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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 546 Dec 30th, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS.
From Vesta and Terry
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We welcome -
Norma E. McFarlane retired Passenger Sales Co-ordinator, YYZ
and living in Perth, ON email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ethna Plashkes retired flight attendant emailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ken Meek was in Public Affairs and had responsiblity for the Silver Broom for many
years amongst other programs. Ken's emailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
William (Bill) Hope retired emailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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. Where are they now?
Boeing B737-217 c/n 20196 registered C-FCPV was named by CPAL as
"Empress of Vancouver - Vancouver Expo-86"and has since held a
chequered life being registered as N197JQ, F-WGTP, F-GGTP, TC-REF,
F-GTCA and now, finally, as CF-GWJ owned by WestJet.
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. Found on the internet.
During the Farnborough Air Show this year, the Boeing B-1B Lancer, call sign
Razor One One was scheduled to do a fly past. This is the commentary -
Friday July 28th, 2000
Farnborough ATC: "Razor One One, you are clear for display.
Confirm airfield in sight"
Razor One One: "We have airfield in sight, we are running in"
Farnborough commentator: "Ladies and gentlemen we have a single fly past from
one of the worlds most powerful airborne weapons
systems. We should see her any minute now."
Three minutes later and no sign of the B-1B. Meanwhile, air traffic controllers
at Blackbushe Airport, just a few miles to the west watch speechlessly as the
B-1B roars by at 500 foot with after burners and wings at full sweep.
Sunday July 30th, 2000
Farnborough ATC: "Razor One One you are clear for display. Confirm airfield
in sight."
Razor One One: "Roger, airfield in sight. Running in."
Farnborough commentator: "Ladies and gentlemen we have a single fly past from
one of the worlds most powerful airborne weapons
systems. We should see her any minute now.
Look to your left....".
Overhead Lasham Airfield, several miles from Farnborough, the local glider club
pilot community indulging in their normal Sunday pastime, managed to compose
themselves after realizing that the big black thing which whizzed past them was
not one of their compatriots.
Meanwhile, the crew of the B-1B were debating the wisdom of the Brits in staging
the most important of all global air shows in an area strewn with urban airfields
and centred amid one of the most congested pieces of air space in the world.
Northwest Airlines retired its last Boeing B747-100 reg N601US c/n 25688
on Sept 25th with a sports charter to Phoenix. However this aircraft will not die.
The airline later ferried the aircraft to North Carolina where it will be prepared for
the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
US Airways Shuttle retired its last two Boeing B727-200's on Oct 20th and marks
the end of 20 years service. Reg N919TS c/n 20447 and N924TS c/n21041.
Trans World Airlines operated its last Boeing B727-200 on Sept 30th
reg N64339 c/n 20844. Known affectionately as the "pig", by the airlines pilots,
a Pig party (pork sandwiches etc) to mark the event. 36 years is a long time
for one type to be around.
United Airlines retired its last Boeing B747-200 recently. All United's DC10-10
aircraft were retired last October, the last 3 DC10-30's will be gone by summer 2001
SWISSAIR WILL DEFEND STAFF, PROVIDE HANDCUFFS
Swissair has given its flight attendants permission to retaliate against
unruly passengers by tying them up in their seats..
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. Yet more stories about the Vanguard from the eMailNews issued by
Duane Frerichs -
From: TERRY LAKIN <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >
Perhaps I can step in on the Vanguard discussion. I spent some
four years on the Vanguard that includes a year on the Merchantman,
our freighter version of the aircraft. I wonder if the Tyne problems were
in any way due to the practice we adopted of selecting all the power to
idle then setting the cruise power setting, this was to reduce the load
from the main bearings on the main shaft. We usually did this at the
same time as we made a cabin address and said "we have now reached
the top of our climb and are reducing power for the cruise".
I never heard of a passenger mentioning this.
I do not remember any particular problems with engine un serviceability
although I did have my only experience of a double engine failure
while base training on type between V1 and VR as there was quite a
spread between these two numbers of something like 13 kts but we still
managed to abort the takeoff. It also needed a couple of turns of the
elevator trim to help with the landing flare. The Vanguard also dropped
the right wing at the stall, a manoeuvre we did on an air test and you
had to be ready for it. But it was built like the proverbial brick ***** and
could take a hell of a lot of abuse which we occasionally saw when
training on the type.
All in all the pilots flying the Vanguard got to like the aircraft very much
but then I suppose all pilots usually like the aircraft they are currently
flying.
.... and more!
From: "Ernie MacEachen" <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >
Re: The Vanguard. Does anybody remember that water would drip
down from just above the windshield, caused by an accumulation of
condensation. Shades of the DC-3's when we all carried the baby sheets
to protect our legs from the water that seeped in when it rained.
(We have been reading some great stories about the Vickers Vanguard, but
what about other aircraft in our fleet;
no stories to tell about those? Lets here from you - eds)
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From: "Bill Norberg" <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >
Subject: Merry Christmas memories of the North Star.
I have one that I would like to share. It was December 1947 and we had just
received the first few North Stars which were to be used for flight training and
other associated duties. TCA was in the airmail business at the time and it
was a very important source of revenue for the company.
The Christmas mail was backing up and it was decided to use one of the
North Stars to make a mail run to Winnipeg from Montreal. The only problem
was that we were not allowed to use the Janitrol Heaters in the aircraft due to
problems being experienced in the US with the DC-6 aircraft.
Apparently there was a situation where leaking fuel could find its way into the
compartment where the heater was located.
This meant the flight would have to operate unheated. As it was not a revenue
passenger flight it just meant discomfort for any on board the flight. I managed
to get a seat on the flight so I could visit my family in Winnipeg and deliver
some gifts. Captain Ron Baker was in charge and I believe Jack Grisdale was
F/O. We flew at about the 8 to 9000 foot flight level and it was a clear moonlit
night. We all were wearing full winter clothes and we still found it to be very cold.
The return flight was just as cold but terminated in YYZ so I had to find my
way back to YUL via DC-3. On the return flight there were three of us plussing
and we spent the whole flight in the lounge area of the rear washroom with the
door closed. We did this to conserve what little body heat we were able to
generate by sitting closely together and with a little help from a bottle of Seagrams.
The trip was a success and it was an experience I will never forget.
Take care and be well. Sincerely Bill Norberg
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. Those of you who have the Flight Simulator-98 or 2000 software may know of
the software available from www.justflight.com - if not, check it out!
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. Terry's travel tips.
Sydney/Auckland Combo with Positive Space Air from $1179*
Round trip positive space air on Air New Zealand from LAX to Sydney,
Sydney to Auckland and return (or from Auckland to Sydney)
6 nights first class hotel accommodations, 3 nights in Sydney,
3 nights in Auckland, hotel taxes and service charges
Optional tours and transfers available
Sydney Explorer from $1148*
Round trip positive space air on Air New Zealand, 4 nights accommodations, transfers,
Tours of Sydney, luncheon cruise on Sydney Harbour, full day of Blue Mountains
and Jamison Valley, hotel taxes and service charges.
Costa Rica City and Beach Combo 5 Nights/ 6 Days from $429*
Round trip space available air from Miami or Los Angeles (with supplement),
2 nights hotel accommodations in San Jose, 3 nights resort accommodations on
Jaco Beach, hotel taxes and service charges.
Costa Rica Great Escape 5 Nights/ 6 Days
All Inclusive Two nights in San Jose, at the San Jose Palacio, a luxury all inclusive hotel located
in a prestigious area, three nights at the exclusive Playa Tambor located on Tambor s 4 mile
sandy beach surrounded by gorgeous landscaped gardens. Perfect for nature lovers a real getaway.
Also includes round trip space available air, 3 day car rental, hotel taxes and service charges.
Confirmed air available with no eligibility requirements.
Costa Rica City and Jungle Combo 5 Nights/ 6 Days from $699*
Two nights in an all inclusive Jungle Lodge located near the Caribbean coast, transfer by bus and
boat from San Jose, three nights in San Jose with breakfast daily, plus the full day Highlight
Tour including breakfast at a mountain lodge, stop at coffee fields, Poas Volcano and cloud
forest visit, stop at waterfalls and hummingbird gallery, lunch and free time at a rain forest lodge,
1.5 hour Jungle River Safari (see monkeys, iguanas, crocodiles and more) Braulio Carrillo
National Park and all at a relaxing leisurely pace.
Round trip space available air, all hotel taxes and service charges included!
This is an unbelievable deal!
Tuscany Wine and Cuisine Tour 8 Nights/ 10 Days Confirmed Air Companions Eligible! $1849*
Round trip confirmed air from US, 8 nights accommodation at superior hotel,
breakfast and dinner daily, 5 lunches
Cooking lessons in historic villas, visits to local wineries, excursion to Pisa, Siena and
San Gimignano, half day sightseeing tour os Florence, transfers, hotel taxes and service
charges, services of tour manager throughout. Call today!! Departs US March 19
Taste of Italy Departs March 3 from $1299*
Round trip confirmed space air from Boston or New York to Venice, 2 nights in Venice
first class hotel, 3 nights Florence first class hotel, 3 nights in Rome, first class hotel, all transfers,
breakfast daily, 4 dinners, ½ day sightseeing tours of each city and motor coach tour through
Tuscany, Bologna, San Gimignano and more.
London with confirmed air! 3 Nights/ 5 Days Companions Eligible! from $559*
Paris with confirmed air! 3 Nights/ 5 Days Companions Eligible!from $489*
All prices us$ ddbl call 800 422 3727 for more info
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. Smilie.
THE WIDTH AND LENGTH WERE IN PROPORTION:
We can smile about it now, but imagine their surprise recently when a DC-8 crew discovered they had touched down on a 4,800-by-75-foot runway instead of the
11,800-by-300- foot runway they were expecting.
The cargo plane stopped safely with a few hundred feet to spare at
Losco County Airport in East Tawas, Mich., but it was aiming for the former
Wurtsmith Air Force Base nine miles to the north, where it was being ferried for
maintenance. The DC-8 was towed back onto the runway, and made a
successful takeoff with a 10-knot headwind.
Thieves shut down the airport at Shantou in China this autumn when they
made off with 69 landing lights from one of the runways. It took 12 hours and
us$15,000 to replace and repair the lighting system.
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. DID YOU KNOW?
That you can read or retrieve back issues of "theNetLetter" ?
Just visit our web site at:
http://www.acfamily.org/netletter
and click on the "Archives" button.
This area is only open to "the NetLetter" subscribers and you will
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 546 Dec 30th, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
================================================================
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS.
From Vesta and Terry
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" ' "
We welcome -
Norma E. McFarlane retired Passenger Sales Co-ordinator, YYZ
and living in Perth, ON email:
Ethna Plashkes retired flight attendant email
Ken Meek was in Public Affairs and had responsiblity for the Silver Broom for many
years amongst other programs. Ken's email
William (Bill) Hope retired email
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" ' "
. Where are they now?
Boeing B737-217 c/n 20196 registered C-FCPV was named by CPAL as
"Empress of Vancouver - Vancouver Expo-86"and has since held a
chequered life being registered as N197JQ, F-WGTP, F-GGTP, TC-REF,
F-GTCA and now, finally, as CF-GWJ owned by WestJet.
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" ' "
. Found on the internet.
During the Farnborough Air Show this year, the Boeing B-1B Lancer, call sign
Razor One One was scheduled to do a fly past. This is the commentary -
Friday July 28th, 2000
Farnborough ATC: "Razor One One, you are clear for display.
Confirm airfield in sight"
Razor One One: "We have airfield in sight, we are running in"
Farnborough commentator: "Ladies and gentlemen we have a single fly past from
one of the worlds most powerful airborne weapons
systems. We should see her any minute now."
Three minutes later and no sign of the B-1B. Meanwhile, air traffic controllers
at Blackbushe Airport, just a few miles to the west watch speechlessly as the
B-1B roars by at 500 foot with after burners and wings at full sweep.
Sunday July 30th, 2000
Farnborough ATC: "Razor One One you are clear for display. Confirm airfield
in sight."
Razor One One: "Roger, airfield in sight. Running in."
Farnborough commentator: "Ladies and gentlemen we have a single fly past from
one of the worlds most powerful airborne weapons
systems. We should see her any minute now.
Look to your left....".
Overhead Lasham Airfield, several miles from Farnborough, the local glider club
pilot community indulging in their normal Sunday pastime, managed to compose
themselves after realizing that the big black thing which whizzed past them was
not one of their compatriots.
Meanwhile, the crew of the B-1B were debating the wisdom of the Brits in staging
the most important of all global air shows in an area strewn with urban airfields
and centred amid one of the most congested pieces of air space in the world.
Northwest Airlines retired its last Boeing B747-100 reg N601US c/n 25688
on Sept 25th with a sports charter to Phoenix. However this aircraft will not die.
The airline later ferried the aircraft to North Carolina where it will be prepared for
the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
US Airways Shuttle retired its last two Boeing B727-200's on Oct 20th and marks
the end of 20 years service. Reg N919TS c/n 20447 and N924TS c/n21041.
Trans World Airlines operated its last Boeing B727-200 on Sept 30th
reg N64339 c/n 20844. Known affectionately as the "pig", by the airlines pilots,
a Pig party (pork sandwiches etc) to mark the event. 36 years is a long time
for one type to be around.
United Airlines retired its last Boeing B747-200 recently. All United's DC10-10
aircraft were retired last October, the last 3 DC10-30's will be gone by summer 2001
SWISSAIR WILL DEFEND STAFF, PROVIDE HANDCUFFS
Swissair has given its flight attendants permission to retaliate against
unruly passengers by tying them up in their seats..
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" ' "
. Yet more stories about the Vanguard from the eMailNews issued by
Duane Frerichs -
From: TERRY LAKIN <
Perhaps I can step in on the Vanguard discussion. I spent some
four years on the Vanguard that includes a year on the Merchantman,
our freighter version of the aircraft. I wonder if the Tyne problems were
in any way due to the practice we adopted of selecting all the power to
idle then setting the cruise power setting, this was to reduce the load
from the main bearings on the main shaft. We usually did this at the
same time as we made a cabin address and said "we have now reached
the top of our climb and are reducing power for the cruise".
I never heard of a passenger mentioning this.
I do not remember any particular problems with engine un serviceability
although I did have my only experience of a double engine failure
while base training on type between V1 and VR as there was quite a
spread between these two numbers of something like 13 kts but we still
managed to abort the takeoff. It also needed a couple of turns of the
elevator trim to help with the landing flare. The Vanguard also dropped
the right wing at the stall, a manoeuvre we did on an air test and you
had to be ready for it. But it was built like the proverbial brick ***** and
could take a hell of a lot of abuse which we occasionally saw when
training on the type.
