Cherry Air auction today...kinda sad...

[Lilah]

Going, going, gone...

Lears 343CA, 151WW, Falcons 220CA,235CA, 216CA, 217CA....
There were a few folks that flew all of them. If my logbooks were here in Canada, I'd tell a story of each from the Falcon side. At any rate, it's a sad passing of some good times. My summation of the company was like this. We used them, they used us, neither one cared. It launched many directly into the likes of Southwest, into corporate, larger freight, and some into AA programs. I doubt many would say they were sorry about their time there.

Cheers!

Lilah

PS, Are they still flying one plane?

http://www.starmanauctions.com/upcomingauctions.5.htm

And the details...(I don't think Jose is included, some reassembly will be required. It'd be worth $2K to park one in the front yard, eh?)

http://www.starmanauctions.com/Past Auction/CHERRY AIR/sale bill information.cherry air.pdf

 

[FR8dognit]

I flew em' all[Cross trained on the Lear as an FO for 12 months]. Makes my heart ache to see this happening. It's a sad tale to see what has happened to city ramp.

 

[8inMan]

I don't know how many are still flying, but I know for a fact that at least one falcon is. Staying very busy too.

 

[stupidpilot]

passing of some good times. My summation of the company was like this. We used them, they used us, neither one cared.

Lilah

Isn't that a Bob Seger song?

 

[Lilah]

Isn't that a Bob Seger song?

Yes, it is. So it really isn't my summation, it's Bob's. Thank you for your music taste and observation.

Cheers!

Lilah

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

It was nice meeting the Cherry guys I met on the road. Good group. Hope they can keep it going!

cliff
LFW

 

[dhawk41]

They are still making a run at it. 218ca and 209ca are still flying around and staying fairly busy. At least 2 crews possibly 3 are carrying on. I dont work there anymore, but dont regret the good times with good friends i had there.

 

[FR8dognit]

218CA is an old Fed-EX DA20 and 209CA is the green goblin. It even had green carpet in the cockpit. 218 was the highest time plane when I was there....but it seemed to not break as often as the others. Both planes flew great.

DHawk....I hear ya on the good times with friends there. Poker at the Holiday Inn Express Belleville, Social hour at the Hawthorne ELP, Taco Pelinque in LRD, Burritos Nortenas in MMTO, Huaraches in Saltillo...I always kept a football in the plane so when we were waiting on freight we could play catch.

Ran across some old pictures of some trips we did....I can't believe some of the things we did. Two trips in one duty period got you a free meal on the company. Good times...to all my Cherry Air Buddies...CHEERS...miss you guys...I'm buying when I see ya....
-BW
Cherry Air 2001-2005:beer:

 

[hammer2]

I'd like to have Willy Willy as a paper weight.
PS, the Lear side had better pilots!

 

[dhawk41]

I'd like to have Willy Willy as a paper weight.
PS, the Lear side had better pilots!

thats fightin word haha

 

[TransMach]

N218ca

Hey,

Any of you guys know if N218CA, MSN 218 was previously operated by V.A. Deverian Airways/BANCJET SYSTEMS? Might have been N86VG. Seems I remember the serial number.

TransMach

 

[FR8dognit]

Hey,

Any of you guys know if N218CA, MSN 218 was previously operated by V.A. Deverian Airways/BANCJET SYSTEMS? Might have been N86VG. Seems I remember the serial number.

TransMach

Don't know...it still had Fed-Ex aluminum plates in the cockpit and the FED-EX mod door vs. the Cherry Air [Addison Aviation Services STC] 4 claw door. Have no idea where it was in between...should not be too hard to find out though. Also had big feeders and single point refueling if that bit of info helps at all.

 

[Lilah]

Howdy all!

So, 209CA, did it really belong to Elvis as some point?
That was the word, but it seemed a little unlikely. I'll
have to get a few pics up...

I called Starman Auctions to get a price on the airframes,
and was only half successful. The kind woman who answered
the phone wouldn't disclose the sale prices of the various
airframes, but when pressed (and convinced) that I wasn't
a parts dealer, she indicated the average price of the four
Falcons was $6.5k. She also said the prices did vary due
to the condition and included parts, so some were probably
a little more, some a little less. Maybe the value depended
on the residual fuel in the tanks!

FR8dognit, thanks for the Texas Rangers game....it was a
blast!

Cheers!

Lilah (a poor attempt at anonymity by PR)

 

[dhawk41]

more bad news. I heard that one of the lears was bought by a movie producer to be blown up in an up coming movie.

 

[goodgig]

more bad news. I heard that one of the lears was bought by a movie producer to be blown up in an up coming movie.

I have to think these are being eyed as scrap value, pretty played out. I would not mind seeing a couple airframes I have flown years past getting blown up!

 

[bobs98tlr]

I wasnt at Cherry but flew for IFL for a short time before headed over to the regional BS...I worked in RFD on the ramp for a few years while i flew a king air on the side. Ran into some really awesome Cherry crews....glad to see most of you guys at better places.

 

[b737jock]

ok ok as the old Chief I have to say it did not matter lear or falcon you all were the best pilots I will ever have the honor to fly with!!!!! I spent 7 1/2 years at Cherry and that was some of the best times I have ever had flying. so I want to thank all of the Cherry fr8doggs for the honor of working with yall. Thanks guys...
BS