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Pressurized, twin-engine introduced in 1978

Harbour Air passenger lounge, and boarding pass, double exposure.

Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, Canada Place, Vancouver, Canada.

iPhone SE (2020)
3.99mm ƒ/1.8 back camera

Clive's Bonanza still flying
1983 VIDEO Clive's Beech Bonanza V35A Victoria CYYJ

Bentley and I met at Tim Hortons and he received our handoff of the Alskog brooch etc.. It turned out Clive was there so joined us with his friend Rod. Both are avid cyclists now, among other things. Clive owned a Beechcraft V-tail Bonanza V-35a back in the 80s. After I left to be with my invalid wife at home, Bentley sent this update after Terry joined them.

Beechcraft V35A Bonanza
(similar to Clives C-GIRR)
Charie-Gulf/India/Romeo/Romeo

Dear Parlee family members and close friends.

I was deeply saddened to hear about your loss. Please accept my heartfelt condolences during this difficult time.
Here are few of my remembrances of Arnold:

Back in the 70s Arnold was well known at Victoria Airport CYYJ. Rumors were as an airline pilot he once flew B747s. This is unconfirmed to me but he sure knew a lot about airplanes and flying.

Arnold was my first flight instructor when going for my private pilot licence in 1978 at Flight Centre Aviation FBO at CYYJ. He was a bit of a task-master in his teaching methods but perhaps wanted to see right away if a student had the 'right stuff". Not everyone can be taught to fly airplanes; one has to bring something of themselves to complete the mission.

This flier passed the test and went on to own two airplanes before hanging it up in 1985. Firstly, was a Piper Cherokee PA28-160 then the Mooney M20e Super 21.

Sometime around 1990, my employer wanted me to go to the Ellehammer Industries site in Tumwater, WA to checkout a client's job site. He hired Arnold to fly me there. Arnold was to borrow Bent Reinecker's Beechcraft Model 76 Duchess but when Arnold flashed up the twin-engines in the hangar he heard something he didn't like.

He surmised the left engine had a cracked cylinder wall. Bent later confirmed this was the case. We then went over and rented a C172 from the Victoria Flying Club. Arnold got us to KOLM in Tumwater and safely back to CYYJ.

It was well known, Arnold knew a thing-or-two about airplanes!

It turns out Arnold was only 20 days younger than me so I'm aware my time on Earth is also running out. We hope to see Arnold again in Paradise where we'll live forever — throughout Eternity. RIP
Bill

High Flight
BY JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE JR.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds,--and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of--wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air ....

Buckle up
Seat 80J

World traveller seat in the upper deck of the British Airways A380 in the very rear offside cabin.
The tray table & IFE monitor are located in the arm rest.
There is no floor storage during take off & landing.

An emergency exit is to the side of this seat, so there's plenty of room to stretch out your landing gear .......

This is the final call for boarding, or perhaps just the final call before boarding.

The vast windows at Frankfurt Airport are a dream for the aviation enthusiast, whether its up close to the plane or perhaps capturing the atmosphere both sides of the window.

Feeling #retro with Yankee Tango Lufthansa retro Boeing 747.

"Mustang Sally now, baby
Guess you better slow that Mustang down
You've been runnin' all over town
Ooh, I guess you gotta put your flat feet on the ground"

The lyrics to her namesake, quite apt for Mustang Sally of Virgin Atlantic ( G-VROC ) on finals into Heathrow in 2013.

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Jumbo cabin, the interior of a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8, this is the rear ecomomy cabin, seat rows 34- 49, packed full of Germans heading off to the island of Palma on their holidays.

Much is said about the sheer size of the overhead bins & spacious interior of the 747 itself.


It's the start of the Easter holidays 2022, after two years of pent up "stay at home" recommendations, the heave is on, especially in Germany to getback to the beach & sun.
Lufthansa operated two "heavies " from Munich & Frankfurt, usually seen on long haul services to Palma de Mallorca to cater for the extra demand, much like the did in 2021.


Thanks very much to Captain Accar & the warm friendly crew onboard the retro Lufthansa Boeing 747-800 Yankee Tango LH 1158, from start to finish fanthansa

Saturday 9th April 2022

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The Boeing 747 flight from Frankfurt :
LH 1158 - Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 12:35 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 14:40 - 02h05m
LH 1159 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 16:10 - Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 18:30 - 02h20m

** this flight had an extra touch of excitement as Lufthansa's Boeing 747 in retro livery did the honours - D-ABYT **

The Munich Airbus A350-900 flight :
LH 1796 - Munich Airport (MUC) 10:50 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 13:00 - 02h10m
LH 1797 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 14:30 - Munich Airport (MUC) 16:36 - 02h05m

these flights were operated by D-AIXL.

Hier spricht der kapitän
- this is your captain speaking

After an amazing flight down from Frankfurt to Palma, as most people on the plane prepared for their holiday on the island, others were hoping for the ultimate end to any flight, a visit to the cockpit.

Thanks very much to Captain Accar & the warm friendly crew onboard the retro Lufthansa Boeing 747-800 Yankee Tango LH 1158, from start to finish fanthansa

Saturday 9th April 2022

******


The Boeing 747 flight from Frankfurt :
LH 1158 - Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 12:35 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 14:40 - 02h05m
LH 1159 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 16:10 - Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 18:30 - 02h20m

** this flight had an extra touch of excitement as Lufthansa's Boeing 747 in retro livery did the honours - D-ABYT **

The Munich Airbus A350-900 flight :
LH 1796 - Munich Airport (MUC) 10:50 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 13:00 - 02h10m
LH 1797 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 14:30 - Munich Airport (MUC) 16:36 - 02h05m

these flights were operated by D-AIXL.

Latrobe St

Taking the new Sukhoi out for a spin on the bank holiday Monday, Cityjet's brand new Sukhoi EI-FWA departs on day 2 of familiarization with Dublin-Prestwick-Shannon-Prestwick flights 6th June 2016.

Introducing the new Superjet SSJ100 passenger aircraft from Superjet International, a joint development between Alenia Aermacchi, part of the Finmeccanica Group of Italy and the Russian Sukhoi corporation.

Irish airline Cityjet is the first airline in Europe to take delivery of the SSJ, featuring 98 seats in a 3+2 layout, 15 joining the airline over the next two years.

.....it was all so exciting way back in 2016, sadly it didn't work out between Sukhoi & Cityjet, Spare parts issues & reliability dogged this new upstart & soon all SSJ's were returned.

52/34/2 #cf20 #envy

Taken during a walk along the water toward Stanley Park.

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