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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-10 07:21 PM
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43. In a DC-3 in 1967
The day Walt Disney died. My father and I were flying over Oklahoma. I remember coming into the cockpit and looking out over the cold Oklahoma morning. An experience I'll always remember. Not to mention the flight he and I made in the airplane we had just bought.
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  -Remember how flying USED to be? ThatsMyBarack  Nov-23-10 05:44 PM   #0 
  - Or when people could go to the gate to greet you or see you off  somone   Nov-23-10 05:48 PM   #1 
  - gate, hell -  mzteris   Nov-23-10 07:19 PM   #41 
     - The 4 year old today would get a full body cavity search  Rage for Order   Nov-23-10 10:12 PM   #67 
  - You were a kid when there were security points?  frazzled   Nov-23-10 05:50 PM   #2 
  - Security checkpoints have been around a LONG time.  ThatsMyBarack   Nov-23-10 05:53 PM   #5 
  - How many years ago did you start flying? My first flight was  Curmudgeoness   Nov-23-10 06:35 PM   #22 
     - Around 1973, I think.  ThatsMyBarack   Nov-23-10 07:10 PM   #39 
        - that's NOT a LONG TIME.  mzteris   Nov-23-10 07:20 PM   #42 
           - In terms of commercial flight history, it's quite a long time.  HuckleB   Nov-23-10 09:06 PM   #52 
              - pfffft - in terms of my life history -  mzteris   Nov-24-10 07:08 PM   #75 
  - How about Ford tri-motors with berths to sleep in?  Old Troop   Nov-23-10 06:22 PM   #20 
  - Or Pan Am Clippers  dflprincess   Nov-23-10 09:46 PM   #58 
     - and the TWA Constellation  mitchtv   Nov-23-10 10:06 PM   #65 
  - there have been checkpoints as long as I can remember  WolverineDG   Nov-23-10 06:40 PM   #24 
  - I remember flying in '75. We went through metal detectors. nt  lunamagica   Nov-23-10 06:44 PM   #26 
  - LOL - The first legal case on metal detectors was in 1972  jberryhill   Nov-23-10 06:48 PM   #29 
  - I went through metal detectors back in the 80's  Sherman A1   Nov-23-10 06:49 PM   #30 
  - Yes they were. I distinctly recall going through them in the 1970s.  enlightenment   Nov-23-10 06:50 PM   #31 
  - Sweet child...  jaysunb   Nov-23-10 05:51 PM   #3 
  - You used to get dressed up to get on a plane and fly somewhere  wryter2000   Nov-23-10 06:09 PM   #17 
  - I got to visit the pilots in the cockpit during a layover back in '82  XemaSab   Nov-23-10 06:20 PM   #19 
  - "Joey, you ever been in a cockpit before?"  proud2BlibKansan   Nov-23-10 09:00 PM   #50 
  - "Joey, do you like gladiator movies?"  Harry Monroe   Nov-23-10 09:16 PM   #54 
  - LOL  wryter2000   Nov-24-10 10:07 AM   #74 
  - We flew to Taipei this past Spring.  HuckleB   Nov-23-10 09:09 PM   #53 
  - Yup you wore your best  Raine   Nov-23-10 09:57 PM   #61 
  - There was nice restaurant at the airport we lived near  dflprincess   Nov-23-10 09:42 PM   #56 
  - It was..  DFab420   Nov-23-10 05:53 PM   #4 
  - I hated the fact  jancantor   Nov-23-10 06:19 PM   #18 
     - I was going to say, the smoking part seems unimaginable today.  Arugula Latte   Nov-23-10 10:09 PM   #66 
  - you mean like when you got real silver in first class  WhiteTara   Nov-23-10 05:54 PM   #6 
  - The airlines used to compete to give the best service.  woo me with science   Nov-23-10 08:15 PM   #47 
     - yep  WhiteTara   Nov-23-10 09:04 PM   #51 
