Yeah, no steering on the tailwheel, use rudder, differential power and brakes to keep the old girl straight. It was a fun job.
Typo. Yeah very familiar, almost miss it..
Did not quit, still here and look young as always..
Need stability? Get a cutter rigged sloop sailboat, cross to the Bahamas in a gale with 2 reefs in the sails. Stable as rock, thank me with beer...
Not sure about the name: I was in Alaska on and off from 1980 to 1984: then back from the USVIs for fish haul contracts on the beaches and later...
Not making excuses for the Captain or Port Pilot, just saying I have witnessed currents while being immersed in them :cool:
Yeah, fun job hauling those DC-3s around: Felt like I was in a movie from the 1940s: Tailwheel airplane, steep incline to get to the cockpit, big...
Currents around Cozumel, although not sure if the harbor is affected: https://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/caribbean/yucatan.html Did a few...
But of course, been there, done that, 19 flying jobs with big and small outfits: Worked for the worlds smallest airline (One DC-3: Virgin Island...
Ha, you knew Paul? Quite the character. I was his assistant Chief Pilot and a company instructor/ check airman. Checked out on all 5 types of his...
wow, stepped on sore, or sour toe didn’t I? :D Here is another case study of Latino Macho, not stopping for fuel....
Remember that crash really well: I was in the airplane behind the Avianca 707: (Worked for Evergreen International Airlines back then, copilot on...
Yup, done a few of those, once with the FAA and NTSB onboard in St. Thomas after I picked ‘em up in St. Barths investigating an accident for the...
All true, but I’ll take a good old ILS any day, if low on gas, ride it all the way down to the deck, then go the bar and have a strong one. Half...
He is on YouTube, here is the boat @ about the time this thread emerged, [MEDIA]
I have been flying into St. Maarten Airport for over 30 years and they never ever installed an ILS (Instrument Landing System) a basic approach...
Got all of the above, works great, never had a problem. (Better be lucky than good, I guess) My Citybank CC however has been hacked 3 times, we...
Looks pretty close......
This is candy apple red, maybe even metallic. Probably a b.... to fix a scratch or worse. Curious what how much more it was to paint it red rather...
Back to the beginning: Shoot a fresh picture this afternoon but with the sun in my face it turned out less than perfect. Bright red boat however....
