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Bob Fry wrote in :
"MS" == Marty Shapiro writes: MS Were you in the Jet Center or the old GA terminal MS building? There were several other flying clubs at SJC which MS had lockers at the old GA terminal before it was torn down to MS expand 30R. I think the GA terminal, though at the time I didn't think of it as a "terminal". This was in 1975. I soloed the last day I was a teenager, and passed my flight test on the 199th anniversary of US independence, easy dates to remember. I think instruction was $8/hour and a C-150, wet, was $13. A lot of money for a student salary, but it was either that, or buy a good car. Being a geek I didn't care much about my vehicle...I wanted to learn to fly! Headphones and push-to-talk buttons belonged to pilots in crisp white dress shirts in big airplanes. It was a big advance for us to start buying and using the foam earplugs. Microphone and loudspeaker turned up to distortion were the norm. Even then SJC was busy so it was one hand on yoke, another on throttle, third hand holding the mic. It was the original airline terminal and airport office for SJC. You could go up to the observation deck on the roof of the building and have a great view of the airliners landing on 30L. At some parties we would go up there and "rate" the landings. We could play the music as loud as we wanted with no complaints! "Mile High Club" flights ran out of that terminal as well. -- Marty Shapiro Silicon Rallye Inc. (remove SPAMNOT to email me) |
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"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. -- You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty. ~ Sacha Guitry |
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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. -- Marty Shapiro Silicon Rallye Inc. (remove SPAMNOT to email me) |
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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 |
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