All in all the pilots flying the Vanguard got to like the aircraft very much
but then I suppose all pilots usually like the aircraft they are currently
flying.
.... and more!
From: "Ernie MacEachen" <
Re: The Vanguard. Does anybody remember that water would drip
down from just above the windshield, caused by an accumulation of
condensation. Shades of the DC-3's when we all carried the baby sheets
to protect our legs from the water that seeped in when it rained.
(We have been reading some great stories about the Vickers Vanguard, but
what about other aircraft in our fleet;
no stories to tell about those? Lets here from you - eds)
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From: "Bill Norberg" <
Subject: Merry Christmas memories of the North Star.
I have one that I would like to share. It was December 1947 and we had just
received the first few North Stars which were to be used for flight training and
other associated duties. TCA was in the airmail business at the time and it
was a very important source of revenue for the company.
The Christmas mail was backing up and it was decided to use one of the
North Stars to make a mail run to Winnipeg from Montreal. The only problem
was that we were not allowed to use the Janitrol Heaters in the aircraft due to
problems being experienced in the US with the DC-6 aircraft.
Apparently there was a situation where leaking fuel could find its way into the
compartment where the heater was located.
This meant the flight would have to operate unheated. As it was not a revenue
passenger flight it just meant discomfort for any on board the flight. I managed
to get a seat on the flight so I could visit my family in Winnipeg and deliver
some gifts. Captain Ron Baker was in charge and I believe Jack Grisdale was
F/O. We flew at about the 8 to 9000 foot flight level and it was a clear moonlit
night. We all were wearing full winter clothes and we still found it to be very cold.
The return flight was just as cold but terminated in YYZ so I had to find my
way back to YUL via DC-3. On the return flight there were three of us plussing
and we spent the whole flight in the lounge area of the rear washroom with the
door closed. We did this to conserve what little body heat we were able to
generate by sitting closely together and with a little help from a bottle of Seagrams.
The trip was a success and it was an experience I will never forget.
Take care and be well. Sincerely Bill Norberg
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" ' "
. Those of you who have the Flight Simulator-98 or 2000 software may know of
the software available from www.justflight.com - if not, check it out!
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" ' "
. Terry's travel tips.
Sydney/Auckland Combo with Positive Space Air from $1179*
Round trip positive space air on Air New Zealand from LAX to Sydney,
Sydney to Auckland and return (or from Auckland to Sydney)
6 nights first class hotel accommodations, 3 nights in Sydney,
3 nights in Auckland, hotel taxes and service charges
Optional tours and transfers available
Sydney Explorer from $1148*
Round trip positive space air on Air New Zealand, 4 nights accommodations, transfers,
Tours of Sydney, luncheon cruise on Sydney Harbour, full day of Blue Mountains
and Jamison Valley, hotel taxes and service charges.
Costa Rica City and Beach Combo 5 Nights/ 6 Days from $429*
Round trip space available air from Miami or Los Angeles (with supplement),
2 nights hotel accommodations in San Jose, 3 nights resort accommodations on
Jaco Beach, hotel taxes and service charges.
Costa Rica Great Escape 5 Nights/ 6 Days
All Inclusive Two nights in San Jose, at the San Jose Palacio, a luxury all inclusive hotel located
in a prestigious area, three nights at the exclusive Playa Tambor located on Tambor s 4 mile
sandy beach surrounded by gorgeous landscaped gardens. Perfect for nature lovers a real getaway.
Also includes round trip space available air, 3 day car rental, hotel taxes and service charges.
Confirmed air available with no eligibility requirements.
Costa Rica City and Jungle Combo 5 Nights/ 6 Days from $699*
Two nights in an all inclusive Jungle Lodge located near the Caribbean coast, transfer by bus and
boat from San Jose, three nights in San Jose with breakfast daily, plus the full day Highlight
Tour including breakfast at a mountain lodge, stop at coffee fields, Poas Volcano and cloud
forest visit, stop at waterfalls and hummingbird gallery, lunch and free time at a rain forest lodge,
1.5 hour Jungle River Safari (see monkeys, iguanas, crocodiles and more) Braulio Carrillo
National Park and all at a relaxing leisurely pace.
Round trip space available air, all hotel taxes and service charges included!
This is an unbelievable deal!
Tuscany Wine and Cuisine Tour 8 Nights/ 10 Days Confirmed Air Companions Eligible! $1849*
Round trip confirmed air from US, 8 nights accommodation at superior hotel,
breakfast and dinner daily, 5 lunches
Cooking lessons in historic villas, visits to local wineries, excursion to Pisa, Siena and
San Gimignano, half day sightseeing tour os Florence, transfers, hotel taxes and service
charges, services of tour manager throughout. Call today!! Departs US March 19
Taste of Italy Departs March 3 from $1299*
Round trip confirmed space air from Boston or New York to Venice, 2 nights in Venice
first class hotel, 3 nights Florence first class hotel, 3 nights in Rome, first class hotel, all transfers,
breakfast daily, 4 dinners, ½ day sightseeing tours of each city and motor coach tour through
Tuscany, Bologna, San Gimignano and more.
London with confirmed air! 3 Nights/ 5 Days Companions Eligible! from $559*
Paris with confirmed air! 3 Nights/ 5 Days Companions Eligible!from $489*
All prices us$ ddbl call 800 422 3727 for more info
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" ' "
. Smilie.
THE WIDTH AND LENGTH WERE IN PROPORTION:
We can smile about it now, but imagine their surprise recently when a DC-8 crew discovered they had touched down on a 4,800-by-75-foot runway instead of the
11,800-by-300- foot runway they were expecting.
The cargo plane stopped safely with a few hundred feet to spare at
Losco County Airport in East Tawas, Mich., but it was aiming for the former
Wurtsmith Air Force Base nine miles to the north, where it was being ferried for
maintenance. The DC-8 was towed back onto the runway, and made a
successful takeoff with a 10-knot headwind.
Thieves shut down the airport at Shantou in China this autumn when they
made off with 69 landing lights from one of the runways. It took 12 hours and
us$15,000 to replace and repair the lighting system.
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" ' "
. DID YOU KNOW?
That you can read or retrieve back issues of "theNetLetter" ?
Just visit our web site at:
http://www.acfamily.org/netletter
and click on the "Archives" button.
This area is only open to "the NetLetter" subscribers and you will
need the following password to enter -
User Name: netletter Password: vesta
================================================================
Mailing of 'the NetLetter" is a service of the ACFamily Network
**************http://www.acfamily.net **************
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 545 Dec 22nd, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Vesta and I have enjoyed this year and we can brag about our growing mailing
list in the past year.
Thanks to all our readers for their Christmas greetings and best wishes.
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o/o o\o Christmas Greetings from
/* o *\ Vesta and Terry.
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. Need to know.
Partner travel reminder—employees must make the initial reservation.
The Employee Call Centre (ECC) is receiving calls from parents and partners
asking for original listings to be created for space available travel.
It is the responsibility of employees/retirees to make the initial listing for their travel
partners. Once enroute, partners are permitted to call the ECC.
For reservations, self-ticketing employees/retirees on the active payroll should
call General Reservations at (888) 247-2262—
ensure you use the correct T423 Parent/Partner tickets.
Non self-ticketing employees should call the ECC;
Canada/US (800) 413-1113 for partner tickets.
If based outside North America, call the local Reservations office.
Brian Dunn in the YYZNEWS reports -
Air Canada is trimming its international flying because bookings are lower than expected.
The carrier will be dropping its twice-weekly Montreal-Tel Aviv route for the balance of the
winter schedule and is cancelling on an adhoc basis other flights on trans-atlantic routes
if loads are poor.
This is in an effort to bring up the overall load factor and yields on remaining flights.
The GTAA (Greater Toronto Airports Authority) is proposing charging a $7 fee for every
passenger transiting through Pearson airport starting in 2001.
Local passengers boarding will be dinged with a $10 departure fee.
This is the first time that transiting passengers are going to be hit with a tax and the
GTAA is currently negotiating with all of the airlines on the methodology to collect these
new fees. It will be built right into your ticket price as opposed to having to pay it separately
like most other airports do across the country.
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. News from the Air Canada Pionair districts.
Subject: Christmas Luncheon..
..Merry Christmas to you folks from the Halifax and District Pionairs.
We had a great Christmas Luncheon on the 12th Dec, sold 100 advance tickets,
unfortunately had a couple of noshos but it was a nice event for everyone seeing a lot
of old friends and the weatherman co-operated at least until the Luncheon started and
then the "rains came", but it beats snow at least for our crowd.
In closing we wish you all a Safe and Happy Holiday Season and Best Wishes for the
New Year.
All the best...Ken McLeod, Halifax..
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. From Alan Rust, Web Administrator, AC Family Network
MEMBERSHIP
I'm happy to say that the popularity of the AC Family site is still growing steadily.
We now have over 2500 registered members and more are being added every day.
You can help us by putting the word out to fellow employees and retirees about the
WWW site. For eligibility requirements for the ACFamily Network please see:
www.acfamily.net/faq/eligible.html
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. From the YYZNEWS issued by Brian Dunn -
The first Canadian Regional F-28 in the new AC livery (C-FXTA) made an appearance
at YYZ today as well. Carries "Canadian Regional" titles, but otherwise in the basic
'AC' colour scheme.
Canadian Airlines newest 767-300 (C-GHLA) FIN656 entered service on
December 14th from Vancouver- LAX and return.
FIN655 was due to fly from Greensboro NC (GSO) to Montreal last Saturday but the ferry
flight was cancelled at the last moment.
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'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Remember when?
In August 1961, a DC8-43 with RR Conway engines which was destined to be
delivered to Canadian Pacific Airlines was over the Edwards AFB to test a
leading edge modification when it dived and achieved a speed of 660.6 mph,
making it the first commercial jet to exceed the speed of sound.
Registered as C-FCPG c/n 45623 fin 602 sold to FBA Corp Apaloka, Florida on
17th Mar 1980 who then sold it to - appropriately enough - Concord International.
The aircraft was broken up for spares at Opa Locka in 1981.
Regina Airport, Saskatchewan is 3 miles west of the city. Trans-Canada Air Lines
began its first transcontinental air mail and passenger service between Montreal and
Vancouver, with Regina as a regular stop in 1938. In Nov 1952, North Star aircraft
were introduced.
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'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. George Mills sends us this story -
I enjoyed reading Bill Norberg's recollection of the overhaul of the DC-8 Conway
engines. It is even more interesting because TCA/Air Canada has always been a
leader or innovator, not to mention inventor in many areas of the industry.
Bill's admission that stubborn attitudes towards the use of JP-1 vs JP-4 is
refreshing as we all know of cases where that "head in the sand" attitude did exist.
I hope Bill will continue to contribute anecdotes from his experiences as he was
such a valued member of TCA/Air Canada and has a rich collection of stories.
I concur with his statement that Air Canada has always provided a high quality of
maintenance. I was always proud to fly the aircraft that Maintenance put on the
line and of the association that we enjoyed.
Perhaps you may find this story interesting, from the time I was involved with
Flight Operations Training as the Director.
During the late 1970's we had entered into negotiations with the Japanese
domestic carrier, Toa Domestic Airlines, (TDA) to conduct airborne training in
DC-9 aircraft. It was much to the credit of Air Canada that we continued this
relationship into the 1990's.
TDA had a large program to train pilots from the YS-11 to the DC-9.
One of the problems in training in Japan was a lack of airspace or airport
accommodation for training flights. As many might know, slot times for aircraft
movements are required at nearly all large Japanese airports. This put a large
constraint on Training departments. At this time, and for some years thereafter,
Japan was not keeping up with the rest of the world in the recognition of the
value of Flight Simulators. They were still requiring that training be duplicated in
the aircraft almost hour for hour. The rest of the world however was working towards
the goal of Zero Aircraft Training, and beginning to achieve this through the Advanced Simulation Program. To accomplish the requirements of TDA and the
JCAB (Japanese Civil Aviation Board) they contracted offshore airlines to conduct
their training. Each pilot was required to spend between 16 to 18 hours of actual
flying training in a DC-9. Our flight instructors were the training pilots with TDA
instructors as observers on progress check flights. A JCAB inspector was present
on the final check ride. I had negotiated a pretty lucrative contract with TDA and
Air Canada was happy to be paid in US dollars which were deposited in our
New York bank.
As time went on, and the program was running smoothly, I had read in a trade
magazine that TDA was not doing particularly well financially. I had some
concerns as we were making good money from this training effort and I worried
that TDA might wish to look elsewhere. Sure enough, one day I received a message
that they wished to meet in my office in Montreal.
Two representatives from TDA arrived, one from Flight Operations and one from
Finance. The Flt. Ops. man started off by greeting me with a deep bow and
said: "We are very embarrassed" I asked why that might be and he replied:
"Flight Operations is very happy with Air Canada but Finance Department have
big trouble"!! I immediately recognized what the problem might be and said:
"Well I think I understand. I guess if I was having some financial difficulties I might
have to be looking for training elsewhere." At that, the Flt. Ops. man replied:
"Oh, but Captain,-- we are like MacArthur-- we shall return!!" Great sense of humour I thought!
Footnote: TDA went south of the border to an airline which is now defunct.
They took one class of trainees through the program and then came hightailing
back to Air Canada. At one of the receptions we had for a graduating class a
JCAB inspector took me aside and said:
"You know, the best off shore training that TDA has ever received has been from
Air Canada!" A great compliment, and one which expanded my pride in all the
instructors and staff of Flight Operations Training.
George Mills <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Continuing the sage of the Vanguard - from the eMailNews issued by
Duane Frerichs -
From: "Mike Hart" <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >
Two more personal events come to mind while on the Vanguard:
the night in Miami during the Easter holiday congestion when
Capt. Syd Baker REVERSED about 200' into our parking spot at the
old terminal with only #1 engine running, and the night when Capt. Cy
Thompson touched down on a very slippery runway in Stephenville with
about 20 degs. of crab due to a strong xwind. He then selected the
appropriate reversers one at a time to keep the old girl perfectly aligned.
I was impressed!
Tony Gordon told about his time with BEA when they hit a flock of
seagulls right after airborne and managed to land again in 200' ceiling
while shutting down and restarting various engines due to over-temping.
They gathered SIX pick-up truck's full of birds off the runway.
Now THAT'S my kind of airplane!
From: "Bill Norberg" <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >
Subject: The famous Vanguard aircraft!
I have found it interesting to read about the various pilot reactions to the
Vanguard aircraft we operated in the 60's and beyond. The stories reminded me
of the situation with the 12 blind men and the elephant. Each while experiencing
the elephant, had a different view of what an elephant was.
So it seems with the Vanguard. The sales people loved it because of its capacity.
