[simpits-tech] Memory Lane....

[John P. Miguez]

That's impressive Chris.  sounds like you have found you place in the world.
congratulations.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Woodul" <crewstation1@charter.net>
To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Memory Lane....


> Hey Brian,
>
> A Bell 47 is a classic...Where do you live? Just curious about the canals.
> And just for the you suck part.. I have flown in the following:
>
> Lufthansa 747-200 from DFW to FRANKFURT in 1984 in the cockpit chock to
> chock
> Lufthansa A310 from FRANKFURT to ATHENS Greece 1984 in the cockpit chock
to
> chock
> Lufthansa 747-200 FRA to DFW in cockpit chock to chock
> Iberia 747-200 from JFK to MADRID Spain in 1985 ( sat in co-pilots seat
for
> almost 3 hours over Atlantic)
> Iberia 747-200 from MADRID to JFK 1985
> Lufthansa 747-400 FRANKFURT to JOHANISBURG SOUTH AFRICA (over 12 hour
> flight) in cockpit center jumpseat chock to chock 1990
> Lufthansa 747-400 JOHANISBURG SA to FRANKFURT 1990
> American Airlines 747 SP daily taxi from International Terminal 2E ( now
> terminal A) to AA main maintance hanger ( did this almost every day before
> work in 1989-90 with my MTC friends at AA when I worked there in Passenger
> service) This was a blast cause the plane was empty and flew in every day
> from Tokyo ( Narita Airport) and was still full of un- eaten first class
> food still hot in the oven. The hanger was 3 miles away and we often had
to
> take the long way around the airport to avoid ramp traffic.
> American Airlines 767-300 nite time taxi maintaince check at DFW airport.
I
> actually was allowed to taxi the plane from the co-pilots seat ( the  767
> has a nose wheel tiller on both sides of the cockpit) I learned about how
> NOT to brake a large jet ( I made it bounce way up and down by using too
> much brakes)
> American Airlines 727 simulator countless hours ( all thru 1990s)
> American Airlines MD-80 ( same as above)
> American Airlines MD-11 ( same as above)
> American Airlines A300-600 ( same as above)
> American Airlines 777 ( recenltly)
> Thompson Training and Simulation *( now Thales) in Gatwick England Airbus
> A330 Simulator - 2000
> North American T-28 Trojan - at airshow flew thru down town Tulsa Oklahoma
> 1996
> Polish Iskra Training Jet --------two flights in 1996
> Bell Jet Ranger - flew around Hawaian Island of Kaui 1996
> Brittish Folland GNAT supersonic Jet Trainer - Chino California ( ex Red
> Arrows Jet) flew at 450 KTS at low level thru mountains around Chino
> California ( puked my pizza and root beer up) have the video tape! year
2000
> Multiple F-16 Simulators ( Thales MLU, L3 Block 40 UTD, F-16 Block 50
> Lockheed Martin- 1997 thru this year
> EF-111A Raven AMP simulator at Cannon AFB the week before the sim was
> decommisioned 1998
> A-10 UTD simulator- multiple times since 1998
> C-130 simulator ( same as above)
> F/A-18 A/ C/ E simulators ( multiple places and models since 1998)
> actually since its now my line of work the full up sims I have been privy
to
> have flown, is almost countless.
>
> I have been a pilot of small aircraft since 1987 ( was in a plane crash on
> my second lesson!!!!!!!!) and I fly my fathers 2 airplanes almost every
> weekend depending on weather.
> And last but not least.. I spend countless hours dreaming in my own
personal
> cockpits.
>
> I was lucky enough to have grown up in an Aviation household, as my father
> was a US NAVY fighter pilot and also a Captain for Delta Airlines ( which
is
> how I scored all the flights in those foriegn airlines cockpits, I was an
> exchange kid with other airlines families thru ALPA, and it let me get to
> live in some cool places for the summer as well as fly in the cockpits
with
> my friends fathers on my trips to and from those stays)
> Since I work in the Flight Simulation world as my carrer, I constantly use
> my position to get into and fly different simulators either for fun (
cuase
> I beg) or because its condusive to my job. Either way, dont think for a
> second that I dont know how to wrangle my way into some cool stuff...and
> always will.
>
> I expect a full report from you on the TEXAN II when you go off to fly it
> Brain! That is a really cool plane, and it will be much more safe and
> comfortable than a TWEET!
>
> Chris Woodul
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Sikkema" <hangr18@hotmail.com>
> To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 1:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Memory Lane....
>
>
> > In light of these revelations, I'd like to read a short statement I've
> > prepared:
> >
> > *clears throat*
> >
> > You SUCK!
> >
> >
> > LOL, that would be so much fun, I think I'd have to wear a diaper to the
> > flight just in case. I love to give my dad grief about his obsession
with
> > hoopalopters, but they are definitely cool. My first time flying, ever,
in
> > anything, was in a Bell 47, and I'll never forget it...
> >
> > When I first got to school this year, just before classes started, I was
> > setting up my room and I heard a helicopter, nice and close. I ran out
and
> > there was a Coast Guard Dauphin crawling along about 30 feet above the
> > canal, just over a coast guard boat. They got to the middle of the
canal,
> > and then practiced hauling people up in the basket. Very cool to watch,
I
> > managed to get some decent pics, too. Fun stuff.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "Chris Woodul" <crewstation1@charter.net>
> > Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> > To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
> > Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Memory Lane....
> > Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:19:10 -0600
> >
> > While in Jacksonville Florida at the SAFE show where I took my F-111F
> > Cockpit ( sim) and some of my seat collection, I met some pilots from
the
> > local sheriffs department. They wanted to sit in my Cockpit so I said,
> "sure
> > if you will let me go flying in your Helicopter" and the guy thought I
was
> > serious ( I would have let him sit in the cockpit anyway) well long
story
> > short they invited me and my freind Mike to come to the roofttop of the
> > downtown police station where they would come fly in and pick us up. I
had
> > the funnest nite of my life getting 3 hours in the front left seat on
the
> > first trip, and then  flying in the back for 3 hours in a second
> helicopter
> > while Mike sat up front for his "turn". I went on at least four police
> > chases, got to operate the NITESUN spotlight while circling a
neighborhood
> > for over an hour looking for some punk with an AK-47 who was hiding, as
> well
> > as the pilot letting me fly the thing most of the non-tactical time. I
> even
> > got to fly along the beach at nite at 100 feet with the spotlight
shining
> on
> > the waves. On mikes flight we flew with the NVG goggles and did the
> hunting
> > that way. I am a fixed wing pilot, but I realy enjoyed getting to fly in
> > those helicopters that nite for over six hours total. ITs even more fun
> when
> > you get to chase bad guys, that made it feel like some sort of combat.
The
> > coolest thing was them letting us fly lot, and that they let me fly up
the
> > river there and hover outside of the waterfront hotel area and then take
> > pictures. I took almost 100 pictures that nite! I am going back there in
a
> > month or so to do it again, I cant wait!
> >
> > Chris W
> >
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