tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47965575870722971302024-03-12T21:23:40.556-10:00An Aircraft Dispatchers LifeWhat's it like to be a Aircraft Dispatcher?
Fuel, Weight & Balance, Crew Duty Times, Crew Rest & Legalities,
FAR's, Ops Specs, Ops Manuals, Weather Minimums, Rule 3585, Approach Minimums, Alternates, Inflight Emergencies...
Any Questions??lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-79696214021620953192020-07-05T20:11:00.001-10:002020-07-05T20:11:23.196-10:00Let's go Back to the Future!<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aloha everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So since my last post WWWWWAAAAAYYYYYY back in 2016, a lot of things have happened.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On 10 November 2017, the company that I dedicated 14 years to as a dispatcher, went bankrupt!!! That was not pretty and boy there were many of rough times after that. I won't go into the details of WHY we went bankrupt, it's all out there in on the internet for people to pull up. Safe to say there are a few people who are responsible of it happening. but, i digress...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a few months of collecting on the local and state unemployment insurance that i had paid into for many years, and after many oh so many job apps to various airlines that hired licensed aircraft dispatchers, I finally got an answer from my hometown airlines, Hawaiian Airlines!! Funny how things happen, I've applied numerous times to Hawaiian in various capacities but it took 34 years to get hired on with them. I am truly grateful and humbled that they selected me. But, now we enter into another time of uncertainty, COVID-19!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After being here for one year and ten months, my job along with many of my fellow dispatchers jobs here at Hawaiian may be on the chopping block. Don't know what the future holds for our airline, our state and the tourism economy here and our country, but all I can do is pray and hope for the best. I know our management is doing their upmost best to mitigate the economic damage the virus has caused to our airline financially, and that's all anyone can ask.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm gonna try to keep up with this blog as much as I can. I've had fun doing it before, but life just got in the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aloha to you all who have come to this site and read my blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please be safe, take care and respect each other.</span><br />
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<br />lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-40725570646588054912016-09-24T20:40:00.000-10:002016-09-24T20:40:41.957-10:00Its been a long road...<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Uh Hello?? Anyone still here??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wow I came back to my blog here that I had stopped working on because I haven't had the time to do it, and I still see people who come over and read my past post. Thank You.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I know that there isn't much here on this blog, but I'm amazed that people still find this little blog and stop and read my little stories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So little time and so much to write about. SO what new?? Well...lets see...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">old owner sold our airline to new <i>(richer)</i> owner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">went to bombardier in Toronto, Canada for dispatcher Q400 training </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">moved our office from overlooking the airfield at HNL <i>(boohoo)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">company decide NOT to get Q400's <i>(WHY??...waaaaaaaaaaaa!!!) </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">moved to our corporate office with 3 walls and large windows</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>(so now everyone stare's at us like we're fish or some sort of small animal)</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">new owner invested and eventually sold to another new local owner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">new CEO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">new CEO<i> (not a typo, we got a new CEO then about 3 weeks later lost him and got another)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ATR's are going bye-bye! YAY!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>(all you ATR lovers, don't hate on me. Our planes were 20 years old. We need new ones)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">DASH 8-Q400 are returning...<i>(eeeehhh we'll see...wink wink)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Training starts soon for the Q400's</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">changes, changes, changes afoot!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">plus in the past 2 years I personally had some changes in my life that occurred that has left me unable to restart this blog. All good. some bad but life is full of things like that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, here's my second attempt to restart this blog that I really enjoyed doing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hope you stick around! Thanks!</span><br />
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<br />lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-18024546487430502092013-09-06T11:15:00.001-10:002013-09-06T11:15:56.640-10:00Where have I been??!!I cannot believe the last time I posted anything here was back in 2012!<br />
how time flies!<br />
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Going to try again to keep up with this blog as often as I can, but no promises. Many thanks to those who still come and visit and those who follow the blog. The duties of dispatcher and dad keep me pretty busy, but I'll try to find interesting topic to write about. I do miss the blog!<br />
