Call me old fashioned...

Area 5150 said:
You want smoke, I got you smoke!! The 52 doing what the 52 does.....( or use to do.)
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Need a damn SCBA just to look at this pic!
Living 8NM from KBAD, haven't seen em smoke like this in years!
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Oh yeah. Off to the tankers for "standpipe" fuel then off to the big game!
 
Area 5150 said:
You want smoke, I got you smoke!! The 52 doing what the 52 does.....( or use to do.)
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Need a damn SCBA just to look at this pic!
Living 8NM from KBAD, haven't seen em smoke like this in years!
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I think I've seen that shot, if it's what I think it is, it was taken from Castle AFB(MER) back when it was a B-52 base. Wish I had seen it back then, now its just a huge empty GA airport with 2 bored controllers.

Maybe its because of my "roots", but AIr California had the coolest looking livery if you ask me. I mean, the sun on the nose and the Bear Flag proudly painted by the door? What more could you ask for? When I can afford it, I'd like a large wooden model of the 737-200 in this livery:
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And another large model of the Electra in this livery:
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In the sunshine, the livery was bright yellow, but you can't beat the Lake Tahoe backdrop.
 
WacoFan said:
Honest question, because I'm concerned - did you eat paint chips as a child?

Yes, you may have to see it in person, but I'm not getting where you're coming from. I imagine the flames will be coming your way soon. In the 1980's Andres Serrano took a photograph of a crucifix in a jar of urine. The NEA funded it and he called it "Piss Christ". As you can imagine it created quite a stir - plus the taxpayers funded it. With your statement you've done the aeronautical equivalent of "Piss Christ" I'm afraid.
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Woah I'm not going that far!

Not to derail this thread but in 1988 someone bought a classic Stinson that at one point had a tree growing through the fuselage. In 1998 it was damn near airworthy. Beautiful airplane none the less. Now if I really wanted to create a Andres Serrano post I would say that plane was ugly (and it wasn't it was damn beautiful to the point you would weep).

As for the Connie here's the thing I grew up in a fairly artistic family. So I do have an eye for design. And to me there is something strange about the Connie. But as ChasenSFO has pointed out. She has some beauty inside her.

Now that being said I have not been to KC in a while (the only attraction I know is Hi-5, and that nice outdoor place). But I might have to check out the museum by KC Downtown when I'm in town Novemberish. So seeing it in person might change my mind.
 
N742PS said:
I miss Memorial. That was a fun place to poke around. Remember the Farwest Dash 7s, or the lingering DC-4 Biegert graveyard?
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I do, there was two Dash 7s I remember. There are still 4 Biegert DC-4/C-54s left. Still the one missing it's empennage, which was donated to a firebomber out in California that got run into by a forklift back in the late 90s.

The Indians got taken with turning the place into the next SDL in 2008, so they kicked all the good stuff out and put a guard there. Nothing is left.
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Their latest the Gila River indians have pulled, is closing Firebird Raceway....been there for decades. But alas, it now doesnt mesh with the Sheraton at Wild Horse Pass. Dont know if the Bondurant school is also going to move.
 
ChasenSFO said:
I think I've seen that shot, if it's what I think it is, it was taken from Castle AFB(MER) back when it was a B-52 base. Wish I had seen it back then, now its just a huge empty GA airport with 2 bored controllers..
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The leftover museum is a good one though. It was B-52 and KC-135 schoolhouse for the longest time. Old Atwater......always the constant smell of onions.
 
I was stationed at Castle in 1970 before being transferred to Beale. Funny...the onion smell. I haven't thought of that in a long time..
 
ChasenSFO said:
Yep. All it really did was forever destroy their PHX and LAS frequent flyer bases as the 1Ks and Global Service flyers were outraged to have no first class seats into their cities on United anymore and jumped ship to other airlines. Then when TED was canceled, all it did was cause headaches as last minute aircraft swaps meant up to 12 people who paid for or upgraded to first class were now told "Sorry, but you're in coach for the next 5 and a half hours". Goodtimes.
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It was called the "LuvBird" service and I worked many of those F-100 flights in/out of DAL-ORD. For the month of Sept, 2001, I had a mix of LuvBird flying and DCA/BOS trips. It was a really great schedule, too bad I only got to fly two trips out of that month.

The F-100s on the LuvBird flights were configured to 50 seats. All first class seating. LOTS of legroom/seat pitch. At the exit rows there was like 5' (I kid you not) of legroom. Bags have to be stowed under the seat in front of the passenger, at the exit row the poor schmuck was like 5' from his bags "under the seat in front of him". There was never any issue with overhead bin space. I wish so much I'd have taken a camera with me and gotten some pix of the interiors of the LuvBirds. It was 2001, digital cameras were new & expensive (out of price reach of a AA F/A on 1st year pay) and phones didn't have cameras in them yet. So sadly I don't have a lot of pictures from those years. I wish I did...

All inflight service was done at a first class level. Carts were allowed to be used since there were 50 pax, but the carts were to always be "dressed" (carts covered with linens, any inserts (plastic cart drawers) set on top of the cart were to be fully lined with linen. Real china & "silver" coffee servers, glass drinking glasses, full meals at meal times, on linen-lined trays with actual metal utensils. It was a delight to work those flights, because even though the service level was high, there were only 50 seats, and we had a LOT we could give the passenger.

Loads were always very light, I don't remember working a single full LuvBird flight. I thought they were a joy to work, most F/As hated the F-100, so on my line months I ended up on F-100 lines which was fine by me as I rather liked it. The LuvBird service ended not too long after 9/11, I'd have to look it up to see exactly when it was discontinued.
 
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How about an airline that was in recent history and brought a little bit of European flare to the paint. Got to love the butterfly

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MQAAord said:
All inflight service was done at a first class level. Carts were allowed to be used since there were 50 pax, but the carts were to always be "dressed" (carts covered with linens, any inserts (plastic cart drawers) set on top of the cart were to be fully lined with linen. Real china & "silver" coffee servers, glass drinking glasses, full meals at meal times, on linen-lined trays with actual metal utensils. It was a delight to work those flights, because even though the service level was high, there were only 50 seats, and we had a LOT we could give the passenger.
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Heck, 6 months ago going back to work, I flew AA from MCI-ORD-BNA. MCI-ORD was on a CRJ700 and the smart traveler in me figured out it was cheaper to upgrade to First than to pay for 2 bags. Was pleasantly surprised to get a full meal on a CRJ, that wasn't half bad.
 
crazyjaydawg said: ↑
Could've gone without this one though then Chasen SFO said:
Yeah, but a captain's little girl drew that then the company painted it across a 757, that gives it some cool points.
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Only if you put a 752 on a refrigerator. Take a mighty big ice box...
 
Among the other 'didn't get its' for TED, all the crew were regular United folks, making regular United wages. Not defending, merely pointing out.

I guess some executive's crayons stuck two pages of his LCC playbook together.
 
SeanD said:
I loved the safari uniforms for the pilots. BTW, who won the death pool on Skybus? ;)
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I was bummed it didn't work out. We had a steady stream of airnet guys going there. Everyone hoping it was the beginning of something great. No one has collected their death money yet ;)
 
ackeight said:
I was bummed it didn't work out. We had a steady stream of airnet guys going there. Everyone hoping it was the beginning of something great. No one has collected their death money yet ;)
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Maybe some of those guys flowed over to Virgin America. They did own the Skybus airplanes.
 
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