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A1FlyBoy
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For anyone interested, AIRLINERS ( the magazine ) a year or so ago had a special edition dedicated to the L-1011. In addition to amazing photos, the article really got into the race between Lockheed and McDonnel Douglas in who could bring their new state of the art aircraft to the market place first.
I guess I am lucky as I have flown Capt. on all three aircraft, MD11, L1011-1,25,500, and the DC10-10/-30. By far the L1011 was my favorite flying airplane, but the trips in the MD11 were the best of my career. L1011 was Faster and just had that Lockheed feeling about it. Sweat! Just fading memories now though. I sure wonder how some of these 3rd tier operators keep the 1011 going though as it needs a steady diet of good maint. to keep it going and dependable. More so I think than either McDonnell product.
AA717driver
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FlyChicaga
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AA717driver said:
My friend who worked on the L1011 as an F/A told me a story how enroute to the USA from Germany with military folks, they encountered some sort of rudder issue and diverted to Shannon, Ireland. They got "stuck" for four days, which were filled with craziness when the crew met up with military dudes and proceeded to invade every pub on the island...
I don't think there are many jobs like that anymore!
TriStar_drvr
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I've been fortunate enough to fly the L1011, and I'm going back for round two starting next week.
The airplane rides like a Cadilac, a soft cushy ride. The autoland is downright amazing, and it is fast (although the 747 and 777 are faster). It is fun to hand fly, and actually easy to land, providing the engineer makes good callouts of the radar altimeter heights.
I remember once landing at Bangor at dawn after an Atlantic crossing. CAVU weather, and cleared for the visual 40 miles out. With a 12000 foot runway to play with, I decided to head for the numbers. Rolled out at 200 feet right in the slot and greased it on. After landing the FAs all raved about the smooth touchdown, claiming they didn't even know they were on the ground. The airplane can make you look that good (trust me though, I've made some clunkers too).
My first flight on the airplane after a year and a half absence is a 10+ hour Atlantic crossing. I just hope this second tour is half as much fun as the first.
The airplane rides like a Cadilac, a soft cushy ride. The autoland is downright amazing, and it is fast (although the 747 and 777 are faster). It is fun to hand fly, and actually easy to land, providing the engineer makes good callouts of the radar altimeter heights.
I remember once landing at Bangor at dawn after an Atlantic crossing. CAVU weather, and cleared for the visual 40 miles out. With a 12000 foot runway to play with, I decided to head for the numbers. Rolled out at 200 feet right in the slot and greased it on. After landing the FAs all raved about the smooth touchdown, claiming they didn't even know they were on the ground. The airplane can make you look that good (trust me though, I've made some clunkers too).
My first flight on the airplane after a year and a half absence is a 10+ hour Atlantic crossing. I just hope this second tour is half as much fun as the first.
taiar
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Its awsome to see others have the same enthusiasm and love for the TriStar. ITs an awsome machine, and aperantly it has touched the lives of many. As its weared to see machine do that because normaly people are the ones to touch others lives not machines....
As far as TriStar stories, as a kid my First trip was on a TriStar was in 1982. I was 8 years, and I remember it like yesterday, i even remember the inflight movie, it was Star wars.
Since that date I ended up probably sitting in the Jump seat in the cockpit over 300 hours if not more. As I grew up and travelled the wrold from Singapore in the east to LAX in the west. As my Father was a Captain on the TriStar for an over seas Carrier, they use to allow special people like your airplane loving kids to sit up front. (Ahh the good old days).
Anyways, many memories and valuble lessons I learned from sitting and observing in the cockpit of the TriStar.
AS far as stories go, The best are a take off from JFK going over seas for a 11 hour flight. IT was a late August muggy and humid New york night, and thunderstorms where all over the place. We lined up on the runway and I was sitting on the High jump seat right behind the Captain. and I can see the Radar sweeping left and right with these MAgenta colors right infront of the nose of the plane and the sky was lite up by lighting bolts like fly zappers.. anyways, we line up and the thrust is advanced to the Take off position and the F.E then fines tunes the Levers to the correct EPRs and down the runways we accelarated. I guess we where so heavy that we needed all the power the RB-211-524 can give, so the packs where off line, and it was awsome, because in the absensce of the noise normaly heard from the airconditioning , all we heard was the noise of the engines roaring as we accelerated down the runway and ate up every foot of pavement. Then as we broke ground, and sucked the gear up we went into a left bank to avoid then Storms as the Magenta was getting closer. IT was the most awsome Take off I have ever seen in my Life, That was over 16 years ago, and I can still remember it as it was last night.
Other cool memories, is watching a CAT III landings into AMS and VIE, and how the Auto throttle would mover the thrust levers bythem sellf and then watched that baby set her self so gracefully back on the pavement and the spoiler lever would move back by itslef.
Then as we Taxi, we would pass the center line by like 20 feet and then swing the nose there... it was awsome.
So many sweet memories. The sound of the RB-211 -524 when it lityes off. and the rumble you feel and hear....
Just today I was taxxing to the gate DFW and saw an ATA L-1011 take off 17R, must been a ferry flight because they where off the ground in like less than 3000 feeet..... It was sweet....
Too bad Iwill never get to fly my dream machine.
Happy memories.
T.
As far as TriStar stories, as a kid my First trip was on a TriStar was in 1982. I was 8 years, and I remember it like yesterday, i even remember the inflight movie, it was Star wars.
Since that date I ended up probably sitting in the Jump seat in the cockpit over 300 hours if not more. As I grew up and travelled the wrold from Singapore in the east to LAX in the west. As my Father was a Captain on the TriStar for an over seas Carrier, they use to allow special people like your airplane loving kids to sit up front. (Ahh the good old days).
Anyways, many memories and valuble lessons I learned from sitting and observing in the cockpit of the TriStar.
AS far as stories go, The best are a take off from JFK going over seas for a 11 hour flight. IT was a late August muggy and humid New york night, and thunderstorms where all over the place. We lined up on the runway and I was sitting on the High jump seat right behind the Captain. and I can see the Radar sweeping left and right with these MAgenta colors right infront of the nose of the plane and the sky was lite up by lighting bolts like fly zappers.. anyways, we line up and the thrust is advanced to the Take off position and the F.E then fines tunes the Levers to the correct EPRs and down the runways we accelarated. I guess we where so heavy that we needed all the power the RB-211-524 can give, so the packs where off line, and it was awsome, because in the absensce of the noise normaly heard from the airconditioning , all we heard was the noise of the engines roaring as we accelerated down the runway and ate up every foot of pavement. Then as we broke ground, and sucked the gear up we went into a left bank to avoid then Storms as the Magenta was getting closer. IT was the most awsome Take off I have ever seen in my Life, That was over 16 years ago, and I can still remember it as it was last night.
Other cool memories, is watching a CAT III landings into AMS and VIE, and how the Auto throttle would mover the thrust levers bythem sellf and then watched that baby set her self so gracefully back on the pavement and the spoiler lever would move back by itslef.
Then as we Taxi, we would pass the center line by like 20 feet and then swing the nose there... it was awsome.
So many sweet memories. The sound of the RB-211 -524 when it lityes off. and the rumble you feel and hear....
Just today I was taxxing to the gate DFW and saw an ATA L-1011 take off 17R, must been a ferry flight because they where off the ground in like less than 3000 feeet..... It was sweet....
Too bad Iwill never get to fly my dream machine.
Happy memories.
T.
M. St. Lawrence
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