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So until my next post...lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-82192815493005136382012-07-27T08:41:00.003-10:002012-07-27T08:41:32.231-10:00PASSED!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Got our test results and glad to say that I passed the systems exam for the ATR 72!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's a load off my mind! So it's back to my normal schedule of getting up really early and heading into dispatch to handle our Dash 8 aircraft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks to our instructor, Chief Pilot Ryan Frost on an excellent class as well as to all the pilots in ATR Systems class 72-01. Daniel, Will, Willie, Kyle, Lance, Diana, Chris and Mike! Appreciate all the help with the tough stuff and being patient. Had a great time in class!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">"Cowboy boots & tighty-white-es!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After 2 weeks, we have covered the ATR 72 systems pretty thoroughly. This aircraft relies heavily on electrics, so this has become the focal point of everyone's anxiety in class. The Dash 8, I felt was an equal balance of of all the systems. But the 72, relies so heavily on electricity. Beyond that, it's not a bad aircraft. As a dispatcher, sitting in on a pilot training class and covering an aircraft system very deeply, can cause your brain to meltdown. But it's excellent exposure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So tonight, it's study, study study! Hopefully, it all works out tomorrow and that the information in my currently "overcooked" brain will flow to my hand holding the pen and it turns out alright.</span><br />
<br />lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-20901594160974961892012-07-19T14:05:00.000-10:002012-07-19T14:05:45.874-10:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>Salut!</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>Enfin! La formation de nos 72 ATR nouvelle a commence!</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally! The training for our new ATR 72 has begun! After 3 days of systems training, my head is spining! I'm just happy that were moving forward and the process has begun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ATR 72 is a new aircraft for me. I've previously flown on the ATR 42 model as a flight attendant and I really enjoyed the aircraft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So far topics covered in systems has been pnuematics, ice protection, hydraulics, aircraft general and so much other stuff. Our class is made up of 8 pilots and 2 dispatchers. The biggest challenge for us is that were the first group to go though the training and its a big learninig curve. Lots of questions by all, interspersed with moments of humor and gut busting laughter as we cause grief to out 2 instructors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Over all, it's a lot of fun and I'm excited to be here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><u>EXCLUSIVE !!!! to Aircraft Dispatcher !!!!!!!!</u></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I can also share with you our new colors, logo and aircraft paint job here for the first time is the NEW look for Island Air.</span><br />
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<img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-69" height="387" src="http://www.islandairgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2planes_mock_islandair.jpg" title="Island Air Fleet" width="580" /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A press release was put out today 2100 GMT to show the world our new look.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'm sharing it with you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Visit <a href="http://www.islandair.com/">http://www.islandair.com/</a> to see more.</span>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-63517346207330090452012-06-06T21:46:00.000-10:002012-06-06T21:54:02.346-10:00ATR's?? Where???So here begins my series about the ATR that my company is getting. I will blog about this until the day they become operational with Island Air.<br />
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The first of our flt crews are back from Houston. While there they attended ATR ground school and sim training. I was originally scheduled to attend the training. Crews were in Houston for about 4 weeks, but last minute changes by senior management had us sit this session out. <br />
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So as we roll into June, we're all wondering where the ATR's are at? The word is they are now delayed and not scheduled to arrive until August. Until then, the returning check airmen are busy putting together the first ground school for those pilots who want to bid into the new aircraft type. Ground school starts 25 June. No date set for dispatcher ground school on the new aircraft. Can't wait to work with the ATR's again, but this time dispatching them.<br />
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<br />lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-30561711584851679432012-04-28T00:40:00.000-10:002012-06-06T21:56:52.549-10:00Changes are afoot!I'M BACCCKKKK! After a almost year absence from this blog, I'm finally finding the time to begin posting again. Albeit I'm doing it late at night when the baby and everyone else is asleep. Anyway, I felt now is the right time to make this blog active again. To my original "7" followers of this blog, I say thanks for sticking around. To all those who visit or just happen to see my site, I also say thanks for stopping and reading. I greatly appreciate it.<br />
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As the title suggests, things are afoot where I work at. As noted in the local media and on various aviation news blogs, my company, Hawaii Island Air are going to get a "new" aircraft type. Since our aging fleet of Dash-8-100's are getting up there in time, we have decided to invest in ATR's! The company is going ahead and getting both models, the 42's and 72's. I've worked with and on the 42 models in the early '90's with another now defunct airline and i actually love ATR-42. Not to familiar with the 72's, but I'm sure it's not much diffrence.<br />
