Back then Lee it was Kool Filters, there was an ashtray at every position. The big no-no was drinking beer within 100 ft. of the rapcon and the headset cords were only 25 ft. long !
Steve Bray Jackson, Tennessee >From: "Lee Van Dyke" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: KRnet <[email protected]> >To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: KR> tower trip >Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:50:39 -0700 > >Steve Bray, did they let you smoke that pipe in the Air Force??? > >Lee Van Dyke.... > >just kidding > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Steve Bray" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:31 PM >Subject: RE: KR> tower trip > > > > Mark > > I was a controller in the USAF from 1972-76 and you would not believe >how > > much we enjoyed/appericated a pilot that actually cared ! We would make >time > > for them. > > I worked in an approach/radar facility. no windows. and we didn't get >many > > visitors, > > unless they were pissed. > > Not much glamor there but we were the ones who brought you home when >your > > windsheld was the end of your world as far as you could tell. > > Meeting them eye to eye and letting them know your intrested will make a > > diffrence. > > They will remember you. > > > > Steve Bray > > Jackson, Tennessee > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Mark Langford" <[email protected]> > > >Reply-To: KRnet <[email protected]> > > >To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> > > >Subject: KR> tower trip > > >Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:53:55 -0600 > > > > > >NetHeads, > > > > > >Today I needed to run by the airport and buy a Charlotte sectional to >fly > > >to > > >Dan's in the morning. HSV is closer than any other, so I planned on > > >dropping by on the way home from work. It was a really crappy day, so >I > > >thought maybe the folks in the tower would let me visit, since the >workload > > >couldn't be very high. I called and the guy said he was pretty busy >but > > >"come on out right now", so I did. We spent 15 minutes just looking >at > > >all > > >the stuff on the scope, explaining every detail. I got a very good > > >explanation for how the whole controller thing works, how you get >handed > > >off, picked up, the various airspace sectors, and all kind of good >stuff. > > >The last guy I met was the controller that I talked to in June during >my > > >emergency landing. He remembered every detail, and we had a good time > > >talking the whole thing over. > > > > > >The point of this is that if you get the chance, take that tour. You >can > > >find your local towered airport at http://www.faa.gov/arp/ and pick >your > > >region, find your "local" airport on the list, and give them a call. >He > > >said it was a 15 minute tour, but I ended up standing around talking to >all > > >the controllers, and after an hour figured I'd held them up long enough >and > > >bowed out. They seemed to enjoy the conversation, and I came away with >a > > >much better understanding of what the guys on the other end of the >radio > > >are > > >doing... > > > > > >Mark Langford, Harvest, AL > > >see homebuilt airplane at http://www.N56ML.com > > >email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ > > >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > > >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