     - That was before deregulation  dflprincess   Nov-23-10 09:47 PM   #60 
  - Hell... I Remember When The Armrests Had Ashtrays...  WillyT   Nov-23-10 05:55 PM   #7 
  - Thanks for sharing!  ThatsMyBarack   Nov-23-10 05:57 PM   # 
  - "We really move our tails for you."  jaysunb   Nov-23-10 05:57 PM   #9 
  - PSA -- the Poor Sailor's Airline  MindPilot   Nov-24-10 08:53 AM   #72 
  - I remember when.....  northoftheborder   Nov-23-10 05:57 PM   #8 
  - My condolences....  ThatsMyBarack   Nov-23-10 05:58 PM   #11 
  - The terrorists won. This guy let them win --->  onehandle   Nov-23-10 05:58 PM   #10 
  - I flew in early 2001 ...  Kennah   Nov-23-10 06:00 PM   #12 
  - I also remember when the whole family met you at the gate.  Curmudgeoness   Nov-23-10 06:01 PM   #13 
  - Even after the security gates went up  Johonny   Nov-23-10 06:06 PM   #16 
     - Even In 2000...  iamjoy   Nov-23-10 06:34 PM   #21 
  - If you're lucky to fly on foreign carriers, it's STILL fun!  Fleshdancer   Nov-23-10 06:04 PM   #14 
  - Thai is one classy carrier  jberryhill   Nov-23-10 06:50 PM   #32 
  - Plastic spork...  truth2power   Nov-23-10 11:35 PM   #68 
  - When I was a kid, there were no security points.  Blue_In_AK   Nov-23-10 06:05 PM   #15 
  - How's about getting to wait on the tarmac while Daddy walked down the stairs?  WolverineDG   Nov-23-10 06:38 PM   #23 
  - Back when it was FUN and enjoyable.  TheKentuckian   Nov-23-10 06:43 PM   #25 
  - My father was a Captain with Eastern Airlines.  StandingInLeftField   Nov-23-10 06:46 PM   #27 
  - awesome post  Skittles   Nov-23-10 06:57 PM   #35 
  - Thanks, Skittles.  StandingInLeftField   Nov-23-10 07:03 PM   #36 
     - your dad and your aunt both sound awesome  Skittles   Nov-23-10 07:05 PM   #37 
  - What a great growing up experience!  enlightenment   Nov-23-10 07:06 PM   #38 
     - No, I have not read "Wings" .  StandingInLeftField   Nov-23-10 07:11 PM   #40 
        - You're welcome.  enlightenment   Nov-23-10 08:03 PM   #44 
           - Amazon Has It:  WillyT   Nov-23-10 08:19 PM   #48 
              - Cool.  enlightenment   Nov-23-10 08:48 PM   #49 
  - Southwest Airlines circa early 1970s  aikoaiko   Nov-23-10 06:47 PM   #28 
  - what I miss most  Skittles   Nov-23-10 06:52 PM   #33 
  - Wow! I miss that a lot too!  Swamp Rat   Nov-23-10 10:04 PM   #64 
  - Party In The Smoking Section!  jberryhill   Nov-23-10 06:52 PM   #34 
  - In a DC-3 in 1967  Gregorian   Nov-23-10 07:21 PM   #43 
  - I sure do.  blueamy66   Nov-23-10 08:07 PM   #45 
  - Dad's visit.  fortyfeetunder   Nov-23-10 08:11 PM   #46 
  - When I was kid people dressed up  Raine   Nov-23-10 09:39 PM   #55 
  - Yep. eom  Hello_Kitty   Nov-23-10 09:46 PM   #59 
  - My sis and I used to fly Eastern from National (I'll NEVER call it Reagan) airport  Hello_Kitty   Nov-23-10 09:45 PM   #57 
  - In 2001, I likely flew on a plane that later went into the WTC.  bluestate10   Nov-23-10 10:00 PM   #62 
  - I remember no security...and walking OUTSIDE to board....nt  Evasporque   Nov-23-10 10:02 PM   #63 
  - didn't have that pleasure when the IRA were bombing  Rosa Luxemburg   Nov-23-10 11:38 PM   #69 
  - The last civilized US air carrier was Midwest Express  Stevenmarc   Nov-23-10 11:44 PM   #70 
  - Remember that show "Life on Mars"?  ThatsMyBarack   Nov-24-10 08:43 AM   #71 
  - Airports had observation decks  MindPilot   Nov-24-10 09:01 AM   #73 
 

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