Originally Posted by 727C47

great thread, loved my round engine(DC3,CV340)freight days, St.Ex days,and Ernie Gann nights, slamming through the weather, shoot a non-precision approach to a 3400 foot runway, unload, recaffeinate,and blast off again. during those crazy days,nights,days,in the boom ,boom 90's ,I felt like I was trading my address for an N number, we were living aloft, constantly ,great experience,at the grad school level for aviators,but not for everyone, like the Marines are not for everyone. Still,I cherish the memory of all those hard days nights.