ASpilot2be

Beautiful shot

It looks like she is quieting down for no. Hopefully it stays that way for a while.

FlyOrDie

I luckily only spent about 600 hours in the FE seat before I graduated to my current secretarial position. The FO in a DC6 does by far the least amount of work in comparison to the other positions.

I just figured out the other day that my father hadn't even been conceived when the airplane I was in rolled out the factory door. Sort of makes you amazed at how well that airplane was designed and built that its still flying to this day.

If you have any pictures from back in the day I'm sure there are a lot of people that would appreciate them.

TonyC

Alaska Volcano Observatory - Redoubt - Activity Page


Redoubt Activity - Color Code ORANGE : Alert Level WATCH




2009-04-03 11:44:52 - VAN/VONA

The eruption of Redoubt Volcano continues. Over the past several days, the intensity of ash-production has decreased. Current observations indicate a lava dome is growing in the summit crater. Therefore, we are lowering the alert level and aviation color code.

The 2009 eruption is now characterized by continuous emission of steam, volcanic gas, and variable amounts of ash. These processes are occurring as effusion of lava in the summit crater produces a lava dome. While at this level of activity, trace amounts of ash and a perceptible volcanic haze layer may be intermittently present throughout south-central Alaska.

A growing lava dome is inherently unstable; a sudden dome collapse or explosion can occur with no warning and produce a more voluminous ash cloud that rises to elevations above 25,000 feet. If such an event is detected, AVO would issue appropriate warnings.



Code Definitions
ORANGE: Volcano is exhibiting heightened or escalating unrest with increased potential of eruption, timeframe uncertain, OR eruption is underway with no or minor volcanic-ash emissions [ash-plume height specified, if possible].





First time we've seen anything lower than RED (eruption imminent or in progress) in 10 days.







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FlyOrDie

Just trying to challenge my photography skills. I take pictures purely for enjoyment and once and while I manage to get a few that I didn't some how ruin

FlyOrDie

Hopefully things can get back to normal. Anchorage Center is eerily quiet.

TonyC

It was eerily quiet when I descended into the Anchorage bowl last Friday afternoon. We had just witnessed (from about 160 miles away) the third eruption of the day, one that sent a column straight up to about 50,000 feet, which then began drifting NE. The pictures I got with my Sony Cybershot didn't come out too well from that distance, but it was impressive.






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Stretch 8

FlyOrDie -
Well, I don't know about the outfit you're working with, but I don't recall having it THAT easy! We split the flying always and even included the FE once in awhile. In fact when I was FE on the -6, I got nearly as much time in the right seat as the center seat!

As to pix; I wish I had taken thousands more than I did. I'll start a new thread..."Misc DC-6 Shots". I'll attach a few. Naturally the quality isn't like the digital cameras of today.

FlyOrDie

I do fly every other leg but I still consider my job pretty easy because I no longer have to fuel or pre-flight, both of which can be bitterly cold and miserable. It always took me a good 20 or 30 minutes sitting out on the wing to fuel, I'll just say that I don't miss doing that at all.

Thanks for digging into your archives, I like the pictures a lot in the other thread.

Stretch 8

Glad you liked the pix. Like I said; I sure wish I'd taken more now!!

Nice you don't have to sit out on the wing any more. We were lucky I guess in that we didn't have to re-fuel. Fuelers did that. Walk-a-rounds could get miserable at times though.