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11-21-2013 | 10:11 AM
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Duude...
You all need to forget any other BNA AME other than Capt./Dr. C.R. Smith. Captain/Dr. Smith is a retired American Airlines B747 Captain who also happens to be a Vanderbilt University-trained Opthomologist. Captain/Dr. Smith was a pre-med in college who went on to fly B29's in Korea and P51's in the Air Guard. After getting hired by American Airlines, he took a leave of absence to finish Medical school. As a retired airline Captain,
You all need to forget any other BNA AME other than Capt./Dr. C.R. Smith. Captain/Dr. Smith is a retired American Airlines B747 Captain who also happens to be a Vanderbilt University-trained Opthomologist. Captain/Dr. Smith was a pre-med in college who went on to fly B29's in Korea and P51's in the Air Guard. After getting hired by American Airlines, he took a leave of absence to finish Medical school. As a retired airline Captain,
As far as the rest of the story goes ... it's certainly interesting
11-21-2013 | 10:27 AM
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11-21-2013 | 10:30 AM
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I was a PanAm 747 pilot in 1987 (wasn't that about the time UPS was starting their "airline"?) We were losing 747 Ground School instructors to UPS. American didn't have 747's then? Do you (or anyone else) have pictures of these alleged American 747's?
- Other than the 2 747SP's I mentioned?
11-21-2013 | 10:40 AM
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I was a PanAm 747 pilot in 1987 (wasn't that about the time UPS was starting their "airline"?) We were losing 747 Ground School instructors to UPS. American didn't have 747's then? Do you (or anyone else) have pictures of these alleged American 747's?
- Other than the 2 747SP's I mentioned?
- Other than the 2 747SP's I mentioned?
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11-21-2013 | 11:13 AM
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Go rent Airport 77, or whichever one it was where they airdropped in a new pilots through the hole in the cockpit roof. That was an ex AA, later UPS 747. As for Pan Am, production model number 7 was a Pan Am plane later flown by UPS
11-21-2013 | 12:13 PM
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Mark, I'll give you my Paypal account
Hey Mark,
I'll gladly take just half your paycheck. Let me know when you're ready and I'll give you my Paypal info....
Yeah, AA flew them and even sold one to NASA as a Space Shuttle transporter. If your ever in BNA, stop by Dr. Smith's office and you can see great pictures, models, etc. of AA B747's and Captain Smith flying them. If you have a few minutes, you can get your medical done too, and meet a lot of other pilots. Fun times.
Oh, I do Western Union, too! Kidding.......
I'll gladly take just half your paycheck. Let me know when you're ready and I'll give you my Paypal info....
Yeah, AA flew them and even sold one to NASA as a Space Shuttle transporter. If your ever in BNA, stop by Dr. Smith's office and you can see great pictures, models, etc. of AA B747's and Captain Smith flying them. If you have a few minutes, you can get your medical done too, and meet a lot of other pilots. Fun times.
Oh, I do Western Union, too! Kidding.......
11-21-2013 | 12:21 PM
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OK, OK ... I probably deserve you "guys" busting my "chops." I guess it's a good thing that I'm currently out on disability and my paycheck isn't worth very much.
I'll have to look before I bet again but I "thought" (I'm too lazy to look it up right now) the NASA 747's were old PanAm airplanes?
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11-21-2013 | 01:25 PM
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Duude...
Dr. Fridell's office on the other hand (at least the only time I went there over 20 years ago..lol), was a place where mostly sick people went and pilots went occasionally. Since my First Class was about to expire and Dr. Smith was all booked up, I decided to give Dr. Fridell a try. To say the least, I was given a very thorough physical by the nurse, and I sweatted it all the way through (And I was in my 20's!). She had me jumping on one foot doing some kind of heart rate test which I don't think is even part of the requirement. Actually, I don't remember actually meeting Dr. Fridell (I'm sure must have), since I was quite tired, stressed, and traumatized from the most thorough flight physical since my DODMERB Flight Physical for ROTC. Hey, I passed and I truly felt that I had earned it! Never again will I allow someone who is not a pilot to hold my career in her or his hands.. At least a private pilot or recreational pilot even..
Dr. Fridell's office on the other hand (at least the only time I went there over 20 years ago..lol), was a place where mostly sick people went and pilots went occasionally. Since my First Class was about to expire and Dr. Smith was all booked up, I decided to give Dr. Fridell a try. To say the least, I was given a very thorough physical by the nurse, and I sweatted it all the way through (And I was in my 20's!). She had me jumping on one foot doing some kind of heart rate test which I don't think is even part of the requirement. Actually, I don't remember actually meeting Dr. Fridell (I'm sure must have), since I was quite tired, stressed, and traumatized from the most thorough flight physical since my DODMERB Flight Physical
for ROTC. Hey, I passed and I truly felt that I had earned it! Never again will I allow someone who is not a pilot to hold my career in her or his hands.. At least a private pilot or recreational pilot even..
11-21-2013 | 01:36 PM
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Dr. Fridell
Glad to hear things have improved with Dr. Fridell's office. And it wasn't him, it was the nurse. But after years of going to Charlie Smith, I guess I was spoiled. Not sure about the guy in Brentwood.
If Dr. Fridell works well for you guys, then I wouldn't change. But I would stop by Dr. Smith's office just to look at the memorabilia if nothing else. They often take their last patient (11:15-11:30) to lunch. No, I'm not kidding...
If Dr. Fridell works well for you guys, then I wouldn't change. But I would stop by Dr. Smith's office just to look at the memorabilia if nothing else. They often take their last patient (11:15-11:30) to lunch. No, I'm not kidding...
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