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So, I'll be deep in the transition of this aircraft within our fltops dept so I will do a regular series on this event over the course of the change over. I'll also write about anything and everything else that goes on in dispatch as well as at HNL and in aviation as well. Look forward to writing and taking pictures again and thanks for stopping by. Look forward to your comments on my blog. Till the next post...Aloha!lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-10740219050555647602011-07-26T09:03:00.000-10:002011-07-26T09:03:51.210-10:00Busy...Busy...Busy!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sincerest apologies for the tardiness in keeping things fllowing on this blog. Having a newborn in the house just changes the dynamics of life. Not much time to be spent on the blog and other things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope to have a couple of post added to blog in the coming week or so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Again thanks for visiting my blog.</span>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-63371881943550196122011-06-01T08:15:00.000-10:002011-06-01T08:15:05.526-10:00A bad day...err week...ahhh make that...As with all operations a fluid as AIROPS are, we sometimes get caught in a downward spiral of endless delays, mechanical's and all the things that make civil aviation the thing it is today. We, meaning the airline I work for, just went through one of those "rough patches" recently. Now I love what I do and who I work for, but for the the past couple weeks, we in dispatch always seemed to be running an operation in crisis mode.<br />
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During one shift, I encountered several mechanical delays running into several hours of accumulated delays for all of our flights, a medical emergency at an out station and almost simultaneously an in flight emergency while the medical was going on, necessitating a return to field of our aircraft adding to the delays. I hate having to have our passengers delayed. Basically, SHIT HAPPENS!<br />
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Now, I hope at least for a while, that all this has passed and we can look forward to smoother skies for our airline. But for a while, man, it was a mental marathon with everything going on at once. Just glad to see everyone pull thru and take care of our passengers and get them to where they need to go safely, albeit a little bit delayed.lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-33932232649797410602011-03-14T11:04:00.005-10:002011-03-20T05:46:01.915-10:00Wake Island<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the pilots with whom I work with also happens to be a flight planner in the U.S. Air Force here in HNL. Recently he was tasked with handling a group of aircraft movements. Major Madson, call sign "Maddog" headed to Wake Island to dispatch the aircraft that were on layover and get them to their final destination.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While on Wake, he happened to take some photo's and sent them to me.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>(All photo's, except where noted, courtesy of Maj. Madson)</strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Here's some background info on Wake. <strong>Wake Island</strong> (also known as <b>Wake Atoll</b>, pronounced /weik/) is a coral atoll having a coastline of 12 miles (19 km) in the North Pacific Ocean, located about two-thirds of the way from Honolulu 2,300 statute miles (3,700 km) west to Guam 1,510 statute miles (2,430 km) east. It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. Access to the island is restricted, and all current activities on the island are managed by the United States Air Force. </span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="180" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Wake_Island_air.JPG" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Battle of Wake Island began simultaneously with the Attack on Pearl Harbor and ended on 23 December 1941, with the surrender of the American forces to the Empire of Japan. It was fought on and around the atoll formed by Wake Island and its islets of Peale and Wilkes Islands by the air, land and naval forces of the Empire of Japan against those of the U.S., with Marines playing a prominent role on both sides.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The island was held by the Japanese until September 4, 1945, when the remaining Japanese garrison surrendered to a detachment of United States Marines.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5swuk5_2KhHiDk_O2GgcPpWMEAK8mJwcj7fccZc9Hr-tpKGnnv5zGxaq3f0NLVv7LZ1mymI9eTJSDrwdTz0-biDaOx4jt_X7d2hlVogKf1fWTsGy6gu4CD3aekcx3E9tSubJgvAlAfM5a/s400/Welcome+to+Wake+Island1.jpg" width="300" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to Wake Island!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAM0wPRLGAGhHUvni3GmaTiQg3F0pM0pzXLoz2vtL4BzE4ls48Tt0bq6SuENA0PpKAU142ioBajcwXKTEAXGKsqErRc-w_tTXrgtOqdGbqsQlWxAX_QoZuhqZhTMKqvn4k9Jyv3JqSvuv/s400/Japanese+Admirality+Bunker2+Downtown+Wake.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Admiralty Command Post on the beach. The sign in the picture reads:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>Historical Site</strong></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong> Japanese Admiralty</strong></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>Command Post Built</strong></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>By American Civilian POWS - Completed</strong></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>1942</strong></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlp09BwpjRIBvaS5sOdv5eNQT0rIcJM_0NxTUwMybGEwPm4TrVdZsde7U77vEHBt0M-j37I1A_ozK1MQ0WqSMjlaBRJz6aBH-bP4FnLnQJPwmlXtI8PxBd75NbGZJxcXqjSS996V7HmJrj/s1600/Wake+AC+revetments+built+by+POWs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlp09BwpjRIBvaS5sOdv5eNQT0rIcJM_0NxTUwMybGEwPm4TrVdZsde7U77vEHBt0M-j37I1A_ozK1MQ0WqSMjlaBRJz6aBH-bP4FnLnQJPwmlXtI8PxBd75NbGZJxcXqjSS996V7HmJrj/s400/Wake+AC+revetments+built+by+POWs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another site built by American Civilian POWs, This sign reads:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>Historical Site</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>Japanese Aircraft</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>Revetments Built By</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>American Civilian</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>POWS - Completed</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>1943</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1iQTV-ZeGrbmRBkLWz40Ri2ssGxKsX69qeJxpP6sLcwMUNLztFBBXgHk3q3B60pl9vidQfIzfxi7y4OaRisx6RKtf7B5-B2CKDMkU5JuJKMLIY5g0aEhc8SG3EF9RC0LAP_sa6m8Ctkj/s400/Me+%2540+POW+Rock+Wake.