The cargo people loved it for its belly compartment capacity and it seems pilots
loved it because of its cockpit spaciousness and being able to walk around the
pilots seats.
The maintenance people certainly saw it as a challenge primarily because of the
performance of the Tyne engine. I think the Tyne engine had the worst
unscheduled removal rate of any aircraft we have operated. At the height of its
operation we were experiencing about 33 to 35 unscheduled engine removals
per month for cause. Considering there were between 80 to 92 operating engines
in the fleet this was a very high number. The power plant shop had to produce
between 1.2 to 1.5 engines per day to keep up with operating demands.
This was also the only aircraft I have ever heard of that had an "anti rattle"
campaign to eliminate annoying cabin noises. At one point the cabin superchargers
had to have a chain mail jacket placed around them to contain fragments in event
of a catastrophic failure.
This aircraft was the only one that could carry a spare engine in its belly
compartment.
Yes it was truly an unusual aircraft and has many interesting memories
attached to it. Keep the stories coming.
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'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Tom Martin sends us this -
From: "Tom Martin" <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >
Interesting to see the note from Bill Norberg in the latest NL re Tech Services
contracts and the Engine Shop experience with the CP Conways, particularly since
Phil Wittingstall's name showed up as a new subscriber in the same NL.
My recollections of the Wardair contract are that Eddie O'Keefe and I were sent
to YYZ to meet the new Wardair 747 and negotiate a contract. With us we had a letter
from Dave Tennant giving guide lines - ha!. In effect the letter said we should have a
markup of not less than 0% or more than 100%. I kept the letter until I retired, just for fun,
but Eddie in particular and I to a lesser extent received a fair amount of flak from some
colleagues as to why we were doing business with the competition.
The answer was simple, either we did the work and made some money or they would
go elsewhere. Good to see in the latest Horizons that the contract work is alive and well,
thanks no doubt, as Bill said, to our dollar.
Tom Martin retired YULJZ
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" ' "
. Terry's travel tips.
Cruises from Dargal Interline -
*** EXCLUSIVE RATE ***
Western Caribbean ~ 7 Nights ~ January 6, 13 & 20 ~
Commodore Enchanted Isle New Orleans return
Inside $299, Outside $399, 3rd & 4th $29
*** WORLD CRUISE ***
A world cruise has always been the ultimate travel adventure. But like any
vacation, it's not just where you journey that matters, but how. The Royal
Princess, christened by Princess Diana, is one of the most beautiful ships
afloat with the sleek silhouette and terraced observation decks that have
brought her rave reviews since being introduced in 1984. Royal Princess'
lavish floor-to-ceiling windows make her perfect for cruising many of the
world's most noted sights. Explore many nations, all from the comfort of
your ship. A world cruise is the experience of a lifetime you don't want to
miss!
72 Nights ~ February 15 ~ Royal Princess
Fort Lauderdale/Florida, At Sea, Cartagena, Panama Canal, At Sea,
Manta/Ecquador, At Sea, Lima/Peru, At Sea, Easter Island, At Sea,
Papeete/Tahiti, At Sea, Pago Pago/American Samoa, At Sea, At Sea, Fiji, At
Sea, Auckland/New Zealand, Bay of Islands, At Sea, Sydney/Australia, At Sea,
Great Barrier Reef/Australia, Cairnes/Australia, At Sea, Bitung/Indonesia,
At Sea, Manila/Phillipines, At Sea, Hong Long, At Sea, Ho Chi Minh
City/Vietnam, At Sea, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur/Indonesia, At Sea,
Cochin/India, At Sea, Bombay/India, At Sea, Salalah/Oman, At Sea,
Luxor/Karnak/Egypt, Suez Canal, Cairo/Giza/Egypt, Jerusalem/Nazareth/Israel,
At Sea, Athens/Greece, At Sea, Naples/Capri/Italy, Rome/Italy
* Outside (Obstructed) from only $3449! *
OR... take just a portion of this extraordinary cruise!
30 Nights ~ February 15 ~ Royal Princess
Sail from Fort Lauderdale to Sydney
* Outside (Obstructed) from $2269 *
19 Nights ~ March 18 ~ Royal Princess
Sail from Sydney to Singapore
* Outside (Obstructed) from $1354 *
23 Nights ~ April 6 ~ Royal Princess
Sail from Singapore to Rome
* Outside (Obstructed) from $1624 *
Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars per person, based on
double occupancy, and subject to availability and eligibility.
Applies to new bookings only. Port charges and government taxes are additional.
Offers are capacity controlled and may be withdrawn without notice.
For more information on these and other specials, contact us at:
DARGAL Interline 1-800-690-3223
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" ' "
. Smilie.
Holiday air travel
A couple went to the airport for a vacation and stopped at the luggage check in.
The man looked up and saw some mistletoe hanging above them, so he leaned
over to kiss his wife. She was surprised and asked her husband why he did that,
and he pointed up to the mistletoe.
They turned to the baggage handler and said that they thought the mistletoe
was a good idea, but they had never heard of it at an airport, was there any
significance to it.
He looked at them and said, "It's there so you can kiss your luggage good-bye".
and from stories heard at travel agencies - supplied by Edie Etheridge -
A man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up
his reservation, I noticed he had a 1-hour lay-over in Dallas. When I asked
him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas was a big airport,
and I need a car to drive between gates to save time."
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" ' "
Important reminder, for all new articles, submissions and or comments
for the "The Netletter" please send to:
Our joint e-mail address is:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
please add to your Address Books.
This e-mail address has been set up so that both of us (exclusively)
will get an automatic copy and so we can keep up with the continuity of
news for the NetLetter.
Why not check out the Air Canada Retired Employees Web Site
http://www.acfamily.org/acrew/
Part of the ACFamily Network
================================================================
Mailing of 'the NetLetter" is a service of the ACFamily Network
**************http://www.acfamily.net **************
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T H E _| TCA |_
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N E T L E T T E R > CANADA <
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 545 Dec 22nd, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
=================================================================
Vesta and I have enjoyed this year and we can brag about our growing mailing
list in the past year.
Thanks to all our readers for their Christmas greetings and best wishes.
*
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o/o o\o Christmas Greetings from
/* o *\ Vesta and Terry.
o/ \U/ \o
/ o o \
o/!!!!!0!!!!!\o
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. Need to know.
Partner travel reminder—employees must make the initial reservation.
The Employee Call Centre (ECC) is receiving calls from parents and partners
asking for original listings to be created for space available travel.
It is the responsibility of employees/retirees to make the initial listing for their travel
partners. Once enroute, partners are permitted to call the ECC.
For reservations, self-ticketing employees/retirees on the active payroll should
call General Reservations at (888) 247-2262—
ensure you use the correct T423 Parent/Partner tickets.
Non self-ticketing employees should call the ECC;
Canada/US (800) 413-1113 for partner tickets.
If based outside North America, call the local Reservations office.
Brian Dunn in the YYZNEWS reports -
Air Canada is trimming its international flying because bookings are lower than expected.
The carrier will be dropping its twice-weekly Montreal-Tel Aviv route for the balance of the
winter schedule and is cancelling on an adhoc basis other flights on trans-atlantic routes
if loads are poor.
This is in an effort to bring up the overall load factor and yields on remaining flights.
The GTAA (Greater Toronto Airports Authority) is proposing charging a $7 fee for every
passenger transiting through Pearson airport starting in 2001.
Local passengers boarding will be dinged with a $10 departure fee.
This is the first time that transiting passengers are going to be hit with a tax and the
GTAA is currently negotiating with all of the airlines on the methodology to collect these
new fees. It will be built right into your ticket price as opposed to having to pay it separately
like most other airports do across the country.
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. News from the Air Canada Pionair districts.
Subject: Christmas Luncheon..
..Merry Christmas to you folks from the Halifax and District Pionairs.
We had a great Christmas Luncheon on the 12th Dec, sold 100 advance tickets,
unfortunately had a couple of noshos but it was a nice event for everyone seeing a lot
of old friends and the weatherman co-operated at least until the Luncheon started and
then the "rains came", but it beats snow at least for our crowd.
In closing we wish you all a Safe and Happy Holiday Season and Best Wishes for the
New Year.
All the best...Ken McLeod, Halifax..
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" ' "
. From Alan Rust, Web Administrator, AC Family Network
MEMBERSHIP
I'm happy to say that the popularity of the AC Family site is still growing steadily.
We now have over 2500 registered members and more are being added every day.
You can help us by putting the word out to fellow employees and retirees about the
WWW site. For eligibility requirements for the ACFamily Network please see:
www.acfamily.net/faq/eligible.html
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" ' "
. From the YYZNEWS issued by Brian Dunn -
The first Canadian Regional F-28 in the new AC livery (C-FXTA) made an appearance
at YYZ today as well. Carries "Canadian Regional" titles, but otherwise in the basic
'AC' colour scheme.
Canadian Airlines newest 767-300 (C-GHLA) FIN656 entered service on
December 14th from Vancouver- LAX and return.
FIN655 was due to fly from Greensboro NC (GSO) to Montreal last Saturday but the ferry
flight was cancelled at the last moment.
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Remember when?
In August 1961, a DC8-43 with RR Conway engines which was destined to be
delivered to Canadian Pacific Airlines was over the Edwards AFB to test a
leading edge modification when it dived and achieved a speed of 660.6 mph,
making it the first commercial jet to exceed the speed of sound.
Registered as C-FCPG c/n 45623 fin 602 sold to FBA Corp Apaloka, Florida on
17th Mar 1980 who then sold it to - appropriately enough - Concord International.
The aircraft was broken up for spares at Opa Locka in 1981.
Regina Airport, Saskatchewan is 3 miles west of the city. Trans-Canada Air Lines
began its first transcontinental air mail and passenger service between Montreal and
Vancouver, with Regina as a regular stop in 1938. In Nov 1952, North Star aircraft
were introduced.
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'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. George Mills sends us this story -
I enjoyed reading Bill Norberg's recollection of the overhaul of the DC-8 Conway
engines. It is even more interesting because TCA/Air Canada has always been a
leader or innovator, not to mention inventor in many areas of the industry.
Bill's admission that stubborn attitudes towards the use of JP-1 vs JP-4 is
refreshing as we all know of cases where that "head in the sand" attitude did exist.
I hope Bill will continue to contribute anecdotes from his experiences as he was
such a valued member of TCA/Air Canada and has a rich collection of stories.
I concur with his statement that Air Canada has always provided a high quality of
maintenance. I was always proud to fly the aircraft that Maintenance put on the
line and of the association that we enjoyed.
Perhaps you may find this story interesting, from the time I was involved with
Flight Operations Training as the Director.
During the late 1970's we had entered into negotiations with the Japanese
domestic carrier, Toa Domestic Airlines, (TDA) to conduct airborne training in
DC-9 aircraft. It was much to the credit of Air Canada that we continued this
relationship into the 1990's.
TDA had a large program to train pilots from the YS-11 to the DC-9.
One of the problems in training in Japan was a lack of airspace or airport
accommodation for training flights. As many might know, slot times for aircraft
movements are required at nearly all large Japanese airports. This put a large
constraint on Training departments. At this time, and for some years thereafter,
Japan was not keeping up with the rest of the world in the recognition of the
value of Flight Simulators. They were still requiring that training be duplicated in
the aircraft almost hour for hour. The rest of the world however was working towards
the goal of Zero Aircraft Training, and beginning to achieve this through the Advanced Simulation Program. To accomplish the requirements of TDA and the
JCAB (Japanese Civil Aviation Board) they contracted offshore airlines to conduct
their training. Each pilot was required to spend between 16 to 18 hours of actual
flying training in a DC-9. Our flight instructors were the training pilots with TDA
instructors as observers on progress check flights. A JCAB inspector was present
on the final check ride. I had negotiated a pretty lucrative contract with TDA and
Air Canada was happy to be paid in US dollars which were deposited in our
New York bank.
As time went on, and the program was running smoothly, I had read in a trade
magazine that TDA was not doing particularly well financially. I had some
concerns as we were making good money from this training effort and I worried
that TDA might wish to look elsewhere. Sure enough, one day I received a message
that they wished to meet in my office in Montreal.
Two representatives from TDA arrived, one from Flight Operations and one from
Finance. The Flt. Ops. man started off by greeting me with a deep bow and
said: "We are very embarrassed" I asked why that might be and he replied:
"Flight Operations is very happy with Air Canada but Finance Department have
big trouble"!! I immediately recognized what the problem might be and said:
"Well I think I understand. I guess if I was having some financial difficulties I might
have to be looking for training elsewhere." At that, the Flt. Ops. man replied:
"Oh, but Captain,-- we are like MacArthur-- we shall return!!" Great sense of humour I thought!
Footnote: TDA went south of the border to an airline which is now defunct.
They took one class of trainees through the program and then came hightailing
back to Air Canada. At one of the receptions we had for a graduating class a
JCAB inspector took me aside and said:
"You know, the best off shore training that TDA has ever received has been from
Air Canada!" A great compliment, and one which expanded my pride in all the
instructors and staff of Flight Operations Training.
George Mills <
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'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Continuing the sage of the Vanguard - from the eMailNews issued by
Duane Frerichs -
From: "Mike Hart" <
Two more personal events come to mind while on the Vanguard:
the night in Miami during the Easter holiday congestion when
Capt. Syd Baker REVERSED about 200' into our parking spot at the
old terminal with only #1 engine running, and the night when Capt. Cy
Thompson touched down on a very slippery runway in Stephenville with
about 20 degs. of crab due to a strong xwind. He then selected the
appropriate reversers one at a time to keep the old girl perfectly aligned.
I was impressed!
Tony Gordon told about his time with BEA when they hit a flock of
seagulls right after airborne and managed to land again in 200' ceiling
while shutting down and restarting various engines due to over-temping.
They gathered SIX pick-up truck's full of birds off the runway.
Now THAT'S my kind of airplane!
From: "Bill Norberg" <
Subject: The famous Vanguard aircraft!
I have found it interesting to read about the various pilot reactions to the
Vanguard aircraft we operated in the 60's and beyond. The stories reminded me
of the situation with the 12 blind men and the elephant. Each while experiencing
the elephant, had a different view of what an elephant was.
So it seems with the Vanguard. The sales people loved it because of its capacity.
The cargo people loved it for its belly compartment capacity and it seems pilots
loved it because of its cockpit spaciousness and being able to walk around the
pilots seats.
The maintenance people certainly saw it as a challenge primarily because of the
performance of the Tyne engine. I think the Tyne engine had the worst
unscheduled removal rate of any aircraft we have operated. At the height of its
operation we were experiencing about 33 to 35 unscheduled engine removals
per month for cause. Considering there were between 80 to 92 operating engines
in the fleet this was a very high number. The power plant shop had to produce
between 1.2 to 1.5 engines per day to keep up with operating demands.
