Mach8,

As a guy who works ramp at STL and sees how different that airport and the land around it have become in the last few years, I hope all works out well for all you former TWA guys. I grew up right under the LDA 30L, just before the turn inbound and close enough to hear the RB-211s on the lockheeds hum at night. I had never been on an airplane before my first lesson but spent hours on the roads around Lambert watching 747s, 767s, and my favorite, the L1011 coming and going. The cops changed the signs on McDonnell from "No Parking" to "No tresspassing" because of me. You guys are the reason I became facinated with aviation, and I still am. Quite a few of my instructors at Parks were former TWA guys and I looked forward to their classes for the stories as much as the material.