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maj. Madson standing next to "98 Rock".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The "98 Rock" is a memorial for the 98 U.S. civilian contract POWs who were forced by their Japanese captors to rebuild the airstrip as slave labor, then were blind-folded and killed by machine gun Oct. 5, 1943.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftE60CgnT2fWdHBeyfLKxa-fXXphCPSw37dMDmpkjzkIR1CEqAGQOdeem9GrslueI8vv13JeEMdLK2uCb4dnHsxQxwdqocTwesNG0TLZX0nwsSJ5eDiTlWByK3AtTqQ2rKMs6Rb5xqm4f/s1600/POW+Rock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftE60CgnT2fWdHBeyfLKxa-fXXphCPSw37dMDmpkjzkIR1CEqAGQOdeem9GrslueI8vv13JeEMdLK2uCb4dnHsxQxwdqocTwesNG0TLZX0nwsSJ5eDiTlWByK3AtTqQ2rKMs6Rb5xqm4f/s400/POW+Rock.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An unidentified prisoner escaped, and chiseled "98 US PW 5-10-43" on a large coral rock near their mass grave, on Wilkes Island at the edge of the lagoon. The prisoner was recaptured and beheaded by the Japanese admiral, who was later convicted and executed for war crimes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWucsQUuEIZvsb6z748EX4b7L5eC2LrAUFX2nRqXEtx1StKzQNLPYDbTcLBdYGDwJ7SCBwzT0Vnf347Q5F6pXKJKLoywEys7NoZJpUeWmVmoyG8OVR7VSOLAE739OcPCwDYmy37waNqK4Z/s1600/Maj+Deveraux%2527s+bunker2+Wake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWucsQUuEIZvsb6z748EX4b7L5eC2LrAUFX2nRqXEtx1StKzQNLPYDbTcLBdYGDwJ7SCBwzT0Vnf347Q5F6pXKJKLoywEys7NoZJpUeWmVmoyG8OVR7VSOLAE739OcPCwDYmy37waNqK4Z/s400/Maj+Deveraux%2527s+bunker2+Wake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The shell, of what once was the bunker for Major James Devereux, commander of the <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First Marine Defense Battalion</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on Wake Island.</span></span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Major Devereux fought for the defense of Wake for 15 days before being captured with his men and taken as a POW</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CQcs2EZEefzTnuKK1MDKMuhFQnR7PoEoIFp8A7aHCtZjSXctbgrQihWshCbH9ALUbIL_b_2vhUqT8QEzzgx78R00eVb_L6fdyZirAkKhLviiy0TH6lKJ92FFWIr3dE8WnrVPbfy-HP5U/s400/Marine+memorial+Wake+Island.jpg" width="300" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Marine Corps Memorial on Wake Island in remembrance of those who served there during the battle</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdj2mEqMLVUaZnDXhMXeQ2iCMWMZ6opEWsBxW5E4FEU7tk8BNPVIzbeXwhWQmvpoAE-sStrlfBlv3ApQM7GtA94KKo8ytzoswhrHO8ez7nsJLDHrCTlVI6LLD-oGnsQgtcT51YPQ6cl0GP/s400/Wake+Island+Base+Ops2.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Base Operations Building on the airfield</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5szAnDQ7NNtUdlOaKVkzAaEUS3pI4_E8Vl_m0phxhK1uTm6MJLfXLTrIMPJ6QNV3mKPNM9Ac632FnlLyiHJKjWDV13HuhZc8-RV2lVSCfftcX2azNuro_TiChUtr__vud0oKWPajjUVre/s1600/A-10s+%2526+FA18As+%2540+Wake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5szAnDQ7NNtUdlOaKVkzAaEUS3pI4_E8Vl_m0phxhK1uTm6MJLfXLTrIMPJ6QNV3mKPNM9Ac632FnlLyiHJKjWDV13HuhZc8-RV2lVSCfftcX2azNuro_TiChUtr__vud0oKWPajjUVre/s400/A-10s+%2526+FA18As+%2540+Wake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The flight line with it's complement of A-10 and F-18 "Super Hornets" in the early morning awaiting their crews</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During this mission, Maj. Madson caught a ride on an KC-10 mid air refuel over and back from Wake to dispatch the A-10 and Hornets. During which time he was able to take some shots of the mid-air refuel of a couple of the aircraft's</span><br />
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</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqVnEaSIVZ_p8_ba7kK1X166QY1t16cywtZETALTSB2FGQWL6JSxghFnXE4q8WCoJnc6u8vBBS-gMx9KkWQ2fr4eYPDCj6OSd3tn__Do1ncBdnOyVZFROQQ9jlxfUsnIf14ZSdwz_W6w6/s400/A-10+refueling+Hickam+to+Wake3+Mar+11.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A refueling A-10 Thunderbolt, better known as the "Warthog"</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnHnPNfRQ8AW8pmR_LZbFfcQzukMvdif7S7lyrJWQd99_vDc0s6kKiqHBS1BQiVAJhZyH5tfkSy_HsBs9DLpQtjYzqOaRr02nkhBbvY6RYpcjCz-fMBGW4ckveELzPizzpF4ITzuj-QU0/s400/FA18D+refueling+Wake+to+Hickam7+Mar+11.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here, a Navy F-18 gets "topped off" by the Hawaii Air National Guard somewhere over the Pacific</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks again to Maddog for allowing me share these photo's of a very historic and important part of American History.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>Lest We Forget...</strong></em></span></div>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-21268612434448782372011-03-13T09:06:00.000-10:002011-03-13T09:06:28.996-10:00God Be With You...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A tragic time in Japan with the devastating earthquake and then the Tsunami.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My heart and prayers go out to all those affected by this tragedy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please consider making a donation to the Red Cross or your local disaster relief agency to help out the citizens of Japan especially those in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, during this time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Japan Red Cross: </span><a href="http://www.jrc.or.jp/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.jrc.or.jp/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charity Navigator - Is a centralized site offering legitimate agencies that are offering help.</span><br />