This was also the only aircraft I have ever heard of that had an "anti rattle"
campaign to eliminate annoying cabin noises. At one point the cabin superchargers
had to have a chain mail jacket placed around them to contain fragments in event
of a catastrophic failure.
This aircraft was the only one that could carry a spare engine in its belly
compartment.
Yes it was truly an unusual aircraft and has many interesting memories
attached to it. Keep the stories coming.
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Tom Martin sends us this -
From: "Tom Martin" <
Interesting to see the note from Bill Norberg in the latest NL re Tech Services
contracts and the Engine Shop experience with the CP Conways, particularly since
Phil Wittingstall's name showed up as a new subscriber in the same NL.
My recollections of the Wardair contract are that Eddie O'Keefe and I were sent
to YYZ to meet the new Wardair 747 and negotiate a contract. With us we had a letter
from Dave Tennant giving guide lines - ha!. In effect the letter said we should have a
markup of not less than 0% or more than 100%. I kept the letter until I retired, just for fun,
but Eddie in particular and I to a lesser extent received a fair amount of flak from some
colleagues as to why we were doing business with the competition.
The answer was simple, either we did the work and made some money or they would
go elsewhere. Good to see in the latest Horizons that the contract work is alive and well,
thanks no doubt, as Bill said, to our dollar.
Tom Martin retired YULJZ
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" ' "
. Terry's travel tips.
Cruises from Dargal Interline -
*** EXCLUSIVE RATE ***
Western Caribbean ~ 7 Nights ~ January 6, 13 & 20 ~
Commodore Enchanted Isle New Orleans return
Inside $299, Outside $399, 3rd & 4th $29
*** WORLD CRUISE ***
A world cruise has always been the ultimate travel adventure. But like any
vacation, it's not just where you journey that matters, but how. The Royal
Princess, christened by Princess Diana, is one of the most beautiful ships
afloat with the sleek silhouette and terraced observation decks that have
brought her rave reviews since being introduced in 1984. Royal Princess'
lavish floor-to-ceiling windows make her perfect for cruising many of the
world's most noted sights. Explore many nations, all from the comfort of
your ship. A world cruise is the experience of a lifetime you don't want to
miss!
72 Nights ~ February 15 ~ Royal Princess
Fort Lauderdale/Florida, At Sea, Cartagena, Panama Canal, At Sea,
Manta/Ecquador, At Sea, Lima/Peru, At Sea, Easter Island, At Sea,
Papeete/Tahiti, At Sea, Pago Pago/American Samoa, At Sea, At Sea, Fiji, At
Sea, Auckland/New Zealand, Bay of Islands, At Sea, Sydney/Australia, At Sea,
Great Barrier Reef/Australia, Cairnes/Australia, At Sea, Bitung/Indonesia,
At Sea, Manila/Phillipines, At Sea, Hong Long, At Sea, Ho Chi Minh
City/Vietnam, At Sea, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur/Indonesia, At Sea,
Cochin/India, At Sea, Bombay/India, At Sea, Salalah/Oman, At Sea,
Luxor/Karnak/Egypt, Suez Canal, Cairo/Giza/Egypt, Jerusalem/Nazareth/Israel,
At Sea, Athens/Greece, At Sea, Naples/Capri/Italy, Rome/Italy
* Outside (Obstructed) from only $3449! *
OR... take just a portion of this extraordinary cruise!
30 Nights ~ February 15 ~ Royal Princess
Sail from Fort Lauderdale to Sydney
* Outside (Obstructed) from $2269 *
19 Nights ~ March 18 ~ Royal Princess
Sail from Sydney to Singapore
* Outside (Obstructed) from $1354 *
23 Nights ~ April 6 ~ Royal Princess
Sail from Singapore to Rome
* Outside (Obstructed) from $1624 *
Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars per person, based on
double occupancy, and subject to availability and eligibility.
Applies to new bookings only. Port charges and government taxes are additional.
Offers are capacity controlled and may be withdrawn without notice.
For more information on these and other specials, contact us at:
DARGAL Interline 1-800-690-3223
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'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Smilie.
Holiday air travel
A couple went to the airport for a vacation and stopped at the luggage check in.
The man looked up and saw some mistletoe hanging above them, so he leaned
over to kiss his wife. She was surprised and asked her husband why he did that,
and he pointed up to the mistletoe.
They turned to the baggage handler and said that they thought the mistletoe
was a good idea, but they had never heard of it at an airport, was there any
significance to it.
He looked at them and said, "It's there so you can kiss your luggage good-bye".
and from stories heard at travel agencies - supplied by Edie Etheridge -
A man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up
his reservation, I noticed he had a 1-hour lay-over in Dallas. When I asked
him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas was a big airport,
and I need a car to drive between gates to save time."
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
Important reminder, for all new articles, submissions and or comments
for the "The Netletter" please send to:
Our joint e-mail address is:
please add to your Address Books.
This e-mail address has been set up so that both of us (exclusively)
will get an automatic copy and so we can keep up with the continuity of
news for the NetLetter.
Why not check out the Air Canada Retired Employees Web Site
http://www.acfamily.org/acrew/
Part of the ACFamily Network
================================================================
Mailing of 'the NetLetter" is a service of the ACFamily Network
**************http://www.acfamily.net **************
================================================================
=================================================================
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|\^/|
T H E _| TCA |_
_|\| AIR |/|_
N E T L E T T E R > CANADA <
>_./|\._<
|
( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 544 Dec 19th, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
================================================================
. Need to know.
Final blackout for employee travel in 2000 has begun.
The final blackout period and booking restriction for employee positive space,
business travel, and personal
(for example: ID80, ID50 service anniversary, Award of Excellence, Merit,
and Bravery tickets, and any positive space personal travel)
is in effect from December 16, 2000Janaury 9, 2001.
This embargo includes the entire system: Canada, United States, Florida, Caribbean, Europe, Tel-Aviv, and Asia.
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. 'REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD,'
ENDEAVOUR ASKS ALPHA
The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, with Canadian astronaut
Mark Garneau, boarded space station Alpha Friday with all the splendid
protocol of the high seas.
(now that's CLASS)
I wonder if they got 'piped' aboard?
I remember seeing one of the station attendants handling BOAC flight
departures at Transat, saluting the Captain and Crew on departure of the flight.
Does that still happen, I wonder? Vesta.
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Found on the internet.
A Step Up From the Cattle Car
British Airways has just introduced "World Traveller Plus," a new
premium economy class with service levels and prices set between
regular economy and business class. Initially, it's available to
London from San Francisco and New York; BA will add other
U.S. cities next year as it refits its planes. Full-fare World Traveller
Plus is expensive, but BA is selling reduced- price excursions that target
leisure travelers who are willing to pay a premium to escape the cattle
car crunch of regular economy. Other airlines will obviously take a close
look and copy BA if the new service attracts a good-sized following.
BASE TO FINAL, 344 TIMES:
The impressive feat of young Cranleigh Middlecoat and Anthony Sturgess
of the Redcliffe Aero Club. The two broke the world record of 344
consecutive landings and takeoffs in 16.5 hours, raising $5,000 for
charity along the way.
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Yet another saga of the Vanguard -
From the eMailNews issued by Duane Frerichs -
Glen Cawker <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >
As you are very likely aware, I was one of the original ground school
instructors on the old bird having taken the first course at Vickers in
Weybridge, Surrey. (I think in 1960/61) The plant was at the old
Woodlands Race track oval, with the runway situ'd lengthwise where
they cut a large 'hole' thru the track embankment in order to fly the
completed A/C out and over to Wisley, their main field; where they did
flight training, testing etc. Famous guys like Jock Bryce, Brian Trubshaw,
and Jeffery Quill (who did the prototype flying on the original spitfire),
were Vickers instructors. Capt. John Wild, our boss at the time, was on
the course also.(As was Quinn, Spear, Giffen, Paul Woodruff,
and? Neroutsos). We stayed in the Oatlands Park Hotel, (OPH), an old
stately home, where Henry VIII had kept his mistresses, having built a
several mile long tunnel (We saw one end of it), from Hampton Court in
London to Weybridge, through which he secretly drove his carriage so
that he could be with them. The OPH was home to a bunch of elderly
dowagers and remittance men, who dressed up in old velvet dresses
and tux's for Sat nite dinner and tea dances. So we nicknamed it as the
Old People's Home(OPH). The hotel also served porridge for bkfst daily
so we also called it the Oatmeal Palace Hotel(OPH). Some fun!
The Vickers plant was quite messy, aluminium A/C side panels lying
against the walls here and there. At lunch we ate in the plant cafeteria
where the workers sat, 6 to a table, with a bottle of beer set in front of
each of them, for lunch! It's a wonder the planes became finished.
Remember that 'box-wing'? with top and bottom surfaces milled out
of 2 to 3 inch thick alum. billets to form integral ribbing. It seemed like
a hundred little men, each with a 'dremel-like' grinder taking the burrs
off the machining, a tedious hands-on process, incredible! Vickers
'luck' was such that they designed the forward cabin with a length
which was just right for the pulses of air from those huge props to set
up a 'standing sound wave', talk about noise!!
They also placed the horizontal stabilizer just right so that those
same pulses/thrusts struck the stab to cause an 'harmonic/sypathetic'
vibration which shook the whole A/C and threatened structural failure of
the tail. Vickers remedy? what else, put huge weights on the underside
of each stab to change their harmonic! Imagine carrying that 400 lbs of
excess on every flight, at what cost over the life of the A/C fleets?
I don't remember whether Murray Wallace's great article on the A/C in
our Newsletter covered some of this, but it was excellent reading. I have
a million stories, having been involved at its inception and having given
20 of the 22 courses to the more than 400 TCA / Air Canada pilots who
were fortunate enough to have flown the bird.( And unfortunate enough to
have to put up with my 'nuts and bolts' instruction). Maybe more later?
don't want to bore anyone..Incidentally, our 'graduation' gift from Vickers
was a beautiful Spitfire photograph (90 degrees of bank, full aileron
deflection, "so close, it almost hit the photographing A/C"- unquote), signed
personally by Jeffery Quill.
One of my real 'treasures', (Thanks to John Wild)....Glen.
(The Brooklands race trace oval mentioned above now encompases a
huge shopping centre, but some of the track remains. - eds)
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" ' "
. This n that!.
The January 2001 edition of the Airways magazine has a 7 page spread story of
Canadi>n International Airlines.
'Those Magnificent Planes" calender for 2001 includes a photo of an
Air Canada A340 airbus.
'Classic Airliners" calender for 2001 includes a photo of an
Trans-Canada Air Lines Viscount.
''Airways 2001 Commercial Aircraft' calender for 2001 includes a photo of
an Air Canada A320 &A319 airbus.
All calenders approx us12.95 each www.airways.com
TWA B747-156 c/n 19957 registration N133TW originally EC-BRO and
B747-156 c/n 19676 have been broken up at MHV to become
sushi bars in Japan.
Aerposta B747 c/n 19639 registration N747PA and N747QC has been
broken up at SBD, the fuselage shipped to S.Korea as a restaurant.
Air France B747 c/n 20541 registration F-BPVJ is on static display at the
Musee de L'Air at LBG Paris.
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. Terry's travel tips.
Can't remember that telephone number of your friends in the U.K.?
Try either www.bt.com/phonetuk or www.192.com
ALAKSA! ALASKA! ALASKA! from Dargal Interline -
May 13 ~ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ~ 5 Nights
Vancouver return Inside $429, Outside $829
May 18 ~ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Vancouver, to Seward/Alaska Inside $499, Outside $899
May 25 ~ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Seward/Alaska,to Vancouver Inside $499, Outside $899
May 27 ~ Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Vancouver, return Inside $629, Outside $1029
June 1 ~ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Vancouver, to Seward/Alaska Inside $549, Outside $949
June 3 ~ Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Vancouver return Inside $629, Outside $1029
June 8 ~ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Seward/Alaska to Vancouver Inside $549, Outside $949
June 10 ~ Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Vancouver return Inside $629, Outside $1029
All Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars per person, based on
double occupancy, and subject to availability and
eligibility. Applies to new bookings only. Port charges
and government fees are additional. Offers are capacity
controlled and may be withdrawn without notice.
For more information on these and other specials, contact us at:
DARGAL Interline 1-800-690-3223
I N T E R L I N I N G Plus N E W S
...Vacations in Paradise!!
Don't forget, Parents & Friends are welcome!
4-night aboard the Sovereign of the Seas From $130 us
Sailing from Port Canaveral March 11, 2001
16-night.....Singapore to Sydney Inside from $749 Ocean from $949 us
Sailing January 13, 2001
14-night....Sydney to Auckland Inside from $769 us Ocean from $969 us
Sailing January 20, 2001
16-night....Sydney to Singapore Inside from $749 us Ocean from $949 us
Sailing February 26, 2001
14-night....Singapore return Inside from $669 us Ocean from $869 us
Sailing March 14, 2001
7-night....Aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas from $490 us
Sailing from Los Angeles return Jan 14, 21, 28, Feb 04, 11, 2001
Call RESERVATIONS toll free 1-800-665-3100
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" ' "
. Smilie.
More from our "The easiest solutions are often the best" file...
A light twin had just landed on Runway 29. Missing the last turnoff
onto Taxiway Delta, its pilot started to turn left onto Golf when the
controller spoke up:
Tower: "N1234, that taxiway is approved for single-engine use only."
N1234: "That's okay, I'll just shut down one engine."
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" ' "
. DID YOU KNOW?
That you can read or retrieve back issues of "theNetLetter" ?
Just visit our web site at:
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This area is only open to "the NetLetter" subscribers and you will
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 544 Dec 19th, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
================================================================
. Need to know.
Final blackout for employee travel in 2000 has begun.
The final blackout period and booking restriction for employee positive space,
business travel, and personal
(for example: ID80, ID50 service anniversary, Award of Excellence, Merit,
and Bravery tickets, and any positive space personal travel)
is in effect from December 16, 2000Janaury 9, 2001.
This embargo includes the entire system: Canada, United States, Florida, Caribbean, Europe, Tel-Aviv, and Asia.
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. 'REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD,'
ENDEAVOUR ASKS ALPHA
The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, with Canadian astronaut
Mark Garneau, boarded space station Alpha Friday with all the splendid
protocol of the high seas.
(now that's CLASS)
I wonder if they got 'piped' aboard?
I remember seeing one of the station attendants handling BOAC flight
departures at Transat, saluting the Captain and Crew on departure of the flight.
Does that still happen, I wonder? Vesta.
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Found on the internet.
