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Post by sunny9850 on Jul 4, 2013 12:36:34 GMT -5
LOL depending on runway in use you still get a nice view of Pebble Beach today on approach to Monterrey. That was one of our favorite stops up the coast.
Cheers Stefan
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Post by jamesvswanson on Jul 6, 2013 10:04:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, Stefan. I'm glad to hear that there's still good scenery on at least one of the approaches.
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Post by jamesvswanson on Jul 27, 2013 13:08:02 GMT -5
When engine repairs seemed to be proceeding too slowly, the Sears chief pilot (Vic Swanson) would sometimes take over for the mechanics----a few blows with a hammer ought to do it! This is a gag shot (I hope!). The DC-3 is probably N34113 at Midway Airport in Chicago.
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Post by jamesvswanson on Aug 10, 2013 16:05:04 GMT -5
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Post by jamesvswanson on Aug 27, 2013 13:45:47 GMT -5
Tales of the "Pacific Coaster" (Sears Roebuck West Coast DC-3 N49952) - No. 3 Looks like all coffee cup lids should be "on and closed" when flying the Ridge Route between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley in a DC-3. The Ridge Route (also known as the Castaic-Tejon Route) links the Los Angeles basin with the San Joaquin Valley over the Tejon Pass and the Sierra Pelona Mountains ridge south of Gorman.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 27, 2013 15:32:10 GMT -5
Hi, I fly that route often in FS (LAX-Sacramento) and sometimes it is quite bumpy indeed.
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Post by jamesvswanson on Aug 29, 2013 10:54:44 GMT -5
Hi Tom -- Glad I was able to give you an important safety tip for your future flights along this route!
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Post by jamesvswanson on Sept 2, 2013 22:54:16 GMT -5
The cabin of he "Pacific Coaster" (Sears Roebuck West Coast DC-3 N49952), circa 1950. Amenities included Kraft Caramels, Wrigley's Doublemint Gum, Wrigley's Spearmint Gum, and lots of decks of Bicycle Playing Cards.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Sept 3, 2013 9:39:06 GMT -5
Such luxury!
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Post by jamesvswanson on Sept 3, 2013 22:25:06 GMT -5
Well, it does look a little spartan, although perhaps a big step up from the C-47 interior that it probably had during World War II. Someone apparently thought that what might be generously called a writing desk, and a swivel chair (see photo), were fancy enough to merit a picture. I guess people were less needy back then than they are today. Hopefully someone filled up that magazine rack later on.
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Post by jamesvswanson on Sept 9, 2013 16:28:25 GMT -5
Getting ready for some "high-altitude" flying in a DC-3. This looks to me like the cabin of the Chicago-based DC-3 N34113, circa the early-to-mid 50's. Not sure what's going on in the left background----looks like someone being awakened----hopefully not "coming to" from oxygen starvation!
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Sept 9, 2013 16:36:16 GMT -5
Looks to me that it is more likely they are just mugging for the camera.
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Post by jamesvswanson on Sept 14, 2013 22:44:26 GMT -5
The cabin of the Sears Roebuck Convair 440 N9730, circa 1960. The flight times may have been slower than in today's bizjets, but the accommodations were a lot more comfortable, and a big step up from the DC-3 cabins posted previously.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Sept 15, 2013 10:12:27 GMT -5
Perfectly comfortable, and it didn't cost the millions of dollars those custom interiors cost today...
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Post by Moses03 on Sept 16, 2013 13:02:41 GMT -5
Looks plenty comfy to me. Nice pics!
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