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<img height="149" src="http://www.rosary-center.org/jphm.gif" width="400" />lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-73896314207277586842011-03-09T09:15:00.004-10:002011-03-10T05:48:57.044-10:00Hide and Seek<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's one for the dispatch files. It's a first for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So look at the first picture. What do you speculate as to what's going on?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVDtyA9vhILqy-7YnYoOgvJVbgmYyOSgq6QZM9hOEy5NWQyHF7nad2xzLLdcTfR22iHV7h-caFDr3atVPV62ZUzqyWisPsW6mGJOp__ybbPmlyVrjV-w0IM88_FIFkQ7PyLsJupDyR6nR/s400/DSCN4717.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, so we have panels open. Maintenance personnel standing around.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD74s0B1nIjvvSeTvJZoh0oEyP8UI8I35MFThBM5k6JLZ5baXhWl03un3RuliwdlYMsi8f2tuklJa7eUoNIjhR0OsiNEHWrE2sXyeJwg2Eqkqa6fRncOQs089xZdtDYaZikf-wKn-Lz6hz/s400/DSCN4718.JPG" width="400" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A problem with the nose gear? Or an avionics issue?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXX0Oxu5CQH6ZTKBsJNBoqdVAbRIGejjjQ-xe2pHQyp7TO1qOFfrc0bk4cSwYAV25uxkLmNWa4n4LanLBG8uhws7RRXwpH6bfLnRN3Xd5nAhKq2riV1CZHCt0c_ZxEie1LX7nVsZLXSpD3/s400/2011-03-08+15+22+28+-+centipede.jpg" width="300" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nope! None of the above. This litte guy, a 5 inch long centipede was discovered by the flight crew cralling around. It appeared while the aircraft was on the ground and scurried away before it could be caught. Maintenance was called and they started opening panels looking for it. The aircraft was fumagated and I guess that was too much for it. It came out and was quickly "dispatched"! (no pun intended!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well be working with the security department to see how the centipede got onboard and by-passed security!</span></div>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-15086127968783937612011-03-09T08:51:00.009-10:002011-03-20T11:16:31.150-10:00Dispatching "Con Air"!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>( For security and privacy concers, all photos displayed have been altered to protect the identites of those shown and sensitive infomation has been edited out of all photos and no specific details or information are provided ).</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Island Air, has been providing flights to the State of Hawaii, Dept. of Corrections for prisoner transport more commonly known as "ConAir" since late last year. It's nothing like you think or saw in the movie. Prisoner transfer happen everyday all across the country. All are uneventful.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmtOCsYA8OTsZ4TiUhtEHufrtXHAj31_ZS32jdz8TEinyoMn_GgGL8KiIh_LsZ6wfGUuOtnSEBc0DPOP1RjPkjl8HG45rQZnObAwKSv5EplO01vsywtaVAVG4h6uKE62p2gsTJ7VEJbf7/s1600/DSCN4702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmtOCsYA8OTsZ4TiUhtEHufrtXHAj31_ZS32jdz8TEinyoMn_GgGL8KiIh_LsZ6wfGUuOtnSEBc0DPOP1RjPkjl8HG45rQZnObAwKSv5EplO01vsywtaVAVG4h6uKE62p2gsTJ7VEJbf7/s400/DSCN4702.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These flights are done and provide a <u>controlled</u>, safe, efficent and economical way of transporting a large number of prisoners between the neighbor islands instead of placing them on scheduled flights.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These flights normally are controlled by the Department of Corrections who advises us on which days they will need a transport and we then provide a crew and aircraft for them.</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5roxdgO2fAt5lCePp75-9jQw_W5NY_JcQfaKB6D2xbHpToyWB1r0FqzaIwGcLg8YRqzfXOp_x28VrA2lADCpE4hnS8ZOHZu2zIH5EELhKQYcRJ8LZAguEzq0TJeSVEREzBK_uF2XhLgq/s1600/DSCN4706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5roxdgO2fAt5lCePp75-9jQw_W5NY_JcQfaKB6D2xbHpToyWB1r0FqzaIwGcLg8YRqzfXOp_x28VrA2lADCpE4hnS8ZOHZu2zIH5EELhKQYcRJ8LZAguEzq0TJeSVEREzBK_uF2XhLgq/s400/DSCN4706.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ConAir flights are considered by Island Air Supplemental Operations conducted under Domestic Flight Rules.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8By9iuhuSUkTNsCvVOTJsmoGe52MbJ3YBi8aLobkkEMLRk-t7bApWszYY_3VB1DZC90p-GyzjP3MhlXFUgfEM1qr1lY0oyxJszn30Z7QLzWzc83Lm3jvfTC_2h19jMhX2wz4EDashevX/s1600/DSCN4707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8By9iuhuSUkTNsCvVOTJsmoGe52MbJ3YBi8aLobkkEMLRk-t7bApWszYY_3VB1DZC90p-GyzjP3MhlXFUgfEM1qr1lY0oyxJszn30Z7QLzWzc83Lm3jvfTC_2h19jMhX2wz4EDashevX/s400/DSCN4707.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Under FAR 121.537 Responsibility for Operational Control during supplemental operations, both the Captain of the flight and the Director of Flight Operations are jointly responsible for all aspects of the flight. The Dispatchers act for the Dir. of FLTOPS</span></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZa-YDEC4QMmz4YD8uy-AuQyqhL08QgwW0DrfoIBWeHLU83OWgGe_St_MGiZyoyywm7btZ32ECtwG24kwEc2lVL2GdECWPEPrVBSNiFWnpeSTajNofZtpAxsiYKZasInhTj3ySgx3wddTq/s400/DSCN4716.JPG" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">While all transfer are done, state sherriff deputies closely oversee the operation.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqNtukM3SdQCJKbInSq9tUaM_P67V_fyQVpBuR7vshcq8tfFONG9Afeoi9jXRInddjBbfbmSE8Rguzx1zxMEH2IkbpINTHNMPZzLfz4-0bOXmH4q_f2c-73IeLOvLczKOBRAHGQL9t4Wa/s400/DSCN4715.JPG" width="400" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">From a dispatching point of view, "ConAir" flights are handled like any other flight.<br />