A Step Up From the Cattle Car
British Airways has just introduced "World Traveller Plus," a new
premium economy class with service levels and prices set between
regular economy and business class. Initially, it's available to
London from San Francisco and New York; BA will add other
U.S. cities next year as it refits its planes. Full-fare World Traveller
Plus is expensive, but BA is selling reduced- price excursions that target
leisure travelers who are willing to pay a premium to escape the cattle
car crunch of regular economy. Other airlines will obviously take a close
look and copy BA if the new service attracts a good-sized following.
BASE TO FINAL, 344 TIMES:
The impressive feat of young Cranleigh Middlecoat and Anthony Sturgess
of the Redcliffe Aero Club. The two broke the world record of 344
consecutive landings and takeoffs in 16.5 hours, raising $5,000 for
charity along the way.
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Yet another saga of the Vanguard -
From the eMailNews issued by Duane Frerichs -
Glen Cawker <
As you are very likely aware, I was one of the original ground school
instructors on the old bird having taken the first course at Vickers in
Weybridge, Surrey. (I think in 1960/61) The plant was at the old
Woodlands Race track oval, with the runway situ'd lengthwise where
they cut a large 'hole' thru the track embankment in order to fly the
completed A/C out and over to Wisley, their main field; where they did
flight training, testing etc. Famous guys like Jock Bryce, Brian Trubshaw,
and Jeffery Quill (who did the prototype flying on the original spitfire),
were Vickers instructors. Capt. John Wild, our boss at the time, was on
the course also.(As was Quinn, Spear, Giffen, Paul Woodruff,
and? Neroutsos). We stayed in the Oatlands Park Hotel, (OPH), an old
stately home, where Henry VIII had kept his mistresses, having built a
several mile long tunnel (We saw one end of it), from Hampton Court in
London to Weybridge, through which he secretly drove his carriage so
that he could be with them. The OPH was home to a bunch of elderly
dowagers and remittance men, who dressed up in old velvet dresses
and tux's for Sat nite dinner and tea dances. So we nicknamed it as the
Old People's Home(OPH). The hotel also served porridge for bkfst daily
so we also called it the Oatmeal Palace Hotel(OPH). Some fun!
The Vickers plant was quite messy, aluminium A/C side panels lying
against the walls here and there. At lunch we ate in the plant cafeteria
where the workers sat, 6 to a table, with a bottle of beer set in front of
each of them, for lunch! It's a wonder the planes became finished.
Remember that 'box-wing'? with top and bottom surfaces milled out
of 2 to 3 inch thick alum. billets to form integral ribbing. It seemed like
a hundred little men, each with a 'dremel-like' grinder taking the burrs
off the machining, a tedious hands-on process, incredible! Vickers
'luck' was such that they designed the forward cabin with a length
which was just right for the pulses of air from those huge props to set
up a 'standing sound wave', talk about noise!!
They also placed the horizontal stabilizer just right so that those
same pulses/thrusts struck the stab to cause an 'harmonic/sypathetic'
vibration which shook the whole A/C and threatened structural failure of
the tail. Vickers remedy? what else, put huge weights on the underside
of each stab to change their harmonic! Imagine carrying that 400 lbs of
excess on every flight, at what cost over the life of the A/C fleets?
I don't remember whether Murray Wallace's great article on the A/C in
our Newsletter covered some of this, but it was excellent reading. I have
a million stories, having been involved at its inception and having given
20 of the 22 courses to the more than 400 TCA / Air Canada pilots who
were fortunate enough to have flown the bird.( And unfortunate enough to
have to put up with my 'nuts and bolts' instruction). Maybe more later?
don't want to bore anyone..Incidentally, our 'graduation' gift from Vickers
was a beautiful Spitfire photograph (90 degrees of bank, full aileron
deflection, "so close, it almost hit the photographing A/C"- unquote), signed
personally by Jeffery Quill.
One of my real 'treasures', (Thanks to John Wild)....Glen.
(The Brooklands race trace oval mentioned above now encompases a
huge shopping centre, but some of the track remains. - eds)
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'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. This n that!.
The January 2001 edition of the Airways magazine has a 7 page spread story of
Canadi>n International Airlines.
'Those Magnificent Planes" calender for 2001 includes a photo of an
Air Canada A340 airbus.
'Classic Airliners" calender for 2001 includes a photo of an
Trans-Canada Air Lines Viscount.
''Airways 2001 Commercial Aircraft' calender for 2001 includes a photo of
an Air Canada A320 &A319 airbus.
All calenders approx us12.95 each www.airways.com
TWA B747-156 c/n 19957 registration N133TW originally EC-BRO and
B747-156 c/n 19676 have been broken up at MHV to become
sushi bars in Japan.
Aerposta B747 c/n 19639 registration N747PA and N747QC has been
broken up at SBD, the fuselage shipped to S.Korea as a restaurant.
Air France B747 c/n 20541 registration F-BPVJ is on static display at the
Musee de L'Air at LBG Paris.
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" ' "
. Terry's travel tips.
Can't remember that telephone number of your friends in the U.K.?
Try either www.bt.com/phonetuk or www.192.com
ALAKSA! ALASKA! ALASKA! from Dargal Interline -
May 13 ~ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ~ 5 Nights
Vancouver return Inside $429, Outside $829
May 18 ~ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Vancouver, to Seward/Alaska Inside $499, Outside $899
May 25 ~ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Seward/Alaska,to Vancouver Inside $499, Outside $899
May 27 ~ Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Vancouver, return Inside $629, Outside $1029
June 1 ~ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Vancouver, to Seward/Alaska Inside $549, Outside $949
June 3 ~ Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Vancouver return Inside $629, Outside $1029
June 8 ~ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Seward/Alaska to Vancouver Inside $549, Outside $949
June 10 ~ Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas ~ 7 Nights
Vancouver return Inside $629, Outside $1029
All Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars per person, based on
double occupancy, and subject to availability and
eligibility. Applies to new bookings only. Port charges
and government fees are additional. Offers are capacity
controlled and may be withdrawn without notice.
For more information on these and other specials, contact us at:
DARGAL Interline 1-800-690-3223
I N T E R L I N I N G Plus N E W S
...Vacations in Paradise!!
Don't forget, Parents & Friends are welcome!
4-night aboard the Sovereign of the Seas From $130 us
Sailing from Port Canaveral March 11, 2001
16-night.....Singapore to Sydney Inside from $749 Ocean from $949 us
Sailing January 13, 2001
14-night....Sydney to Auckland Inside from $769 us Ocean from $969 us
Sailing January 20, 2001
16-night....Sydney to Singapore Inside from $749 us Ocean from $949 us
Sailing February 26, 2001
14-night....Singapore return Inside from $669 us Ocean from $869 us
Sailing March 14, 2001
7-night....Aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas from $490 us
Sailing from Los Angeles return Jan 14, 21, 28, Feb 04, 11, 2001
Call RESERVATIONS toll free 1-800-665-3100
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'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Smilie.
More from our "The easiest solutions are often the best" file...
A light twin had just landed on Runway 29. Missing the last turnoff
onto Taxiway Delta, its pilot started to turn left onto Golf when the
controller spoke up:
Tower: "N1234, that taxiway is approved for single-engine use only."
N1234: "That's okay, I'll just shut down one engine."
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. DID YOU KNOW?
That you can read or retrieve back issues of "theNetLetter" ?
Just visit our web site at:
http://www.acfamily.org/netletter
and click on the "Archives" button.
This area is only open to "the NetLetter" subscribers and you will
need the following password to enter -
User Name: netletter Password: vesta
================================================================
Mailing of 'the NetLetter" is a service of the ACFamily Network
**************http://www.acfamily.net **************
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T H E _| TCA |_
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N E T L E T T E R > CANADA <
>_./|\._<
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 543 Dec 16th, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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. Welcome to -
Bert Young tells us that as he has moved from SUNNY COMOX BC to Oakville, ON
Jim Shaw retired from Air Canada to Australia after working in YYZ Avionics
email address isThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mona Agia retired Air Canada Manager, Corporate Sales Quebec & Ottawa
lives in Montreal, QC. emailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
'Spike' Turner living in Sardis, BC (still active at Air Canada)
worked in LHR ramp, load office and YVR in Station Agent, Baggage Agent,
Station Ops and now Ramp Training. EmailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Paul and Tony (Hilary) de Courcy living in Brampton, ON
Tony worked in LHR and YYZ, now retired.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ron MeldrumThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ex C & SS Dorval retired July 2000.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Scott Foyers Halifax NS
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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Cecile Campbell Toronto ON
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Micheline Breton retired from Air Canada after 39 years and lives in Paris, FRANCE
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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bonnie Delaney SCOTLAND
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The following update has been received from Real Henri thanking NetLetter
readers for their recent support regarding Pension Petition. Vesta.
Hi Vesta:
From your 1100 readers I have received approximately 150 signed petitions,
so far I have accumulated over 300 signatures from persons contacted by phone, letter,
email or met at luncheons. To succeed in obtaining pension indexation I need a
lot of help from retirees who are willing to participate actively in my project.
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. News from the Air Canada Pionair districts.
Subject: YVR PIONAIRS RED HAT XMAS LUNCHEON
YVR District Pionairs Red Hat XMAS LUNCHEON
Held at Quilchena Golf and Country Club Friday December 8th was an
outstanding success as 150 AC Pionairs, all decked out in their Red and White
trimmed Santa Hats sipped on fruit punch, (or tipled at the open bar),
munched on all the usual Xmas fare, and finished up at the bountiful dessert
table. After coffee/tea the gathering was treated to a very informative talk
by Dave Stafford detailing the purposes and organizational duties of the Air
Canada Dreams Take Flight organization and all the very emotional details of
a typical very long days operation to Los Angeles and Disneyland. YVR Dreams
Take Flight was presented with a $1000.00 cheque by YVR Director Don Hancock
on behalf of all YVR District Pionairs.
Following a very rousing Carol Sing, with leader conductor/vocalist Donella
Robertson at the helm, was enjoyed by all. The luncheon concluded with a draw
for a number of prize/gifts and the taking of a very colorful group picture.
Music was provided throughout the occasion by Pionair Pat McEwan and guest
pianist Shirley Lee and assisted by volunteer Pionairs.
All in all a very super day and great time enjoyed by all present.
Don Hancock - Director From:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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. Found on the internet -
For sale: Boeing 727 jet, average mileage, will make a good home.
A Tennessee company has come up with the perfect solution for home buyers
wanting to put one over on the neighbours. The firm is buying old Boeings and
refitting them as homes.
Not only that, but they stick them on a 25 foot high column, fix it they move
in the wind and also, as a nice touch, put railings along the wings to stop you
falling off while gazing at the view.
The price? A cool us$350,000.00
Personal mobile phones might soon be usable in the air. The aircraft cabin is one of
the last refuges from the electronic bane of modern life. Being seated next to someone
rabbiting away on a mobile on a transAtlantic flight could test the patience to the
limit. Do we have phone rage yet?
OBESE PASSENGERS NEED SECOND, FREE SEAT:
The Canadian Transportation Agency wants airlines to provide a free,
second seat for obese passengers.
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. Star Alliance news -
A carry-on gym has been designed for air travellers. The all-in-one package
includes a rowing machine, exercise bike and running machine.
The contraption for sweaty fitness fanatics has been designed by engineers
at a development company owned by Lufthansa.
The easy-to-carry unit is aimed at well-heeled people travelling on business jets.
The only thing missing from the package is .... a shower!
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. Found on the internet.
Virgin Airlines has introduced a system enabling cabin staff to send messages
to passenger' seat back TV screens. It can be used to send special messages to
individuals or general information to all passengers on board. Another innovation
from the airline is a system allowing parents to block films and other in-flight
programmes they do not want their children to watch.
Members of British Airways' executive club telephoning a number provided
by the company found themselves talking to a gay sex chat line. The mix up
happened when Dutch passengers using the service in Britain logged on to
reclaim travel miles. Although they were in the U.K., the web site gave a number
in Holland which, when dialled on the British telephone system made the surprise
connection. A B.A. spokesman stated that the problem has now been resolved.
Revolutionary system a worlds first -
Baggage Direct, introduced by the British Airport Authority at Heathrow , allows
inbound passengers to transfer baggage from the airport to hotel, office or home
anywhere in the greater London area within 3 hours.
It is the first such facility of its kind in the world. Each item is securely sealed
upon receipt and has a radio frequency identity label attached for tracking purposes.
Customers are provided with a locator reference allowing them to pinpoint their
luggage at anytime via the Baggage Direct web site.
The cost is GBP26.00 for up to 2 bags, and GBP10.00 for each additional bag.
Baggage Direct reception is located immediately after Customs in the arrival
halls. This will save passengers lugging heavy suitcases about!
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. Edited from the YYZNEWS issued by Brian Dunn -
Air Canada will commence a new non-stop A319 service from Ottawa to San Jose California
on March 5, 2001. This will be the first trans-continental flight from Ottawa to the
U.S. west coast.
Air Canada and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced that they have
entered into a comprehensive letter of intent relating to Air Canada's operations at Pearson
airport in Toronto. The airline will sell to the GTAA certain specified assets located at
Terminal 2 for $90million in order to pave the way for Air Canada to occupy the
New Terminal (T1-New) scheduled to open in 2003. The airline has also sold to
the GTAA, the Canadian Airlines hangar on the south side of the airfield for $65million.
This will be torn down in order to allow for completion of the new Runway 24L/06R.
Air Canada will relocate its hangar operations to a new exclusive use replacement hangar
to be lease from the GTAA.
Air Canada to withdraw service between Quebec City and Baie-Comeau.
Air Nova will cease flying the route at the end of January.
Air Canada will switch on May 31st from an A340 to a 747-400 on the daily
Vancouver-London route for the summer peak period. This will represent the
first time that the Canadian Airlines 747-400s will be seen in Europe on a
regularly scheduled basis.
The Toronto-Munich route will be upgraded from a 767-200 to a 767-300
effective July 1st to meet growing demand.
Anyone out there who used to work for Nationair? Check out this website which
is run by ex-Nationair employees.
(<http://www.nationair-canada.com/welcome.html>http://www.nationair-canada. com/welcome.html)
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. We have all, no doubt, read some of the horror stories of travel on Air Canada
over the past months since the take-over.
Here is one with a twist!
From the 'Letters to the editor' of a national paper.
"I have just returned from a short trip to the U.K. flying Air Canada. My outward
flight departed and arrived exactly on schedule, my luggage travelled with me
and the flight was notable for the friendly banter between cabin crew and passengers.
My return flight was no better. We took off from Heathrow right on time,
enjoyed excellent in-flight service, and arrived in Ottawa 15 minutes early.
There was, however, a five minute wait before the gate was ready for our plane.
How long do we have to put up with this level of service from our national
airline?" Rod Phillips, Ottawa
(If the cabin crew can identify themselves - congrats. eds)
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. Terry's travel tips.
