HerkPFE Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Motarbait, What years were you down on the ice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Any credibility to the rumor that a concrete runway is under construction at or near the pole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crashmore Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hey DC10FE, at American, they called us Flight Engineers, not second officers, because that was our job. Took me three years to move out of the \"plumber\'s\" seat to the right seat, and I had to move to the MD80 where the FO had a real job to do that. I spent 11 years in the A/B/E/H model and always had the utmost regard for the FEs I flew with, but nothing made me appreciate them more than doing the job myself. Crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortarbait Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I was on the ICE from 85-88 and 94-97, \"The ice is nice, But CHCH is peachey.\" Another duty of the FO\'s on B727 was as a bird strike deflector for the FE. DC-10FE- send me your email address, I have a story about the Humbo shootdowns. AS far as a concrte runway near the Pole.. The ice at the pole is 10,000ft, that is a long way to dig to hit dirt. AS far as any other concrete runways, if I remember right there is a treaty that says no permanent runways allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkPFE Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Motar, Did you know an FE named Roy Williams or a Load named Bill Hicks? How about a pilot with the call sign Satan, he was an FE that went aviation LDO and came back to 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 DC-10FE- send me your email address, I have a story about the Humbo shootdowns. Mortarbait, Check your private messages. When were you with Transafrik? Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortarbait Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 HerkPFE. Biil Hicks was my loadmaster in the 86-87 season on the ice. Satan just arrived in the squadron as I was leaving, and I think he was an AT before he became an LDO. Don\'t know Roy williams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkPFE Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Mortarbait wrote: HerkPFE. Biil Hicks was my loadmaster in the 86-87 season on the ice. Satan just arrived in the squadron as I was leaving, and I think he was an AT before he became an LDO. Don\'t know Roy williams. Bill was my Load at VR-54 and he worked with me in Safety/Natops. Last I heard (well after I retired) that he was going to P-3 FE school and being stationed at NAS Willow Grove. Satan was our Safety/Natops Officer and then he came down after I went to run MXC to become the AMO. He made 0-5 and went to the G-V squadron in HI as the OinC. Last I heard he retired in P\'cola and is driving a corporate jet. Did you ever fly with Rick DeRosier or Vipperman? Take Care, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortarbait Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 HerkPFE. Don\'t know the last two people you asked about, were they ever in VXE-6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkPFE Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 Mortarbait wrote: HerkPFE. Don\'t know the last two people you asked about, were they ever in VXE-6? Yes, they both were, Vip was a FE and Rick a Load. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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