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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1102244)
The Air Force got Iron Eagle, the Navy got Top Gun
The airline industry got Airplane! The regional pilots got A View From The Top: It's where they made fun of CLE E120 drivers working for a Texas based airlines with bases in New York, Cleveland and Texas. Take your pick. A movie about a 16 year old who steals an F-16, a cinematography masterpiece about an F-14 driver saving the world and setting a benchmark on coolness in flight, a comedy where the pilots are taken out and a yahoo from the back lands the airplane and a horrible boring comedy. I chose Airplane! I like Yahoos. But Top Gun I guess would be second. |
In reference to the AirWest pilots, I saw a few of them last night, all retirees, at the last MEM pilot base Christmas party. I know of a few left out in the hinterlands. They were the "odd men out" in the Republic conglomeration. The Southern guys were definitely "Southern", and the North Central guys were "stoic MidWesterners", and the AirWest guys.......... I always said "highly suspicious of authority", in the most enlightening way, and there were a few Jeremiah Johnsons, some Robert Stack look alikes, and a Wayne Newton. The Southern guys lived in the shadow of Delta in Atlanta, the North Central liked life fine the way it was, and AirWest flipped the finger at all.
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Originally Posted by Ferd149
(Post 1102256)
There are a few, up in SEA I think, but mostly retired now. My favorite guy to fly with was the Hughes "plug" but he passed a year or so ago from a brain tumor of all things. He was the perfect Hughes......
. You are right. Every Hughes guy I flew with was a good dude and I always looked forward to flying with those 105 numbers. |
Originally Posted by newKnow
(Post 1102293)
Dude. I hope you aren't talking about the guy who looked like Sean Connery "Hunt For Red October" style, M.C. He was my favorite and I hope he is ok. :(
Danno was more the surfer dude type vs Sean Connery.......cuz he was a surfer dude. He is missed.........Ferd |
Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy
(Post 1102275)
Iron Eagle is every bit as bad as Top Gun except that Top Gun had some good cinematography. Don't forget WarGames and Broken Arrow ... stupid stupid stupid.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082978/ |
Originally Posted by Ferd149
(Post 1102297)
No, Danno B. Young guy too, think he was in his early 50s when he passed. Most of my good Saipan stories involve Danno.
Danno was more the surfer dude type vs Sean Connery.......cuz he was a surfer dude. He is missed.........Ferd You are right though, the Hughes guys were a a A+. I think there is at least one who is still on the seniority list, but I think he is on LTS. |
Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1102244)
The Air Force got Iron Eagle, the Navy got Top Gun
http://www.locatetv.com/blog/wp-cont...le-Top-Gun.png The airline industry got Airplane! http://www.top10diary.com/wp-content...e-Airplane.jpg The regional pilots got A View From The Top: http://www.impawards.com/2003/poster...om_the_top.jpg It's where they made fun of CLE E120 drivers working for a Texas based airlines with bases in New York, Cleveland and Texas. Take your pick. A movie about a 16 year old who steals an F-16, a cinematography masterpiece about an F-14 driver saving the world and setting a benchmark on coolness in flight, a comedy where the pilots are taken out and a yahoo from the back lands the airplane and a horrible boring comedy. I chose Airplane! I like Yahoos. But Top Gun I guess would be second. |
Originally Posted by newKnow
(Post 1102302)
Ok. I don't think I knew him. M.C. Was/is just plain cool, suprisingly in the same way James Bond was. If he wasn't married to a flight attendant, he would have made a killing.
You are right though, the Hughes guys were a a A+. I think there is at least one who is still on the seniority list, but I think he is on LTS. |
I need to find a CRJ doing a fly by for my avatar.
Maybe hockey can identify it as an ERJ. :D |
Originally Posted by DogWhisperer
(Post 1102229)
Flying along yesterday in the John Wayne Mad Dog Machine and it hit me that we are less than twelve days 'till Christmas. Think it's high time to celebrate the love that Mother D has for us by singing a joyous chorus....:)
The first day of Deltamas my comp'ny gave to me A crappy bank-rupt-cy.... (or, a shrinking Cincinatti) |
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