Brought to you by "Interlining Plus" formerly Canadian Interline Travel
50% DISCOUNT AT WALT DISNEY WORLD On-Site Resorts
Travel between January 01, 2001 and March 10, 2001
and get 50% off on Disney On-Site Resorts.
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort, Disney's Contemporary Resort
Villas at the Disney Institute, Disney's BoardWalk Inn and Villas
Disney's Old Key West Resort, Disney's Polynesian Resort
Disney's Yacht Club Resort. Disney's Beach Club Resort
Villas at Wilderness Lodge, Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. Disney's Port Orleans Riverside
and French Quarter
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's All-Star Music/Sports/Movies Resort
and Disney's Campsites
ALASKA is BACK!
Cruise to the Amazing ALASKA from $449 us Aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas
7 nights...North Bound Inside from $449 us Ocean from $799 us
September 7, 2001 *May 18, 2001 from $499 us
7 night ...South Bound Inside from $499 us Ocean from $899 us
May 25, 2001
WORLD CRUISE...The Best time of your life! from $132 us/day
72-day aboard the Royal Princess Best available from $9440 us
BEAUTIFUL HAWAII
Circle Hawaii Cruise 15-day aboard the ms Statendam
Inside from $1050 us Ocean from $1250 us January 12, 2001
RESERVATIONS call toll free 1-800-665-3100
All rates are per person based on double occupancy
- taxes + port charges not included.
Dargal Interline has to following offers -
*** RUSSIA RIVER CRUISES ***
Waterways of the Czars ~ 12 Nights ~ m.s. Litvinov OR m.s. Tolstoy
m.s. Litvinov: May 17 ~ $1011 June 12, July 8, August 3 & 29 ~ $1156
m.s. Tolstoy: May 23 ~ $1228 Jun 18, July 14, August 9, September 4 & 16 ~ $1373
Waterways of the Czars ~ 14 Nights ~ m.s. Litvinov OR m.s. Tolstoy
m.s. Litvinov: May 29 ~ $1228 June 24, July 20, August 15, September 10 ~ $1300
m.s. Tolstoy: June 4 ~ $1517 June 30, July 26, August 21 ~ $1554
Land of Cossacks and Tatars ~ 16 Nights ~ m.s. Litvinov OR m.s. Novikov Priboy
m.s. Litvinov: June 1 ~ $1300 September 24 ~ $1445
m.s. Novikov Priboy: May 11 ~ $1300 September 22 ~ $1445
*** EUROPE RIVER CRUISES ***
Through Portugal & Spain ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Douro Princess
March 17 ~ $1096 March 24 & 31, June 16, 23 & 30, July 7, 14, 21 & 28,
August 4 & 11, November 3 & 10 ~ $1174
April 7, 14, 21 & 28, May 5, 12, 19 & 26, June 2 & 9, August 18 & 25,
September 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, October 6, 13, 20 & 27 ~ $1252
Treasures of Northern Italy ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Michelangelo
April 13 ~ $1174 April 30, October 20 ~ $1252
June 30, July 25, September 12, October 7 ~ $1330
Treasures of Normandy ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Douce France
May 5 & 19, June 2 & 30, July 28, August 25, September 8 & 21 ~ $1252
Romantic Old World ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Swiss Coral OR m.s. Victor Hugo
m.s. Swiss Coral: June 2 & 9, October 6 & 13 ~ $1174
m.s. Victor Hugo: July 16 & 23, August 13 & 20 ~ $1174
Hidden Treasures of Northern & Eastern Germany ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Swiss Coral
OR m.s. Victor Hugo
m.s. Swiss Coral: May 26, June 16, September 29, October 20 ~ $1174
m.s. Victor Hugo: July 9 & 30, August 6 & 27 ~ $1174
Bohemia & Eastern Germany ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Victor Hugo
April 24, May 1 & 30, June 18 & 25, July 2, September 3 ~ $1096
Grand Cruise through Europe from Vienna to Amsterdam ~ 14 Nights
~ m.s. Queen of Holland
May 13 & 27, June 10 & 24, July 8 & 22, August 5 & 19 ~ $2192
September 2 & 16 ~ $2270
Holland in Spring ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Queen of Holland
April 8 ~ $1174 May 6 ~ $1252
Holland at Tulip Time and Belgium in Spring ~ 9 Nights
~ m.s. Queen of Holland
April 18 & 27 ~ $1566
Grand Cruise through Europe from Brussels to Berlin ~ 14 Nights
~ m.s. Swiss Coral OR m.s. Victor Hugo
m.s. Swiss Coral: May 26, June 16, September 29, October 20 ~ $2192
m.s. Victor Hugo: July 9 & 30, August 6 & 27 ~ $2192
Fall Foliage & Wine ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Queen of Holland September 30 ~ $1252
Holland & Germany ~ 6 Nights ~ m.s. Queen of Holland
May 13 ~ $939 June 2 & 10 ~ $1017 July 2, 8 & 30, August 5 & 27,
September 2 & 24 ~ $1095
Germany & Austria ~ 8 Nights ~ m.s. Queen of Holland
May 19 & 27 ~ $1252 June 10 & 16, July 14 & 22, August 11 & 19,
September 8 & 16 ~ $1330
Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars per person, based on double occupancy,
and subject to availability and eligibility. Applies to new bookings only.
Port charges and government taxes are additional.
For more information on these and other specials, contact us at:
DARGAL Interline 1-800-690-3223
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. Smilie.
Grope hope.
Any female flight attendant is likely to be able to give chapter and verse on
the lengths to which gropers go to satisfy their inflight fantasies. A popular play
is for a male traveller to spill his meal deliberately on his lap and ask a passing
female flight attendant if she would kindly mop it up.
But the girls at British Airways have a plan worked out in advance with certain
male flight attendants. They briskly summon a nice boy who gaily takes one
look at the soiled lap, drops his wrist in delight and coos:
"Are you the gent who requires mopping up then?".
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Important reminder, for all new articles, submissions and or comments
for the "The Netletter" please send to:
Our joint e-mail address is:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
please add to your Address Books.
This e-mail address has been set up so that both of us (exclusively)
will get an automatic copy and so we can keep up with the continuity of
news for the NetLetter.
Why not check out the Air Canada Retired Employees Web Site
http://www.acfamily.org/acrew/
Part of the ACFamily Network
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 543 Dec 16th, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
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. Welcome to -
Bert Young tells us that as he has moved from SUNNY COMOX BC to Oakville, ON
Jim Shaw retired from Air Canada to Australia after working in YYZ Avionics
email address is
Mona Agia retired Air Canada Manager, Corporate Sales Quebec & Ottawa
lives in Montreal, QC. email
'Spike' Turner living in Sardis, BC (still active at Air Canada)
worked in LHR ramp, load office and YVR in Station Agent, Baggage Agent,
Station Ops and now Ramp Training. Email
Paul and Tony (Hilary) de Courcy living in Brampton, ON
Tony worked in LHR and YYZ, now retired.
Ron Meldrum
Micheline Breton retired from Air Canada after 39 years and lives in Paris, FRANCE
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The following update has been received from Real Henri thanking NetLetter
readers for their recent support regarding Pension Petition. Vesta.
Hi Vesta:
From your 1100 readers I have received approximately 150 signed petitions,
so far I have accumulated over 300 signatures from persons contacted by phone, letter,
email or met at luncheons. To succeed in obtaining pension indexation I need a
lot of help from retirees who are willing to participate actively in my project.
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. News from the Air Canada Pionair districts.
Subject: YVR PIONAIRS RED HAT XMAS LUNCHEON
YVR District Pionairs Red Hat XMAS LUNCHEON
Held at Quilchena Golf and Country Club Friday December 8th was an
outstanding success as 150 AC Pionairs, all decked out in their Red and White
trimmed Santa Hats sipped on fruit punch, (or tipled at the open bar),
munched on all the usual Xmas fare, and finished up at the bountiful dessert
table. After coffee/tea the gathering was treated to a very informative talk
by Dave Stafford detailing the purposes and organizational duties of the Air
Canada Dreams Take Flight organization and all the very emotional details of
a typical very long days operation to Los Angeles and Disneyland. YVR Dreams
Take Flight was presented with a $1000.00 cheque by YVR Director Don Hancock
on behalf of all YVR District Pionairs.
Following a very rousing Carol Sing, with leader conductor/vocalist Donella
Robertson at the helm, was enjoyed by all. The luncheon concluded with a draw
for a number of prize/gifts and the taking of a very colorful group picture.
Music was provided throughout the occasion by Pionair Pat McEwan and guest
pianist Shirley Lee and assisted by volunteer Pionairs.
All in all a very super day and great time enjoyed by all present.
Don Hancock - Director From:
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. Found on the internet -
For sale: Boeing 727 jet, average mileage, will make a good home.
A Tennessee company has come up with the perfect solution for home buyers
wanting to put one over on the neighbours. The firm is buying old Boeings and
refitting them as homes.
Not only that, but they stick them on a 25 foot high column, fix it they move
in the wind and also, as a nice touch, put railings along the wings to stop you
falling off while gazing at the view.
The price? A cool us$350,000.00
Personal mobile phones might soon be usable in the air. The aircraft cabin is one of
the last refuges from the electronic bane of modern life. Being seated next to someone
rabbiting away on a mobile on a transAtlantic flight could test the patience to the
limit. Do we have phone rage yet?
OBESE PASSENGERS NEED SECOND, FREE SEAT:
The Canadian Transportation Agency wants airlines to provide a free,
second seat for obese passengers.
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. Star Alliance news -
A carry-on gym has been designed for air travellers. The all-in-one package
includes a rowing machine, exercise bike and running machine.
The contraption for sweaty fitness fanatics has been designed by engineers
at a development company owned by Lufthansa.
The easy-to-carry unit is aimed at well-heeled people travelling on business jets.
The only thing missing from the package is .... a shower!
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. Found on the internet.
Virgin Airlines has introduced a system enabling cabin staff to send messages
to passenger' seat back TV screens. It can be used to send special messages to
individuals or general information to all passengers on board. Another innovation
from the airline is a system allowing parents to block films and other in-flight
programmes they do not want their children to watch.
Members of British Airways' executive club telephoning a number provided
by the company found themselves talking to a gay sex chat line. The mix up
happened when Dutch passengers using the service in Britain logged on to
reclaim travel miles. Although they were in the U.K., the web site gave a number
in Holland which, when dialled on the British telephone system made the surprise
connection. A B.A. spokesman stated that the problem has now been resolved.
Revolutionary system a worlds first -
Baggage Direct, introduced by the British Airport Authority at Heathrow , allows
inbound passengers to transfer baggage from the airport to hotel, office or home
anywhere in the greater London area within 3 hours.
It is the first such facility of its kind in the world. Each item is securely sealed
upon receipt and has a radio frequency identity label attached for tracking purposes.
Customers are provided with a locator reference allowing them to pinpoint their
luggage at anytime via the Baggage Direct web site.
The cost is GBP26.00 for up to 2 bags, and GBP10.00 for each additional bag.
Baggage Direct reception is located immediately after Customs in the arrival
halls. This will save passengers lugging heavy suitcases about!
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. Edited from the YYZNEWS issued by Brian Dunn -
Air Canada will commence a new non-stop A319 service from Ottawa to San Jose California
on March 5, 2001. This will be the first trans-continental flight from Ottawa to the
U.S. west coast.
Air Canada and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced that they have
entered into a comprehensive letter of intent relating to Air Canada's operations at Pearson
airport in Toronto. The airline will sell to the GTAA certain specified assets located at
Terminal 2 for $90million in order to pave the way for Air Canada to occupy the
New Terminal (T1-New) scheduled to open in 2003. The airline has also sold to
the GTAA, the Canadian Airlines hangar on the south side of the airfield for $65million.
This will be torn down in order to allow for completion of the new Runway 24L/06R.
Air Canada will relocate its hangar operations to a new exclusive use replacement hangar
to be lease from the GTAA.
Air Canada to withdraw service between Quebec City and Baie-Comeau.
Air Nova will cease flying the route at the end of January.
Air Canada will switch on May 31st from an A340 to a 747-400 on the daily
Vancouver-London route for the summer peak period. This will represent the
first time that the Canadian Airlines 747-400s will be seen in Europe on a
regularly scheduled basis.
The Toronto-Munich route will be upgraded from a 767-200 to a 767-300
effective July 1st to meet growing demand.
Anyone out there who used to work for Nationair? Check out this website which
is run by ex-Nationair employees.
(<http://www.nationair-canada.com/welcome.html>http://www.nationair-canada. com/welcome.html)
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. We have all, no doubt, read some of the horror stories of travel on Air Canada
over the past months since the take-over.
Here is one with a twist!
From the 'Letters to the editor' of a national paper.
"I have just returned from a short trip to the U.K. flying Air Canada. My outward
flight departed and arrived exactly on schedule, my luggage travelled with me
and the flight was notable for the friendly banter between cabin crew and passengers.
My return flight was no better. We took off from Heathrow right on time,
enjoyed excellent in-flight service, and arrived in Ottawa 15 minutes early.
There was, however, a five minute wait before the gate was ready for our plane.
How long do we have to put up with this level of service from our national
airline?" Rod Phillips, Ottawa
(If the cabin crew can identify themselves - congrats. eds)
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. Terry's travel tips.
Brought to you by "Interlining Plus" formerly Canadian Interline Travel
50% DISCOUNT AT WALT DISNEY WORLD On-Site Resorts
Travel between January 01, 2001 and March 10, 2001
and get 50% off on Disney On-Site Resorts.
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort, Disney's Contemporary Resort
Villas at the Disney Institute, Disney's BoardWalk Inn and Villas
Disney's Old Key West Resort, Disney's Polynesian Resort
Disney's Yacht Club Resort. Disney's Beach Club Resort
Villas at Wilderness Lodge, Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. Disney's Port Orleans Riverside
and French Quarter
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's All-Star Music/Sports/Movies Resort
and Disney's Campsites
ALASKA is BACK!
Cruise to the Amazing ALASKA from $449 us Aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas
7 nights...North Bound Inside from $449 us Ocean from $799 us
September 7, 2001 *May 18, 2001 from $499 us
7 night ...South Bound Inside from $499 us Ocean from $899 us
May 25, 2001
WORLD CRUISE...The Best time of your life! from $132 us/day
72-day aboard the Royal Princess Best available from $9440 us
BEAUTIFUL HAWAII
Circle Hawaii Cruise 15-day aboard the ms Statendam
Inside from $1050 us Ocean from $1250 us January 12, 2001
RESERVATIONS call toll free 1-800-665-3100
All rates are per person based on double occupancy
- taxes + port charges not included.
