I borrowed the original 16mm film from the local FAA office about 1985 and made a video tape copy. This is a digital conversion of that 25+ year old VHS tape. Needless to say the quality has suffered quite a bit. But I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm a retired pilot and have been putting these old films out here on RUclips for posterity. I've learned of some archives where I might be able to find decent copies of this stuff. So stay tuned.
Such is the problem of generation loss in analog recording. I recently watched a demonstration of generation loss on an audio cassette and the quality of the sound deteriorates completely at about the same generation as it would on a VHS: at approximately the 20th generation of copies. I guess you got lucky here with creating a digital copy of the second generation of analog media, going from 16mm film stock (Generation 1) to a VHS cassette (Generation 2) before converting it to digital for upload to RUclips. I can only imagine the level of quality that would result from converting IMAX 70mm film stock to digital directly and the speed of the internet connection required to upload it to RUclips and do it justice in playback on a personal home computer!
Just as a passenger. There was an outfit in the Dallas area doing type ratings in DC-3s several years ago but I couldn't manage the five grand it cost at that time to get one. My first ever airplane ride was in a Central Airlines DC-3 from Tulsa to Kansas City in 1963. It made two stops along the way if you can believe it. I loved it and was instantly hooked on flying.
Sounds like your typical 60's Flight Service Station. They were great places to visit for WX briefings. There were well over 300 of them at that time. Most of my flying was as a CFI/FAA DPE, on demand charter in cabin class twins, and one of my favorite jobs was flying night freight in Beech 18s.
What planes did you fly? And speaking of local FAA offices, I remember the one at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati in the 1960s. The men working the counter loved the interaction. I remember the grey federal furniture, clacking teletypes and everything on paper....and coffee cups.
Hi 2degreewca...just back from San Juan Puerto Rico. The airline airport there has many Beech 18s, C-47s. Appears to be a cannibal fleet--many tilted and angled sacrificial airframes to keep the precious one or two still staying airworthy. Any time in DC-3s/C-47s?
I borrowed the original 16mm film from the local FAA office about 1985 and made a video tape copy. This is a digital conversion of that 25+ year old VHS tape. Needless to say the quality has suffered quite a bit. But I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm a retired pilot and have been putting these old films out here on RUclips for posterity. I've learned of some archives where I might be able to find decent copies of this stuff. So stay tuned.
Such is the problem of generation loss in analog recording. I recently watched a demonstration of generation loss on an audio cassette and the quality of the sound deteriorates completely at about the same generation as it would on a VHS: at approximately the 20th generation of copies. I guess you got lucky here with creating a digital copy of the second generation of analog media, going from 16mm film stock (Generation 1) to a VHS cassette (Generation 2) before converting it to digital for upload to RUclips. I can only imagine the level of quality that would result from converting IMAX 70mm film stock to digital directly and the speed of the internet connection required to upload it to RUclips and do it justice in playback on a personal home computer!
Very enjoyable and informative. Such a treat to be able to view these great films. Thank you!
You're welcome.
Lots of great info, even if the video is old
Just as a passenger. There was an outfit in the Dallas area doing type ratings in DC-3s several years ago but I couldn't manage the five grand it cost at that time to get one. My first ever airplane ride was in a Central Airlines DC-3 from Tulsa to Kansas City in 1963. It made two stops along the way if you can believe it. I loved it and was instantly hooked on flying.
Sounds like your typical 60's Flight Service Station. They were great places to visit for WX briefings. There were well over 300 of them at that time. Most of my flying was as a CFI/FAA DPE, on demand charter in cabin class twins, and one of my favorite jobs was flying night freight in Beech 18s.
What planes did you fly? And speaking of local FAA offices, I remember the one at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati in the 1960s. The men working the counter loved the interaction. I remember the grey federal furniture, clacking teletypes and everything on paper....and coffee cups.
9:40 scared me to death~
Hi 2degreewca...just back from San Juan Puerto Rico. The airline airport there has many Beech 18s, C-47s. Appears to be a cannibal fleet--many tilted and angled sacrificial airframes to keep the precious one or two still staying airworthy. Any time in DC-3s/C-47s?
Thanks for posting this vintage gold. I love the stirring intro music. Where did you find it? I was a KC, EC, and WC-135 navigator in the 1980s.
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