael Moore movie a movie of much disdain by we conservative folks. January 12th, 2019 Colonel Roger K. Parrish joined the.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION …..………………………………………………………….. 3 #01 HYDRAULIC LOCK ON ROUND ENGINES …………………………………………………………………………….. 5 #02 DECELERATING APPROACH…………………………….…….. 9 #03 RECIPROCATING LOAD (MP VS RPM)………………………..11 #04 MIXTURE MISCUES & MIX-UPS …………………………………….. 15 #05 FEATHER BUTTONS & PROPELLERS……………………………… 18 #06 GAUGE INDICATIONS ON A FAILED ENGINE …………………….21 #07 PRE-IGNITION VS DETONATION ………………………………………
Towards the end of my airline flying career I was asked by pilot/author, Captain Mark Holt, a Delta Airlines pilot, if I would be interested in writing a book that would help pilots transitioning into the airline world. Mark wrote Turbine Pilots Flight Manual. Mark’s book has sold well over the.
I copied the following from the website Jake Lamkins put together and has hosted since the Frontier demise. A more readable copy can be found with this link: http://lamkins.tripod.com/WalkerReport.htmlA DEATH IN THE FAMILY The following report was written by Captain Billy Walker in 1987 on the First Anniversary of the cessation.
Jim Rhyne flies an Air America Douglas B-26 above the Mekong River in Laos on April 13, 1968. Rhyne started Aero Contractors in 1979 in Johnston County. James “Jim” Howard Rhyne— Beginning in a Piper Cub in Lafayette, Georgia, Jim turned his love of flying into a lifelong career spanning.
After some back and forth with a couple of long-time friends from good ol’ Frontier Airlines I got into recalling some things about a few of some really superb ol’ pilots. I hope you enjoy a quick trip back in time… When FAL first acquired the 737’s I had a.
Captain Jack Bering Schade 1921 – 2014 “How come I’m so lucky?” By Billy Walker The title works for most of us. However, this quote happens to come from a special mentor of mine and my first sponsor in my quest to become a member of a special fraternity of.