Dargal Interline has to following offers -
*** RUSSIA RIVER CRUISES ***
Waterways of the Czars ~ 12 Nights ~ m.s. Litvinov OR m.s. Tolstoy
m.s. Litvinov: May 17 ~ $1011 June 12, July 8, August 3 & 29 ~ $1156
m.s. Tolstoy: May 23 ~ $1228 Jun 18, July 14, August 9, September 4 & 16 ~ $1373
Waterways of the Czars ~ 14 Nights ~ m.s. Litvinov OR m.s. Tolstoy
m.s. Litvinov: May 29 ~ $1228 June 24, July 20, August 15, September 10 ~ $1300
m.s. Tolstoy: June 4 ~ $1517 June 30, July 26, August 21 ~ $1554
Land of Cossacks and Tatars ~ 16 Nights ~ m.s. Litvinov OR m.s. Novikov Priboy
m.s. Litvinov: June 1 ~ $1300 September 24 ~ $1445
m.s. Novikov Priboy: May 11 ~ $1300 September 22 ~ $1445
*** EUROPE RIVER CRUISES ***
Through Portugal & Spain ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Douro Princess
March 17 ~ $1096 March 24 & 31, June 16, 23 & 30, July 7, 14, 21 & 28,
August 4 & 11, November 3 & 10 ~ $1174
April 7, 14, 21 & 28, May 5, 12, 19 & 26, June 2 & 9, August 18 & 25,
September 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, October 6, 13, 20 & 27 ~ $1252
Treasures of Northern Italy ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Michelangelo
April 13 ~ $1174 April 30, October 20 ~ $1252
June 30, July 25, September 12, October 7 ~ $1330
Treasures of Normandy ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Douce France
May 5 & 19, June 2 & 30, July 28, August 25, September 8 & 21 ~ $1252
Romantic Old World ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Swiss Coral OR m.s. Victor Hugo
m.s. Swiss Coral: June 2 & 9, October 6 & 13 ~ $1174
m.s. Victor Hugo: July 16 & 23, August 13 & 20 ~ $1174
Hidden Treasures of Northern & Eastern Germany ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Swiss Coral
OR m.s. Victor Hugo
m.s. Swiss Coral: May 26, June 16, September 29, October 20 ~ $1174
m.s. Victor Hugo: July 9 & 30, August 6 & 27 ~ $1174
Bohemia & Eastern Germany ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Victor Hugo
April 24, May 1 & 30, June 18 & 25, July 2, September 3 ~ $1096
Grand Cruise through Europe from Vienna to Amsterdam ~ 14 Nights
~ m.s. Queen of Holland
May 13 & 27, June 10 & 24, July 8 & 22, August 5 & 19 ~ $2192
September 2 & 16 ~ $2270
Holland in Spring ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Queen of Holland
April 8 ~ $1174 May 6 ~ $1252
Holland at Tulip Time and Belgium in Spring ~ 9 Nights
~ m.s. Queen of Holland
April 18 & 27 ~ $1566
Grand Cruise through Europe from Brussels to Berlin ~ 14 Nights
~ m.s. Swiss Coral OR m.s. Victor Hugo
m.s. Swiss Coral: May 26, June 16, September 29, October 20 ~ $2192
m.s. Victor Hugo: July 9 & 30, August 6 & 27 ~ $2192
Fall Foliage & Wine ~ 7 Nights ~ m.s. Queen of Holland September 30 ~ $1252
Holland & Germany ~ 6 Nights ~ m.s. Queen of Holland
May 13 ~ $939 June 2 & 10 ~ $1017 July 2, 8 & 30, August 5 & 27,
September 2 & 24 ~ $1095
Germany & Austria ~ 8 Nights ~ m.s. Queen of Holland
May 19 & 27 ~ $1252 June 10 & 16, July 14 & 22, August 11 & 19,
September 8 & 16 ~ $1330
Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars per person, based on double occupancy,
and subject to availability and eligibility. Applies to new bookings only.
Port charges and government taxes are additional.
For more information on these and other specials, contact us at:
DARGAL Interline 1-800-690-3223
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. Smilie.
Grope hope.
Any female flight attendant is likely to be able to give chapter and verse on
the lengths to which gropers go to satisfy their inflight fantasies. A popular play
is for a male traveller to spill his meal deliberately on his lap and ask a passing
female flight attendant if she would kindly mop it up.
But the girls at British Airways have a plan worked out in advance with certain
male flight attendants. They briskly summon a nice boy who gaily takes one
look at the soiled lap, drops his wrist in delight and coos:
"Are you the gent who requires mopping up then?".
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Important reminder, for all new articles, submissions and or comments
for the "The Netletter" please send to:
Our joint e-mail address is:
please add to your Address Books.
This e-mail address has been set up so that both of us (exclusively)
will get an automatic copy and so we can keep up with the continuity of
news for the NetLetter.
Why not check out the Air Canada Retired Employees Web Site
http://www.acfamily.org/acrew/
Part of the ACFamily Network
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Mailing of 'the NetLetter" is a service of the ACFamily Network
**************http://www.acfamily.net **************
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 542 Dec 13th, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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. Need to know.
Ansett should be added to the list of airlines with whom Air Canada
has been able to successfully negotiate Zed fares for retirees this is since
July of 2000. The Zed fare which is applicable is the ZL.
(Update the list published in Horizons nr 874 July 2000 - eds)
The Employee Call Centre has sent this information in an attempt to clear up
any misunderstanding of the figures shown on the travel.aircanada.ca web site
" In Res3, the Display load transaction gives us the open seats after the
oversale has been factored in.
ie. If Yield management has programmed the flight to oversell to 124,
and the aircraft capacity is 112 - booked load of 115 would display
11 open seats.
The load gives how many seats remain open for sale, even though
the flight may already be oversold with 0 actual seats remaining".
(Happy trails - eds)
You’re hitting the Employee Travel Website by the thousands!
The Employee Travel Website—www.travel.aircanada.ca—is receiving
between 4,000 and 6,000 daily visits. Active and retired self-ticketing
Air Canada employees can check out the Website for their personal standby
travel plans on flights operated by Air Canada, Canadian Airlines, and the
Regional Carriers.
With a click of the mouse you can create, modify, and review existing travel registrations, or check flight loads and schedules.
Beware of the minimum charges using ZED fares on British Midland as follows -
LHR ZRH 35.00 GBP
LHR MME 25.00 GBP LHR AMS 35.00 GBP
LHR LBA 25.00 GBP LHR CDG 35.00 GBP
LHR LPL 25.00 GBP LHR DUB 35.00 GBP
LHR BHX 25.00 GBP LHR NCE 35.00 GBP
LHR EMA 25.00 GBP LHR PMI 35.00 GBP
LHR MAN 25.00 GBP LHR BRU 35.00 GBP
LHR GLA 30.00 GBP LHR PRG 35.00 GBP
LHR BFS 30.00 GBP LHR FRA 35.00 GBP
LHR EDI 30.00 GBP LHR BGO 35.00 GBP
EMA GLA 30.00 GBP MME JER 15.00 GBP
EMA AGP 35.00 GBP LCY JER 15.00 GBP
EMA AMS 30.00 GBP LCY BRU 35.00 GBP
EMA BFS 30.00 GBP BFS JER 15.00 GBP
EMA CDG 30.00 GBP LBA CDG 30.00 GBP
EMA PMI 35.00 GBP LPL JER 15.00 GBP
EMA ABZ 30.00 GBP GLA CPH 30.00 GBP
EMA BRU 30.00 GBP GLA JER 15.00 GBP
EMA EDI 30.00 GBP GLA LBA 30.00 GBP
EMA DUB 35.00 GBP LTN JER/GCI 15.00 GBP
EMA NCE 35.00 GBP BHX BRU 30.00 GBP
EMA JER/GCI 15.00 GBP BHX JER/GCI 15.00 GBP
ALL CHANNEL ISLAND ROUTES 15.00 GBP
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. Remember when?
Do you recall back in the early '70's waiting for the next issue of the
Canadian Aviation magazine to read the latest exploits of Ace McCool
details in NetLetter nr 539 and acfamily.org
- well relive some of those great stories in the book 'Ace McCool' , and get to meet
with the author Jack Desmarais at the book signing taking place on
Saturday December 16th from 13:30 to 16:30
Aviation World, 195, Carlingview Dr, Toronto, halfway between 401 & Dixon.
Questions? Call Garth or Liz at 613-269-2552 or
emailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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, From the eMailNews issued by Duane Frerichs -
Vanguard noses its way into Scottish museum
The World War I Royal Naval Air Service airfield at East Fortune near Edinburgh,
Scotland, is active today as an aviation museum.
One of the surprising finds in this collection is a piece of Air Canada history.
Nestled under the wing of a Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer STOL and surrounded
by several generations of aircraft engines sits the front end of a Trans-Canada Airlines Vanguard.
Younger pilots must appreciate that this is the "Mud-guard" we were harangued
about by our senior pilots 20 years ago, just as now you are trapped and
seat bound through boring stories about, "There I was in the Stretch 8..."
(sitting at the second officer's panel).
The museum's Vanguard nose is actually a mock-up that was used by the
designers to finalize cockpit layout, instrumentation and general features in
consultation with their TCA customer. I wish an old fly-on-the-wall were alive to
relate some of that discussion. According to some stories, circuit breaker panels
were actually covered to prevent pilot pulls.
Later on, Engineering had to bore holes over circuits that did need resets from
time to time.
Although the mock-up is made largely from wood and incorporates dummy
instruments, it does give an excellent representation. One particular feature which
the old boys bragged about was the spaciousness.
One really could, in slimmer days, go right or left around to climb into a seat,
certainly not representative of our contemporary cockpits.
There is plenty more at the museum, but seeing the Vanguard cockpit in
TCA colours is enough to light up the day of any visiting Canadian aviator.
Captain Allan Snowie Vancouver
From: "Mike Hart" <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >
Some update to the Vangard article by Al Snowie. I was hired directly onto
that great machine as an F/O, and I seem to remember that there were 46 of
them built by Vickers. 2 were intentionally destroyed by the factory through
stress-testing, Vickers kept 1, 20 went to BEA and 23 to AC. Vicker's name
for it was "Merchantman". It was newer than the original DC8 and much more
innovative. In a race it could easily beat the DC8 from YYZ-YUL because of its high
375kts indicated VMO. AC configuration was 108 pax with 1st class in the rear
because it was quieter! 16' props, one revolution in cruise was 57' through the air.
Four engines, any ONE of which maintain an altitude of 8000' with 50% payload.
Two sets of throttles because the console was about 3' wide. Your flight bag was
outside your seat and you walked in between your bag and the window.
15 people in the cockpit no problem.
Both Capt. and F/O had their own tiller and radar.
Smaller changes in cabin temperature were not changes at all-- red and blue bias
lighting was used, red turned up to make it feel warmer, red down and blue up
to make it feel cooler! The last survivor was flown into a small field somewhere
in the U.K. about two years ago planned for a museum. What an airplane!
Subject: Scottish Museum and Vanguard
RE: Your article about the cockpit mock up "nosing its way into a Scottish
Museum" by Captain Allan Snowie.
Here is the website - nicely done and informative
http://www.nms.ac.uk/flight/index.htm
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. Star Alliance news -
United Airlines has launched a new service in the U.S. which lets customers
book tickets ands view itineraries through internet enabled mobile telephones
It has also deployed nearly 2,500 advanced scanners to all 91 of its domestic
stations to provide real-time tracking of baggage.
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" ' "
. Toothbrushes anyone!
"Operation Tooth Fairy" began after a bulk ore carrier MV Treasure sank off
the west coast of Africa near Capetown. Thousands of tons of bunker oil
seeped from the wreck, threatening penguin colonies on Robben Island
and nearby Dassen Island. Despite a massive clean-up effort and evacuation
of the birds, thousands were caught in the slick.
Volunteers quickly began running out of toothbrushes they needed to
clean the birds.
As each British Airways flight arrived, the airport team at Cape Town
decided to rifle the in-flight wash bags left behind by passengers for unused
toothbrushes to help some local residents that don't fly and don't have any teeth.
New York Newark's original art deco, wing-shaped terminal - dedicated by
famed Amelia Earhart in 1935 - has been moved to another part of the airport
for preservation. Building 51, last used as a terminal in 1953 and declared
a national historic landmark had to be moved out of the way because if aircraft
taking of from a runway extension. The old building weighing 7,000 tonnes, was
moved inch by inch on trolleys with 36" wide rubber tyres.
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" ' "
. From the YYZNEWS issued by Brian Dunn -
Air Canada had one of their A319s drop into Macon GA on November 29th while
operating flight AC566 from YYZ to Atlanta.
The aircraft diverted for fuel after holding extensively for bad weather and ATC in
the Atlanta area. The aircraft was FIN285 (C-GBIP).
It is believed to be the first Air Canada airplane to visit Macon Georgia.
The Canadian Regional Airlines Fokker F-28 involved in the runway overrun incident
at Fredericton NB last week was registered C-GKCR.
The aircraft has been returned to Toronto and is none the worse for wear.
The Canadian Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) can now be viewed on their
website.
Old issues of Flypast and other interesting historical airport reports from the
1960s and 1970s, etc. Go to cahs.com/NewsAndViews/
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. May Day
Hi. My wife and I have booked a cruise from Chile to Argentina in early 2001.
We are looking for a moderately priced hotel in a good area in both Santiago
and Buenos Aires that anyone could recommend. Would also be interested
in any "must see" ideas in both areas.
Appreciate any feedback to <mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >Clare1@netcom<mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >.ca
Thanks Clare Ash
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. Terry's travel tips.
Passenger fee at Auckland Airport is NZ$22.00 effective Oct 1st, 2000.
I N T E R L I N E G E T A W A Y S !
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO...Chipeta Sun Lodge & Spa...