It's just another day at the office.</span></div>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-10609479124534963042011-03-06T10:43:00.013-10:002011-03-28T05:47:12.129-10:00Military Aviation in Hawaii<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawaii has always been a focal point of the U.S. Military. A strategic point in the Pacific. We are a critical link in the defense of the U.S. As some may or may not know, HNL is a joint civilian/military airfield. On any given day you can see a variety of military aircraft coming or going from here.</span></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a look of some of the aircraft that I have seen from my office window.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UFtNORCEXck_cRAWOqt8IexPeVGZvrPVEslUt3qO7ExmeMO1w_AljSGWvf7SkhhVB-APHvVBa3QYML7_4_m5IKBtwrhSjiXjJFD_9_47R1PKc4fCbZoLKa3kGIjV2KS81YOLIRb4auNp/s400/MIL+USMC+VIP+C20+%252302.jpg.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The U.S. Marine Corps VIP C-20, also known as the "Grey Ghost</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3DhH43Ofl54HhUhcac8LLoDY-_-CByY28gWXK9BuptrgVxk052iFMNLR1LOwrlX2tAb9p_Nk8wVnFWeplmYi4RPTFmtXNxeLnUD4qyT8VfMOnjvuJo-Nv8NQLRazBGGaz2j_vj5xcywR/s1600/MIL+c130+%252302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3DhH43Ofl54HhUhcac8LLoDY-_-CByY28gWXK9BuptrgVxk052iFMNLR1LOwrlX2tAb9p_Nk8wVnFWeplmYi4RPTFmtXNxeLnUD4qyT8VfMOnjvuJo-Nv8NQLRazBGGaz2j_vj5xcywR/s400/MIL+c130+%252302.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> arriving and taxing to Joint Base Pearl Harbor/Hickam, Hawaii</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhP66iWs7xC_OiotN7I_zTEul82qqspb-Q6rBPjAivJ37ch25EFFWjH-lQfb1bzp27SaYojkdZwg8JEvaoMdua3vAM6qGkg4JMea3wrBfzYvU4G3Nkw4WsJuND_nb5E3phzzwK-7RI1IpB/s1600/MIL+p3+orion+%252310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhP66iWs7xC_OiotN7I_zTEul82qqspb-Q6rBPjAivJ37ch25EFFWjH-lQfb1bzp27SaYojkdZwg8JEvaoMdua3vAM6qGkg4JMea3wrBfzYvU4G3Nkw4WsJuND_nb5E3phzzwK-7RI1IpB/s400/MIL+p3+orion+%252310.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A US Navy P-3 Orion <span style="color: black;"> turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft. As Ryan, a visitor to my blog pointed out, that Navy P-3 was recently painted in that old seaplane paint scheme in honor of the Centennial of Naval Aviation.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks Ryan!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAmnqM1v56umea3611htvPlieuyNXc1mdJ15DYtwLmTqm7n45FJhwVQoQW2u4yE-1I8tjB6vOyVDpJywas4F-PGlX8AMn_T9qSrEa6dCaZnENe8T7i5hLLlDGxebzPu3Gyvl0BVHmnoCO/s1600/MIL+C17+%252301.jpg.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAmnqM1v56umea3611htvPlieuyNXc1mdJ15DYtwLmTqm7n45FJhwVQoQW2u4yE-1I8tjB6vOyVDpJywas4F-PGlX8AMn_T9qSrEa6dCaZnENe8T7i5hLLlDGxebzPu3Gyvl0BVHmnoCO/s400/MIL+C17+%252301.jpg.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> USAF C17 based out of Elmendorf AFB in Alaska takes the high speed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after landing on 04R in HNL</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBBnGYtO2Ci2O7z0sQjqDaZAyeuAosCB69Iap0pp2wxThWhmiZHaUgpImRHtNam1q9SUam0XsU_-QrP_pew4vf5xOzPYshV0Q9_DF6nVcKzkO5YOE4n9Tm289CaCn1M-IMLxTL7MJ4z71/s400/MIL+uh60+%252301.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And a pair of UH-60 of the U.S. Army practicing the ILS on RWY 08 at HNL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And probably the most recognized aircraft in the world...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img height="320" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/The_two_Boeing_VC-25A_Air_Force_One.jpg" width="400" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Air Force One lands at Hickam Air Force (AFB) with US President George W. Bush on board for his first visit to Hawaii while holding office. On the ground, the second Boeing VC-25A.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I've seen Air Force One twice, but never had a camera with me, so I got this photo from Wikipedia. Photo credit: CPL Roman Gray, USMC)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawaii is proud of it's service to our country and also of it's military personnel. These island will remain an integral part of the U.S. Military and the U.S.A. to ensure that all people and countries of the Pacific region remain a safe place</span></div>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-52998304964931242122011-03-06T06:07:00.020-10:002011-04-10T05:54:39.814-10:00Hollywood comes to HNL<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I consider myself lucky to have my office right at the airport. I also consider it even luckier that my office overlooks Honolulu International Airport. Even though I'm busy alot, I do have the opportunity to take in the view of the airfield. </span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwKZrjKm_VruKLVvUTXtuxW-aVp8U25C6heN0XHrGMI94j4jo6UuzXTNGH1Legu2e3v-aLsljABpaE7816Tn3gkNk_UwryXEibRVwg2DG7WfaxYKy_myMaePohVxUXK3rVUPm9Wlb8atY/s1600/PHNL_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwKZrjKm_VruKLVvUTXtuxW-aVp8U25C6heN0XHrGMI94j4jo6UuzXTNGH1Legu2e3v-aLsljABpaE7816Tn3gkNk_UwryXEibRVwg2DG7WfaxYKy_myMaePohVxUXK3rVUPm9Wlb8atY/s400/PHNL_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So today I was fortunate to have the opportunity of being able to see them film one of my favorite shows on TV, Hawaii Five-0 at the hanger next door.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">For more information on the show, go to:</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/hawaii_five_o">www.cbs.com/primetime/hawaii_five_o</a></span></div></div>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-48712949532092099762011-01-28T09:36:00.002-10:002011-02-10T08:53:24.110-10:0025 Years Ago...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">...on that cold January morning atop the Space Shuttle Challenger, rode seven astronauts. Each member as diverse as the United Sates is. All loved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/photos/nasa/people/photos/people35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="51-L Challenger Crew in White Room" border="0" height="257" src="http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/photos/nasa/people/photos/people35.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Please take a moment to reflect on these astronauts and all those that have gone before to help pave the way for our future in space.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpf3tlBTApxkHZg4mci80vX6tvxbTO5vN94X-ajIua27kjThNgEppmJK8LgkUX4WPC7qgZ4WNuWasYBjzX5orWFHaUAPet8VyYspkSEa4j-_2Nl26zYBLxYBYrn720P6PpVMDusUQ3wIn/s400/DSCN4197.JPG" width="400" /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is what the weather normally looks like around here, but as shown in the SA above, things were about to get wetter!