Wow, Lot's of memories. Let's see... I did my instrument rating with Mark Boss and commercial license with adam b. I still see his caddy around the field. the intersection adam is talking about is ADAMM, on v186 just past elmoo intersection. did anyone ever hear the story about how adam b. invented the HSI indicator???
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BUDDE intersection, also the MM on the BUR ILS 8, is named after Bud Walen.
Bud has been rumored to have walked into the FSDO to renew his CFI, he took an empty logbook, wrote 10,000 hours, 5,000 instuction given, and 10 of 10 in the last year passed on the first ride.
It was renewed on the spot.
He was also given a square inch of land at the distillery of Jack Daniels. Apparently word got back to them about how much whiskey he used to drink...
Does the bar on Sherman Way, just west of Havenhurst, still have all the photographs on the wall? There were lots of Bud Walen pictures, Flight 1, Green Hornets, and old T-6 stuff as well.
Bud has been rumored to have walked into the FSDO to renew his CFI, he took an empty logbook, wrote 10,000 hours, 5,000 instuction given, and 10 of 10 in the last year passed on the first ride.
It was renewed on the spot.
He was also given a square inch of land at the distillery of Jack Daniels. Apparently word got back to them about how much whiskey he used to drink...
Does the bar on Sherman Way, just west of Havenhurst, still have all the photographs on the wall? There were lots of Bud Walen pictures, Flight 1, Green Hornets, and old T-6 stuff as well.
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I have fond memories of Bud Walen and the gang, especially Bud. I remember a few things Bud told me that I live by today. “You can’t teach judgment kid”, “and never trust a man that doesn’t drink.” Oh and never talk airspeed with a primary student; Bud would hit the ceiling if you did. He was a great character to have learned from.
I want to go and see the bar across the street on Sherman Way if there are any pics of Bud, I miss that guy.
I hope Bud gets mentioned in the movie, he was a big part of VNY for many years. I know he taught a lot of Hollywood movie actors to fly.
Bud showed me the deed to the 1 inch square of land from Jack Daniels in TN, and I'm glad to her about Budde intersection, thats cool.
I want to go and see the bar across the street on Sherman Way if there are any pics of Bud, I miss that guy.
I hope Bud gets mentioned in the movie, he was a big part of VNY for many years. I know he taught a lot of Hollywood movie actors to fly.
Bud showed me the deed to the 1 inch square of land from Jack Daniels in TN, and I'm glad to her about Budde intersection, thats cool.
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The cool thing about BUDDE intersection, is that its about 100 yards away from where the flight school used to be. If you drive into the parking lot of the office buildings just south of Sherman Way on Hayvenhurst (I forget the name of the building, but it's where Stel and Chrysler Aviation had their offices), you can see the antenna that identifies the MM on BUR ILS 8
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Was there an FBO at VNY called Sky Trails? The only Sky Trails that I recall was the resturant on Sherman Way and Havenhurst. The owner Elmer Tarver died sometime in the late seventies or early 80's. Funny thing happened after he passed on. The resturant started making alot more money according to his wife. Seems like Elmer was skimming the books and showing a smaller profit while he was living without the wife knowing about it. He was a nice guy who extended credit for food and drink to a lot of guys who were just eaking out an existance instructing or doing whatever one did in those days.
There was more than one accident when a local pilot would leave the bar at the Trails and go directly to his airplane. Proving once again that flying and the bottle do not mix.
Does anyone recall the name Quentin Sondegaard. (sp). He was also a B movie actor that instructed for a long time up at the old Skyways on Roscoe Blvd. Always wonderd what happened to that guy. Any woment students were fair game and the dual cross country was always the point of no return with him.
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Spooky 1 said:
Yep. Back then it really just an office with lots of fuel trucks. Now it's a full-service FBO.
www.skytrails.com
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Van Nuys Flight Center moved to the North end of the airport on Roscoe Blvd. I think Rick Voorhis sold the place (or at least the instruction/rental gig).
I'll never forget when that guy asked me to buy all the gas for a 114TC Commander I ferried for him from Dallas. He said that was the least I could do for him letting me get all that flying time. I sort of wanted to say "EH?!? HELLO!! STARVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HERE!!!"
As far as I know Greg Lewis still works out of there. I still see his funky little gray Buick thingy in the parking lot every now and then when I drive by there to go to Home Depot.
I'll never forget when that guy asked me to buy all the gas for a 114TC Commander I ferried for him from Dallas. He said that was the least I could do for him letting me get all that flying time. I sort of wanted to say "EH?!? HELLO!! STARVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HERE!!!"
As far as I know Greg Lewis still works out of there. I still see his funky little gray Buick thingy in the parking lot every now and then when I drive by there to go to Home Depot.
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I did my Multi and Single Commercial at Sussex. Also rented a few airplanes at Bud Walen around '94-'95, I remember one of the flight instructors giving lessons to some Beverly Hills rich girl who would preflight the plane in while dressed like a runway model with high heels and a large hat, and take her miniture dog up in the plane..
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No, different place...
Valley Ranch Barbeque is about 1/2 mile west of the field on Sherman Way. Great food and reasonably priced.
If I'm not mistaken, the old Sky Trails bar was torn down years ago. It was on the corner of Hayvenhurst and Sherman Way, across the street from where Bud Walen's used to be. There used to be aircraft parking adjacent to the bar, and that caused a few incidents...
Not to be confused with Sky Trails FBO. It's on the south end of the field on Vanowen. No food, no booze.
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Valley Ranch Barbeque is about 1/2 mile west of the field on Sherman Way. Great food and reasonably priced.
If I'm not mistaken, the old Sky Trails bar was torn down years ago. It was on the corner of Hayvenhurst and Sherman Way, across the street from where Bud Walen's used to be. There used to be aircraft parking adjacent to the bar, and that caused a few incidents...
Not to be confused with Sky Trails FBO. It's on the south end of the field on Vanowen. No food, no booze.
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