$185 ppdo for 4 days/3 nights
Royal Caribbean aboard the Voyager of the Seas
7-night Western Caribbean, Miami round trip Miami return
Dec. 17 Inside $749*/Outside $799*
BAHAMAS
Carnival Cruise Lines aboard the Ecstasy
3-night Bahamas, Miami round trip Dec.15 Inside $199*/Outside $229*
Dec. 22 Inside $219*/Outside $259*
Holland America aboard the Westerdam
5-night Bahamas, Ft. Lauderdale round trip Jan. 14 Inside $399*
Holland America aboard the Veendam
7-night Southern Caribbean, San Juan round trip
Jan. 5, 12 Inside $649*/Outside $799*
Princess Cruises aboard the Dawn Princess
7-night Southern Adventurer, San Juan round trip
Jan. 13, 27 Inside $399*/Outside $499*
Princess Cruises aboard the Dawn Princess
7-night Southern Caribbean Voyager, San Juan round trip
Jan. 6, 20 Inside $399*/Outside $499* Feb. 17 Inside $599*
*Indicates rate includes port fees
RESORTS
All rates are ppdo for 4 days/3 nights. *Denotes winter rate (generally 12/17 onward)
BARBADOS...Almond Beach Club (All-Inclusive)...$325/$439*
COZUMEL...Fiesta Americana Cozumel Reef...$99/$169*
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...Coral Canoa Beach Hotel & Spa
(All-Inclusive)...$189/$231*
OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA...The Enchanted Garden Resort & Spa
(All-Inclusive)...$342/$408*
PLAYA DEL CARMEN (PUERTO MORELOS)...Caribbean Reef Club
(All-Inclusive)...$299/$345*
ANTIGUA...Galley Bay (All-Inclusive)...$425/$579*
ARUBA...Radisson Aruba Grand Resort...$219/$309*
BERMUDA...Southampton Princess...$219
BAHAMAS...Club Land'Or...$195/$275*
IXTAPA...Posada Real...$85/$105*
MANZANILLO...Club Maeva (All-Inclusive)...$285/$325*
MIAMI...Richmond Hotel...$145
MAUI...Royal Lahaina Resort...$179/$239*
PLAYA DEL CARMEN...Chameleon Marival (All-Inclusive)...
$205/$285*
SANTA FE...Villas de Santa Fe...$105/$145*
TORTOLA, BVI...Prospect Reef Resort (All-Inclusive)...$306/$396*
----------------------------------------------------------
Eligibility: Active airline employees, spouse, dependent
children, parents, parents-in-law (select cruise lines),
retired airline employees and friends sharing
accommodations. Call 1-800-209-0424 for more details.
For reservations outside the U.S. call:
In Canada: 888-357-5012
In the UK: 020-8941-7200
In Germany: 06103-50880
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. Smilie -
Edie Etheridge found these -
Stories heard by Travel Agents -
I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their hair wouldn't get
messed up by being near a window.
A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over
all the cost information, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to
California and then take a train to Hawaii?"
I got a call from a man who asked, "Is it possible to see England from
Canada?" I said, "No". He said "But they look so close on the map".
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" ' "
. DID YOU KNOW?
That you can read or retrieve back issues of "theNetLetter" ?
Just visit our web site at:
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( For retirees of the new Air Canada family)
Number 542 Dec 13th, 2000, We first Published in October 1995
Chief Pilot - Vesta Stevenson - Co-pilot - Terry Baker
To get in touch with either editor/pilot our email address is
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. Need to know.
Ansett should be added to the list of airlines with whom Air Canada
has been able to successfully negotiate Zed fares for retirees this is since
July of 2000. The Zed fare which is applicable is the ZL.
(Update the list published in Horizons nr 874 July 2000 - eds)
The Employee Call Centre has sent this information in an attempt to clear up
any misunderstanding of the figures shown on the travel.aircanada.ca web site
" In Res3, the Display load transaction gives us the open seats after the
oversale has been factored in.
ie. If Yield management has programmed the flight to oversell to 124,
and the aircraft capacity is 112 - booked load of 115 would display
11 open seats.
The load gives how many seats remain open for sale, even though
the flight may already be oversold with 0 actual seats remaining".
(Happy trails - eds)
You’re hitting the Employee Travel Website by the thousands!
The Employee Travel Website—www.travel.aircanada.ca—is receiving
between 4,000 and 6,000 daily visits. Active and retired self-ticketing
Air Canada employees can check out the Website for their personal standby
travel plans on flights operated by Air Canada, Canadian Airlines, and the
Regional Carriers.
With a click of the mouse you can create, modify, and review existing travel registrations, or check flight loads and schedules.
Beware of the minimum charges using ZED fares on British Midland as follows -
LHR ZRH 35.00 GBP
LHR MME 25.00 GBP LHR AMS 35.00 GBP
LHR LBA 25.00 GBP LHR CDG 35.00 GBP
LHR LPL 25.00 GBP LHR DUB 35.00 GBP
LHR BHX 25.00 GBP LHR NCE 35.00 GBP
LHR EMA 25.00 GBP LHR PMI 35.00 GBP
LHR MAN 25.00 GBP LHR BRU 35.00 GBP
LHR GLA 30.00 GBP LHR PRG 35.00 GBP
LHR BFS 30.00 GBP LHR FRA 35.00 GBP
LHR EDI 30.00 GBP LHR BGO 35.00 GBP
EMA GLA 30.00 GBP MME JER 15.00 GBP
EMA AGP 35.00 GBP LCY JER 15.00 GBP
EMA AMS 30.00 GBP LCY BRU 35.00 GBP
EMA BFS 30.00 GBP BFS JER 15.00 GBP
EMA CDG 30.00 GBP LBA CDG 30.00 GBP
EMA PMI 35.00 GBP LPL JER 15.00 GBP
EMA ABZ 30.00 GBP GLA CPH 30.00 GBP
EMA BRU 30.00 GBP GLA JER 15.00 GBP
EMA EDI 30.00 GBP GLA LBA 30.00 GBP
EMA DUB 35.00 GBP LTN JER/GCI 15.00 GBP
EMA NCE 35.00 GBP BHX BRU 30.00 GBP
EMA JER/GCI 15.00 GBP BHX JER/GCI 15.00 GBP
ALL CHANNEL ISLAND ROUTES 15.00 GBP
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. Remember when?
Do you recall back in the early '70's waiting for the next issue of the
Canadian Aviation magazine to read the latest exploits of Ace McCool
details in NetLetter nr 539 and acfamily.org
- well relive some of those great stories in the book 'Ace McCool' , and get to meet
with the author Jack Desmarais at the book signing taking place on
Saturday December 16th from 13:30 to 16:30
Aviation World, 195, Carlingview Dr, Toronto, halfway between 401 & Dixon.
Questions? Call Garth or Liz at 613-269-2552 or
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" ' "
, From the eMailNews issued by Duane Frerichs -
Vanguard noses its way into Scottish museum
The World War I Royal Naval Air Service airfield at East Fortune near Edinburgh,
Scotland, is active today as an aviation museum.
One of the surprising finds in this collection is a piece of Air Canada history.
Nestled under the wing of a Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer STOL and surrounded
by several generations of aircraft engines sits the front end of a Trans-Canada Airlines Vanguard.
Younger pilots must appreciate that this is the "Mud-guard" we were harangued
about by our senior pilots 20 years ago, just as now you are trapped and
seat bound through boring stories about, "There I was in the Stretch 8..."
(sitting at the second officer's panel).
The museum's Vanguard nose is actually a mock-up that was used by the
designers to finalize cockpit layout, instrumentation and general features in
consultation with their TCA customer. I wish an old fly-on-the-wall were alive to
relate some of that discussion. According to some stories, circuit breaker panels
were actually covered to prevent pilot pulls.
Later on, Engineering had to bore holes over circuits that did need resets from
time to time.
Although the mock-up is made largely from wood and incorporates dummy
instruments, it does give an excellent representation. One particular feature which
the old boys bragged about was the spaciousness.
One really could, in slimmer days, go right or left around to climb into a seat,
certainly not representative of our contemporary cockpits.
There is plenty more at the museum, but seeing the Vanguard cockpit in
TCA colours is enough to light up the day of any visiting Canadian aviator.
Captain Allan Snowie Vancouver
From: "Mike Hart" <
Some update to the Vangard article by Al Snowie. I was hired directly onto
that great machine as an F/O, and I seem to remember that there were 46 of
them built by Vickers. 2 were intentionally destroyed by the factory through
stress-testing, Vickers kept 1, 20 went to BEA and 23 to AC. Vicker's name
for it was "Merchantman". It was newer than the original DC8 and much more
innovative. In a race it could easily beat the DC8 from YYZ-YUL because of its high
375kts indicated VMO. AC configuration was 108 pax with 1st class in the rear
because it was quieter! 16' props, one revolution in cruise was 57' through the air.
Four engines, any ONE of which maintain an altitude of 8000' with 50% payload.
Two sets of throttles because the console was about 3' wide. Your flight bag was
outside your seat and you walked in between your bag and the window.
15 people in the cockpit no problem.
Both Capt. and F/O had their own tiller and radar.
Smaller changes in cabin temperature were not changes at all-- red and blue bias
lighting was used, red turned up to make it feel warmer, red down and blue up
to make it feel cooler! The last survivor was flown into a small field somewhere
in the U.K. about two years ago planned for a museum. What an airplane!
Subject: Scottish Museum and Vanguard
RE: Your article about the cockpit mock up "nosing its way into a Scottish
Museum" by Captain Allan Snowie.
Here is the website - nicely done and informative
http://www.nms.ac.uk/flight/index.htm
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" ' "
. Star Alliance news -
United Airlines has launched a new service in the U.S. which lets customers
book tickets ands view itineraries through internet enabled mobile telephones
It has also deployed nearly 2,500 advanced scanners to all 91 of its domestic
stations to provide real-time tracking of baggage.
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. Toothbrushes anyone!
"Operation Tooth Fairy" began after a bulk ore carrier MV Treasure sank off
the west coast of Africa near Capetown. Thousands of tons of bunker oil
seeped from the wreck, threatening penguin colonies on Robben Island
and nearby Dassen Island. Despite a massive clean-up effort and evacuation
of the birds, thousands were caught in the slick.
Volunteers quickly began running out of toothbrushes they needed to
clean the birds.
As each British Airways flight arrived, the airport team at Cape Town
decided to rifle the in-flight wash bags left behind by passengers for unused
toothbrushes to help some local residents that don't fly and don't have any teeth.
New York Newark's original art deco, wing-shaped terminal - dedicated by
famed Amelia Earhart in 1935 - has been moved to another part of the airport
for preservation. Building 51, last used as a terminal in 1953 and declared
a national historic landmark had to be moved out of the way because if aircraft
taking of from a runway extension. The old building weighing 7,000 tonnes, was
moved inch by inch on trolleys with 36" wide rubber tyres.
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" ' "
. From the YYZNEWS issued by Brian Dunn -
Air Canada had one of their A319s drop into Macon GA on November 29th while
operating flight AC566 from YYZ to Atlanta.
The aircraft diverted for fuel after holding extensively for bad weather and ATC in
the Atlanta area. The aircraft was FIN285 (C-GBIP).
It is believed to be the first Air Canada airplane to visit Macon Georgia.
The Canadian Regional Airlines Fokker F-28 involved in the runway overrun incident
at Fredericton NB last week was registered C-GKCR.
The aircraft has been returned to Toronto and is none the worse for wear.
The Canadian Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) can now be viewed on their
website.
Old issues of Flypast and other interesting historical airport reports from the
1960s and 1970s, etc. Go to cahs.com/NewsAndViews/
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" ' "
. May Day
Hi. My wife and I have booked a cruise from Chile to Argentina in early 2001.
We are looking for a moderately priced hotel in a good area in both Santiago
and Buenos Aires that anyone could recommend. Would also be interested
in any "must see" ideas in both areas.
Appreciate any feedback to <mailto:
Thanks Clare Ash
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" ' "
. Terry's travel tips.
Passenger fee at Auckland Airport is NZ$22.00 effective Oct 1st, 2000.
I N T E R L I N E G E T A W A Y S !
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO...Chipeta Sun Lodge & Spa...
$185 ppdo for 4 days/3 nights
Royal Caribbean aboard the Voyager of the Seas
7-night Western Caribbean, Miami round trip Miami return
Dec. 17 Inside $749*/Outside $799*
BAHAMAS
Carnival Cruise Lines aboard the Ecstasy
3-night Bahamas, Miami round trip Dec.15 Inside $199*/Outside $229*
Dec. 22 Inside $219*/Outside $259*
Holland America aboard the Westerdam
5-night Bahamas, Ft. Lauderdale round trip Jan. 14 Inside $399*
Holland America aboard the Veendam
7-night Southern Caribbean, San Juan round trip
Jan. 5, 12 Inside $649*/Outside $799*
Princess Cruises aboard the Dawn Princess
7-night Southern Adventurer, San Juan round trip
Jan. 13, 27 Inside $399*/Outside $499*
Princess Cruises aboard the Dawn Princess
7-night Southern Caribbean Voyager, San Juan round trip
Jan. 6, 20 Inside $399*/Outside $499* Feb. 17 Inside $599*
*Indicates rate includes port fees
RESORTS
All rates are ppdo for 4 days/3 nights. *Denotes winter rate (generally 12/17 onward)
BARBADOS...Almond Beach Club (All-Inclusive)...$325/$439*
COZUMEL...Fiesta Americana Cozumel Reef...$99/$169*
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...Coral Canoa Beach Hotel & Spa
(All-Inclusive)...$189/$231*
OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA...The Enchanted Garden Resort & Spa
(All-Inclusive)...$342/$408*
PLAYA DEL CARMEN (PUERTO MORELOS)...Caribbean Reef Club
(All-Inclusive)...$299/$345*
ANTIGUA...Galley Bay (All-Inclusive)...$425/$579*
ARUBA...Radisson Aruba Grand Resort...$219/$309*
BERMUDA...Southampton Princess...$219
BAHAMAS...Club Land'Or...$195/$275*
IXTAPA...Posada Real...$85/$105*
MANZANILLO...Club Maeva (All-Inclusive)...$285/$325*
MIAMI...Richmond Hotel...$145
MAUI...Royal Lahaina Resort...$179/$239*
PLAYA DEL CARMEN...Chameleon Marival (All-Inclusive)...
$205/$285*
SANTA FE...Villas de Santa Fe...$105/$145*
TORTOLA, BVI...Prospect Reef Resort (All-Inclusive)...$306/$396*
----------------------------------------------------------
Eligibility: Active airline employees, spouse, dependent
children, parents, parents-in-law (select cruise lines),
retired airline employees and friends sharing
accommodations. Call 1-800-209-0424 for more details.
For reservations outside the U.S. call:
In Canada: 888-357-5012
In the UK: 020-8941-7200
In Germany: 06103-50880
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" ' "
. Smilie -
Edie Etheridge found these -
Stories heard by Travel Agents -
I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their hair wouldn't get
messed up by being near a window.
A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over
all the cost information, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to
California and then take a train to Hawaii?"
I got a call from a man who asked, "Is it possible to see England from
Canada?" I said, "No". He said "But they look so close on the map".
|
'---o-o-0-o-o---'
" ' "
. DID YOU KNOW?
That you can read or retrieve back issues of "theNetLetter" ?
Just visit our web site at:
http://www.acfamily.org/netletter
and click on the "Archives" button.
This area is only open to "the NetLetter" subscribers and you will
need the following password to enter -
User Name: netletter Password: vesta
================================================================
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