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLWJ5c8uq2Ip1AZzO81HUq2sS7Se69K2VcVNkaNGaDal_m84uXlKO150h8uIad1hdsjxsio6AOzWN4sFSu9rB4afKialJL91Za2XDEf0RmlhfO-Kz6GuSj39r019ZAD4KAr3ZgdIyr0b3/s1600/DSCN4239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLWJ5c8uq2Ip1AZzO81HUq2sS7Se69K2VcVNkaNGaDal_m84uXlKO150h8uIad1hdsjxsio6AOzWN4sFSu9rB4afKialJL91Za2XDEf0RmlhfO-Kz6GuSj39r019ZAD4KAr3ZgdIyr0b3/s400/DSCN4239.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Sunday morning the 19th of Dec this is what we came to work to. The beginning of 48 hours of weather to contend with (Our shift in dispatch is 9 hours). I myself actually look forward to days like this, it's because we rarely get them. Heavy rains mainly over Kauai to the west, Oahu and Western Molokai in the east. This shot of Doppler from weatherunderground.com show the cells in the area and intensity of moisture in the clouds. Upper level winds were light, but movement was from the WSW (West Southwest) direction.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The flight called a "coronet" by flight planning, is estimated to take 9 hours with an arrival time of around 1535L time stateside. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">There was to be an initial uplift of 2000 lbs of fuel, and 4 scheduled air refueling en route. Weather for the package was excellent with some storm activity south of the islands and a line of clouds well north of the proposed flight route. The Tanker commander was also briefed. Their call sign for the flight would be "Adobe".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">From Hawaii to the west coast of the U,.S. was actually very clear and dry. Refueling times were covered as well as aircraft lead and wingman formations, call sign for this flight is "Zesty". Communication "freqs" and take off procedures discussed. With this done, time to head out to the aircraft!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUImlPUAmkf7vftyInP6F4730FpxGknC9XGLybJBRr4ohOwW6ZKJpcGSJ9XYQi0C5YEpL931CykMD5zD9SYxzU65xs2OOEboi_wpp5VKKk9nLvOYQuXsqq8RFH5JezR30pld-jk2rApGKx/s400/DSCN3419.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">"Zesty's" A-10's were part of a group which is scheduled for an upgrade to the A-10C models with enhanced targeting and electronic link capabilities, so the squadron was relocating the aircraft back to the states for this. Originally this flight was for 7 aircraft, but due to various mechanical and technical problems, it was lowered to 4 aircraft (this would change once again closer to departure time).</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-15647743695356162682010-11-11T08:55:00.003-10:002010-11-17T21:30:46.617-10:00Selfless sacrifices for our country...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iSYRMxSpW0zFMH5HYwUBg6cYPuOQIFDGGM4CV4pF_iKQfYUHKCXFleFBnAovVjMHivERaYWp4e5qhcYVrGAPWlgogEN45Nzcq8gvzrlSoahIIF2Ly3bvdfmfOXc_EsCgdu4k2cHRHzFi/s1600/Shadow+Warriors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iSYRMxSpW0zFMH5HYwUBg6cYPuOQIFDGGM4CV4pF_iKQfYUHKCXFleFBnAovVjMHivERaYWp4e5qhcYVrGAPWlgogEN45Nzcq8gvzrlSoahIIF2Ly3bvdfmfOXc_EsCgdu4k2cHRHzFi/s400/Shadow+Warriors.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>To all of our country's veterans, past and present...</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Thanks for all you do for us!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>I appreciate the sacrifices that you and your families have made for me, my family and the rest of the U.S.A. </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>May God continue to bless you all !</strong></span></div>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-68264266902305366152010-11-03T08:58:00.002-10:002010-11-17T15:15:25.872-10:00Finishing Up the Heavy Check<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElqSQSuaUmgUZXivcw10IrlYRLHjGeh43nEjJ4gS2CvVBQX4yOWnoe8LvYXjCs2QU2ifQYPJUN6s5TpKM8kAKldOxTxk2WQWfqOIYQYgZ-mANJB5Psz3GiCSE9RL7y1iu_Cd5HqxEXA9O/s1600/Island+Air+2010+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElqSQSuaUmgUZXivcw10IrlYRLHjGeh43nEjJ4gS2CvVBQX4yOWnoe8LvYXjCs2QU2ifQYPJUN6s5TpKM8kAKldOxTxk2WQWfqOIYQYgZ-mANJB5Psz3GiCSE9RL7y1iu_Cd5HqxEXA9O/s400/Island+Air+2010+002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">So with the heavy check almost completed, maintnenace puts a new set of props on the aircraft #1 engine. </div><div align="center">This aircraft is scheduled to return to service on 04 Nov. The #2 engine in the back awaits her new engine and set of props as well. After this, time for a run up and check out. </div>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-9138618034012527402010-10-04T09:01:00.004-10:002010-11-17T15:12:44.111-10:00ZeRo G!!! WHEEEEE!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few lucky individuals had the thrill of a lifetime when a charted Amerijet "ZERO G" B727-200 took about 10 people up for a few hours of weightlessness! The ZERO G plane, tail number N794AJ, was up for about an hour to give its guest the experience what it's like to be in space. This same aircraft took Hawaii math and science teachers up for an hour the next day as part of of an ongoing program with the Northrup Grumman Foundation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleSBPPpEhpMtpav0BTGx0Y3Y6pejzw8-mF93aZiV3EPFMh-piaBMQv8J0WWz6De2dkTQk4SK-LxcjDe1zgR8A1LFHg8zj-QKlK7e7p49jng1c2f_e6V3GC02CZqm-wKG55MN0djD7fj60/s400/Island+Air+2010+010.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to their website, aboard their specially modified Boeing 727, G-FORCE ONE, weightlessness is achieved by doing aerobatic maneuvers known as parabolas. Specially trained pilots perform these aerobatic maneuvers which are not simulated in any way. ZERO-G’s passengers experience true weightlessness.</span> </div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">One of the things that I love about this industry is, and "NO!", it's not about the flying benefits, but the camaraderie that you develop with your co-workers. The other is all the interesting stories that you collect either thru personal experiences or that of your co-workers. I can think of numerous times that I have had something funny, sad, heart touching or any one of a dozen emotions that effect a human. I know, all of us in this industry could write a book on these topics. