DRT-Who Flies In Here for CAL???

[atpcliff]

Hi!

I just flew into DRT. I haven't been here for a while, and I see that a CAL Connection Saab is parked here. Last time I was here, there was no scheduled service. Who is flying into DRT now???

C U!
cliff
DRT

PS-The new Hampton Inn is awesome! Too bad they didn't have rooms tonight.

 

[It will roll]

Colgan, in the Sweedish Love Machine with long-haul, non stop, all first class trans-state service from Houston Intergalatic Aerodrome.

 

[greedypilot]

I've done it. Great airport... no vasi, no papi, no ils... lots of fun. If you're not a real pilot, dont try to fly in here at night.

 

[Alchemy]

I've done it. Great airport... no vasi, no papi, no ils... lots of fun. If you're not a real pilot, dont try to fly in here at night.

Sounds like every other airport in Mexico.

 

[Thedude]

I've done it. Great airport... no vasi, no papi, no ils... lots of fun. If you're not a real pilot, dont try to fly in here at night.

And some of us were flying into DRT long before you even got you license

 

[Auburn_CFI]

All those Colgan pilots seem to have this mentality. Last time I DH'd on Colgan the CA was waiting at the bottom of the stairs to ask us what we thought about his landing. His comment, "Pretty damn good for a straight leg airplane wasn't it?" My response, "yes it was." My thoughts, "Is this guy really serious? Get a life."

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

I was talking to an A-10 guy and got a whole different perspective on landings. For the AF fighter-type guys (and I'm including the A-10 here!), they don't "grade" or compare how "good" their landings are.

They either "Land" or they don't. Landing is about the #100 thing they're worried about, with 99 other things that are more important. If they can taxi off the runway, they landed, end of conversation.

cliff
YIP

PS-I do realize for you carrier guys, that landing IS a big deal for you. I read that night carrier landings are MORE stressful than air-to-air combat!!!

PPS-I had a black and white 12" Powerbook with a crappy screen, without a "stick" (just the ball and mouse buttons) and it took me FOREVER to successfully land the F-18. At least 100 tries until I actually did it.

 

[Grey Ghost]

All those Colgan pilots seem to have this mentality. Last time I DH'd on Colgan the CA was waiting at the bottom of the stairs to ask us what we thought about his landing. His comment, "Pretty dang good for a straight leg airplane wasn't it?" My response, "yes it was." My thoughts, "Is this guy really serious? Get a life."

Auburn flight team? its the pot calling the kettle black.....

 

[Auburn_CFI]

I have no affiliation now nor ever with the Auburn Flight Team. But I hope they do well. War Eagle. I was just a lowly instructor there at one point in time.

 

[Grey Ghost]

Good, got your dream job at xjet? What were you DH to CLL for your overnight?

 

[Grey Ghost]

I have no affiliation now nor ever with the Auburn Flight Team. But I hope they do well. War Eagle. I was just a lowly instructor there at one point in time.

My mistake, its just your name on here.....and you seem to know about war eagle? I have no idea what that it.

 

[Auburn_CFI]

I really have no idea where you are trying to go with this.

 

[Grey Ghost]

Hi!

I was talking to an A-10 guy and got a whole different perspective on landings. For the AF fighter-type guys (and I'm including the A-10 here!), they don't "grade" or compare how "good" their landings are.

They either "Land" or they don't. Landing is about the #100 thing they're worried about, with 99 other things that are more important. If they can taxi off the runway, they landed, end of conversation.

cliff
YIP

PS-I do realize for you carrier guys, that landing IS a big deal for you. I read that night carrier landings are MORE stressful than air-to-air combat!!!

PPS-I had a black and white 12" Powerbook with a crappy screen, without a "stick" (just the ball and mouse buttons) and it took me FOREVER to successfully land the F-18. At least 100 tries until I actually did it.

What are you one of the del rio boys....ya i seen you guys landing in SJT....always fun to watch. I guess you guys have to score your landings that way......

 

[Grey Ghost]

I really have no idea where you are trying to go with this.

Just curious what is war eagle? If your going to make fun of some colgan guy and you went to auburn.

 

[Auburn_CFI]

"War Eagle" is a battle cry and symbol of Auburn University. There are several stories about the battle cry, but the most popular myth was originally published in 1960 in the Auburn Plainsman and was conceived by then-Editor Jim Phillips. Phillips told the story of the first time Auburn met Georgia on the football field in 1892 and centered the story around a fictional spectator who was a veteran of the Civil War.
In the stands with him that day was a golden eagle the old soldier had found on a battlefield during the war. He had kept it as a pet for almost 30 years. According to the story, the eagle suddenly broke free and began majestically circling the playing field. As the eagle soared, Auburn began a steady march toward the Georgia end zone for a thrilling victory. Elated at their team's play and taking the bird's presence as an omen of success, Auburn students and fans began to yell "War Eagle" to spur on their team ("war eagle" was once the common term for golden eagles). At the game's end, the eagle took a sudden dive, crashed into the ground, and died. But the battle cry "War Eagle" lived on to become a symbol of the proud Auburn spirit.
The 1914 contest with the Carlisle Indians provides another story. The toughest player on the Indians' team was a tackle named Bald Eagle. Trying to tire the big man, Auburn began to run play after play at his position. Without even huddling, the Auburn quarterback would yell "Bald Eagle," letting the rest of the team know that the play would be run at the imposing defensive man. Spectators, however, thought the quarterback was saying "War Eagle," and in unison, they began to chant the resounding cry.
Another version of the War Eagle story comes from Indian lore. Legend says "War Eagle" was the name given to the large golden eagle by the Plains Indians because the eagle furnished feathers for use in their war bonnets. The rarest but most historically likely version of the origin of the "War Eagle" cry grew from a 1913 pep rally at Langdon Hall where students had gathered the day before the Georgia football game. Cheerleader Gus Graydon told the crowd, "If we are going to win this game, we'll have to get out there and fight, because this means war." During the frenzy, another student, E. T. Enslen, dressed in his military uniform, noticed something had dropped from his hat. Bending down, he saw it was the metal emblem of an eagle that had been loosened while he cheered. Someone asked him what he had found, and Enslen loudly replied, "It's a War Eagle!" History was made as the new cry echoed throughout the stadium the next day as Auburn battled Georgia.