Landing fee at SJC? Are we now so far??

On 08-Nov-07 0:12, Marty Shapiro wrote:
Bob Fry wrote in :

"MS" == Marty Shapiro writes:
MS It was the original airline terminal and airport
MS office for SJC.

MS You could go up to the observation deck on the roof of
MS the building and have a great view of the airliners landing on
MS 30L. At some parties we would go up there and "rate" the
MS landings. We could play the music as loud as we wanted with
MS no complaints! "Mile High Club" flights ran out of that
MS terminal as well.

Gee, I woulda remembered that stuff at that age.
The Lockheed club operated out of some nondescript building
away from most others.

IIRC, the Mile High Club flights were at one time advertised by
Thunderbird Aviation. I think it was a C-402 with the right side passenger
seats removed. They had a roll up feather mattress and supplied champagne
and, of course, two of Sporty's Mile High Club pins to the passengers.


Great recollections! I appreciate!

I also remember Trade Wind Aviation (now RHV) and Air One,
mostly chopper training.

Let also mention the 98th Aero Squadron Restaurant (I hope
I spelled the name correctly!) They had the magnificent
"runway front" windows and even plugs for headsets at these
window front tables. One could listen to SJC tower or ground
and eat, back than it was a sensation. The building was
decorated by WW-I aircraft mockups, sand sacks covered the
passage to the restrooms nicknames Latrines, and they used
to play patriotic speeches from the period to lighten up
your private business. Walls were covered by hundreds of
images of aviators and pilots.

They have canceled the lease with the provider and demolished
the building. The land stayed unused for several years, now
there is finally one jet hangar build in this wasteland.

Old Squadron II tie downs are deserted.


Lets hope that you right about RHV. I reckon that you are
not a fan of Sunnyvale and Mountain View politcs :-),
but be it as it may, they are mostly not involved in
aviation matter, except for the potential of Moffet Field.

My friend will land than in RHV or in PAO. I fly now out
of PAO, SJC, these are just memories for me...

Thomas