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">There's a blog site called <a href="http://www.airlinenightmare.com/">http://www.airlinenightmare.com/</a> . If you get a chance, check them out. The stories and experiences that they have on their blog are just downright hilarious. Other's just get you pissed! Either way, these are either the personal experiences or opinions by the blogs moderators and contributors. It's a <strong><u>great</u></strong> site if you want to read about the everyday going on's within the aviation industry.</span></div>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796557587072297130.post-520922591158760272010-10-04T06:26:00.001-10:002010-11-17T15:14:07.649-10:00Heavy Check!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Growing up I thought that that an aircraft lasted "forever". As a member of the traveling public, some of us think that a plane is like the family car. Check the oil, the tires and change/add fluid as necessary. On occasion, we do a monthly check on the car and get our inspections done yearly. But with an aircraft, maintenance on these winged beauties are an on going process. Currently, one of our Dash-8-100's, N805WP, is in ourhanger for a "C" Check or a heavy inspection.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The check is very extensive. Every portion of the aircraft is scrutinized. From Nose to tail. Nothing is overlooked. Rivets that hold the skin flaps are inspected. Aircraft interiors are taken out. Items needing repair or replacement are addressed. Avionics inspects and test all the instruments</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6tazSl4T1YlqW8pqYJtmQFbUVbeCn_7pd3cCII_qDWfxC9gtclIKO0z7Jj-ZFUmiUrnEzk-MXdp_Uo9ZTCItBEWKfPTm3rUUT5XSXJg5CdmAvA4t1-Z_oCC1bHi-7sgYNagd2SHcYE8n/s400/Island+Air+2010+001.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#1 engine removed. Leading edge boots removed. Her seats on the hanger floor, 805's heavy check in progress</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iNL4V-Jr5xe_zdbUiBhr2SzozSLhqLCGN0_o_J0XNg2SJKtvYgVk1i-rv4HLIfATxYmXpB7cPerjpdWa9yJXFzZffoDxDdrwpv0oSrK_9rXgGwzgeo8ixzrx_Rn8oh9NVrP2cvkwHP7J/s400/Island+Air+2010+018.jpg" width="400" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a rarely seen area are the control cables that are linked to the control column in the cockpit. When a pilot turns the the controls one direction or another or pushes or pulls back, these cables respond by moving the control surfaces of the aircraft in relation to the input</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMuYTI_y4b0aCi7NbFfgKHkBc_S8W56XOI4g_IzmUWUydWZ2z3S4gyCInl2L7yP4tF4VsISgEfDjsNDm9HddH-ouVcOEoXJ_v0YkUSd692LMd4VZspovqQdlQgAnOYQhUKIQxw_4hD2aD/s1600/Island+Air+2010+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMuYTI_y4b0aCi7NbFfgKHkBc_S8W56XOI4g_IzmUWUydWZ2z3S4gyCInl2L7yP4tF4VsISgEfDjsNDm9HddH-ouVcOEoXJ_v0YkUSd692LMd4VZspovqQdlQgAnOYQhUKIQxw_4hD2aD/s400/Island+Air+2010+019.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The cables run the length of the aircraft. Most aircraft have this type of configuration. The exception would be those aircraft that are "fly-by-wire" where electronic signals control the movements of the control surfaces</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2CtD-wM3at5gVpsrqp_VKR8G02goAm7GdR_ntzwrFm8v0CD_ilgUZZowDoL4Y099vHpkH66BpwEgBuMzqutNneVDu-1kwgF15qoUlVxb_7S3RjeDigilT5iNCDJdL26KJQRpyMkjbqxE/s400/Island+Air+2010+013.jpg" width="300" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking thru the #1 engine mounting</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu0FUsM-qG78RD3fVo-q1bUf1nx_YtNApNXAHrk_A1TmEQ1Frop7qzmsKI-W6UtMSd4z9cmmKBLgzYDljqZhrEdcTdrW6x8dtHvfm3GRC8iiSnZMCdwVW6Mdg_8Bux-IYm5MDABnFzpjo/s1600/Island+Air+2010+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu0FUsM-qG78RD3fVo-q1bUf1nx_YtNApNXAHrk_A1TmEQ1Frop7qzmsKI-W6UtMSd4z9cmmKBLgzYDljqZhrEdcTdrW6x8dtHvfm3GRC8iiSnZMCdwVW6Mdg_8Bux-IYm5MDABnFzpjo/s400/Island+Air+2010+002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking thru the open cargo door, we can see the exposed pressure bulkhead and ducts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The black marks on the wall to the left are from the constant scrapes of bags being placed in the hold</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvynEkz17Lj_A8TjtIdISJCEcrAUI1_76a3W6xKxyt61G4krNn0yw-lab6cM1DT7LcyGnee2LPbMjrAUpez-NefH6uZucUwKFWzAHH-kTUJ0yKf2epMLbwAIuJ_1XcSNJI63vYSZhy39ae/s400/Island+Air+2010+012.jpg" width="400" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">looking forward from the cargo door we see the cabin side panels removed for cleaning and inspection</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overhead cargo bins are still in place with the rest of the cabin covered and taped. Side panel installation is clearly visible as is the ceiling. The large opening is the under wing emergency exit</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcDv9tv3CgMdMBWuHGWe4HroCVAlsK_ARI68UHwsXOCxnqGWztmuzLXdi3nwayB4IJnn-COYISpXfEdEx9F9Pq2CGy0TFmc8il0iZcrRAmYR1Pxa-PbGu2owEaRCaJhs5E1YbHgmZ0gHy/s400/Island+Air+2010+015.jpg" width="300" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's another view of the cabin looking from the front to the rear cargo door area. Still alot of work to be done</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzmkorh74uDjLYPHI-SjMu6DuOZT18JPAa4bCAaPXWlu3OMBCfwnN_HeYHh96MvR3g3p9y4U2mQIW5AAI5cFsZVwjNo-KgSaTgIMlUMNK-K7Vwe39dEhWjMT24bPqSMikGZNmCvO2wddy/s1600/Island+Air+2010+020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzmkorh74uDjLYPHI-SjMu6DuOZT18JPAa4bCAaPXWlu3OMBCfwnN_HeYHh96MvR3g3p9y4U2mQIW5AAI5cFsZVwjNo-KgSaTgIMlUMNK-K7Vwe39dEhWjMT24bPqSMikGZNmCvO2wddy/s400/Island+Air+2010+020.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Main cabin door area with the galley covered. This aircraft is st to come out of the hanger on 01 Nov. Still alot more to be done. I look forward to dispatching this aircraft again when she is done with the check. 805 is one of my favorite aircraft's</span></div>lono68http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249285581660460602noreply@blogger.com0