I grew up in Fort Worth. When I was in the Army in Arizona, I had to fly from Tucson to Dallas for a wedding. I flew into Love Field and flew out of DFW the day it opened. It was a mess. There were passengers who came in at one gate needing to change to a different plane at a nearby gate. They were told they had to walk all the way to the main ticket counter to get boarding passes for the next flight. Some refused. So gate agents were running back and forth between the ticket counter and gates to get the boarding passes. I boarded my plane back to Tucson and we sat at the gate for a long time. The pilot finally came on the intercom and said "We'll take off as soon as we can find someone to put gas in this thing." We left maybe a half hour later. I also happened to be at DFW when one of the Braniff Concorde flights took off. It took off at a very steep angle and was unbelievably loud. I put my hand on the terminal window and it was really vibrating.

(Written on 2020年12月11日)(Permalink)

I have trouble inside planes hearing and understanding anything attendants or pilots say over their intercom systems. Does any airline have good quality audio or do they all come from the lowest bidder?

(Written on 2020年10月02日)(Permalink)

I'm no cop or lawyer, but this looks like a criminal offense against this man.

(Written on 2017年04月14日)(Permalink)

August 16, 1987 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255 "The MD-82's rate of climb was greatly reduced as a result of the flaps not being extended"

(Written on 2016年12月31日)(Permalink)

I fly out of and into the Detroit airport. It has been totally rebuilt since I moved to Detroit. It looks like a warehouse with jetways.

(Written on 2015年07月11日)(Permalink)

My dad worked on it too. We lived on the east side of Fort Worth.

(Written on 2014年11月22日)(Permalink)