My father worked for TWA for 50 years at TWA training center building 95 JFK and when I was 14 I learned to fly the 707 and 727. By the time I was 18 I was flying the 747 flight simulator and shooting cat 3 approaches.... those are some of the best days of my life
What is truly amazing is that so much in aviation has advanced since 1964 but the ILS procedures haven't changed one bit. The approach plates are the same as is ATC communications.
Great video. Back in the early 90's I worked for Trans World Express with some time in JFK. I got to know a few people and was able to fly the 727 sim. 42 minutes and I didn't "scratch" it even when I got the stick shaker. The right seater gave me a compliment that I was the only non-commercial pilot to not crash the sim. I had hoped to fly the 747 sim but unfortunately, everything fell apart. I too miss TWA.
It was shocking to hear how slowly spoken both ATC and the pilot's communications were. ATC talks about 4X faster than that in high density airspace these days.
The real communications were much faster than this in those days, especially at Ohare. I think I recognize Capt. Barney R.; a very competent and calm aviator. Barney was never seen without a book in his hand on layovers. I was seated behind him one day after we had to land in Genoa after the Milan weather was terrible. We were on a bus from Genoa to Milan. The Flight engineer was bringing glasses of wine from the front row to the cabin crew seated a few rows behind me. As he started back, the bus gave a sudden lurch and a glass of wine emptied on Captain Barney. The Engineer stopped with a shocked look on his face. Barney calmly turned a page in his book, wiped off the wine with a napkin, and continued his reading; no problem.
back in those days I was never sharper as a pilot. You HAD to fly the airplane and had steam guage instruments...today, its a video game and the pilots have a tough time staying really current , if at all, on needle ball and airspeed
My father worked for TWA for 50 years at TWA training center building 95 JFK and when I was 14 I learned to fly the 707 and 727. By the time I was 18 I was flying the 747 flight simulator and shooting cat 3 approaches.... those are some of the best days of my life
What is truly amazing is that so much in aviation has advanced since 1964 but the ILS procedures haven't changed one bit. The approach plates are the same as is ATC communications.
Another interesting thing is no news for pilots to allowance for curve 8"mile 2or spun 1600kph Amazing!
The featured aircraft to the best of my knowledge is the 707-331B "StarStream" Jet powered by P&W turbofans.
I really miss TWA ✈️
Great video. Back in the early 90's I worked for Trans World Express with some time in JFK. I got to know a few people and was able to fly the 727 sim. 42 minutes and I didn't "scratch" it even when I got the stick shaker. The right seater gave me a compliment that I was the only non-commercial pilot to not crash the sim. I had hoped to fly the 747 sim but unfortunately, everything fell apart. I too miss TWA.
Flew TWA 707 in '76, LA-Pheonix-Philly and back.
It was shocking to hear how slowly spoken both ATC and the pilot's communications were. ATC talks about 4X faster than that in high density airspace these days.
The real communications were much faster than this in those days, especially at Ohare. I think I recognize Capt. Barney R.; a very competent and calm aviator. Barney was never seen without a book in his hand on layovers. I was seated behind him one day after we had to land in Genoa after the Milan weather was terrible. We were on a bus from Genoa to Milan. The Flight engineer was bringing glasses of wine from the front row to the cabin crew seated a few rows behind me. As he started back, the bus gave a sudden lurch and a glass of wine emptied on Captain Barney. The Engineer stopped with a shocked look on his face. Barney calmly turned a page in his book, wiped off the wine with a napkin, and continued his reading; no problem.
It's interesting how 40 degrees of flaps was considered extreme on the 727, but 50 degrees on the 707 wasn't.
back in those days I was never sharper as a pilot. You HAD to fly the airplane and had steam guage instruments...today, its a video game and the pilots have a tough time staying really current , if at all, on needle ball and airspeed
Times have changed, time to get off nostalgia and appreciate today’s technology
Great video
Was this shot with a camera pointed at a screen? Would love to get an original transfer of this.
CRM is sure come long way along with SMS, GOM, SOP's...
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