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Old 05-01-2012 | 03:21 PM
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Twin Wasp- Same here, I was flying the Convair 580 from 1983-1988.
These kids today..................................
I was flying in Desert Shield and these kids were in kindergarten.


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Old 05-01-2012 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 744driver
Ok, that's just depressing...2 guys are actually young enough to retire in 2050!! YGBSM...but nice work anyway.

I do however need permission to copy/paste and use this info...please?!!
Yeah no problem!
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Old 05-01-2012 | 04:57 PM
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580, that's the 400 of the Convair world. I was lugging 5 gallon cans of 60 weight oil out on the wing of a 440.
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Old 05-01-2012 | 05:13 PM
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What is a Convair?

Originally Posted by BayBum4Ever
Twin Wasp- Same here, I was flying the Convair 580 from 1983-1988.
These kids today..................................
I was flying in Desert Shield and these kids were in kindergarten.


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Old 05-01-2012 | 05:17 PM
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What is a Convair?
I think these guys are talking about the movie "Con Air" with Nicolas Cage. I could be wrong though
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Old 05-01-2012 | 05:26 PM
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That or I think it is a super sonic jet used to fly trans-Atlantic flights back in the 80's and 90's...
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I think these guys are talking about the movie "Con Air" with Nicolas Cage. I could be wrong though
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Old 05-01-2012 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by abuesing
What is a Convair?
Hair dryer?
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Old 05-01-2012 | 07:11 PM
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http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../7/0153701.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...580_N141FL.jpg

A mans airplane, nothing was automatic, if you didn't do it nothing would happen and we liked it that way.
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Old 05-01-2012 | 08:04 PM
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^^^^

The airline industry should have followed that engineering model.
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Old 05-01-2012 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BayBum4Ever
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../7/0153701.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...580_N141FL.jpg

A mans airplane, nothing was automatic, if you didn't do it nothing would happen and we liked it that way.
Oh that's cute, it has a steering wheel! All joking aside, I have only heard wonderful things about that plane. Great to still see them in and out of Miami! Sorry the retirement list is causing turmoil amongst the different age groups at Atlas. If it makes the older guys feel better, I heard a rumor from one of the new flight attendants who was told by the new scheduler that there was a Convair flight manual floating around Purchase, NY. We must be getting a new fleet type soon. Rock solid sources
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