Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9081 posts, RR: 34 Reply 2, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 3439 times:
No idea on the airline or airport but BDL-Washington DC, May-89. So either US, UA or EA.
Doors open, right hand side, next stop is Springfield.
Ordpark From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 541 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3432 times:
July, 1964 - UA 727-100 ORD/EWR.....we diverted to PHL due to T-storms - I threw up!!!
Jcavinato From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 516 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3424 times:
Easern Airlines Shuttle (EWR-DCA), a Connie, Spring 1963. Fare was $14.00, put luggage on a cart at the bottom of the stairs, and paid on the plane once in the air.
Chrisjake From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 843 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3418 times:
my VERY 1st flight was on N2680S, a Cessna 337 Skymaster in 1968. a friend of my grandfather took my grandfather, my mom and myself up for a joyride from CLE to the west near Sandusky and back. i was hooked from that point on.
my first airliner ride came back in December 1975, CLE-TPA-CLE, on a United DC-10 in the Friendship scheme.
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Well nothing's dead down here, just a little tired
Lincoln From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 3887 posts, RR: 8 Reply 9, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3402 times:
FAT-SAN-FAT, January, 1989 (Super Bowl weekend)...Westair Commuter Connection dba United Express on a Shorts 360.
Lincoln
CO Is My Airline of Choice || Baggage Claim is an airline's last chance to disappoint a customer || Next flts in profile
BigJimFX From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 321 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3402 times:
Talking commercial?...
My first would be before I could remember. though I'm told it was an USAir flight (727 or 732) PIT-DFW Age 1-2 yrs
Personally??
A Cherokee DTO-DTO discovery flight at the age of 18 or 19 VERY cool. Cost me 40 Bucks but well worth it. Basically it involved simple maneuver's over Lake Ray Hubbard and a return to land. I was in control the whole time. (minus rudder during taxi, and throttle during landing) AWESOME!
Duff44 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 1723 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3395 times:
I traveled to the LAX area in 1979 when I was 2 years old, and don't remember any of it.
First one I remember was BDL - CVG, on a DL 727 in Feb 1989
Rw717 From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 283 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3389 times:
1975 - Hughes Airwest DC9 from Las Vegas to Lewiston ID, with stops in Twin Falls and Boise. I was 3 years old, and my dad was a ramp agent for RW. I still remember all the toys the flight attendants used to give you to keep you entertained. Flying was completely a different ball game then compared to now.
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Reno Air - The Biggest Little Airline in the World
Molykote From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1336 posts, RR: 30 Reply 13, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3388 times:
Lostturttle From Bermuda, joined Dec 2006, 140 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3382 times:
Late July Early August 1969 BOAC Vickers Super VC10 from BDA (Bermuda) to JFK (New York) What a trip.
My mother decided about 3 days before to fly out to visit relatives in Long Island. We were late arriving at the airport and the aircraft had already pushed of the stand. They had to stop and push the steps back to the plane for us to board.
I was only 7 at the time and 3 days seemed so far off for my first trip off "De Rock"
Also remember getting a BOAC Junior Jet Club Log Book during a cockpit visit. What a lot of buttons and gauges!
Lost count of my trips since then as I definately caught the "travel Bug"
G4LASRamper From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 170 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3348 times:
I was in the first or second grade so had to be 1961 or '62. LAX to SFO and back on a PSA Lockheed Electra II. Rode Electras several times in the sixties on PSA and Western between LAX, SFO, SAC, RNO, and LAS.
First ride in a jet would've been 1966 or '67. Can't remember now - either LAX to LAS on a Western Boeing 720B, or LAS to LAX and back on a Bonanza DC-9. Remember the DC-9's N-number though - N945L. Funny how memory works, or doesn't work.
"A pig that doesn't fly is just a pig." - Porco Rosso
Lanas From Argentina, joined Aug 2006, 977 posts, RR: 15 Reply 21, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 3333 times:
Hi
My first flight was on July 1992 on the route EZE-SSA on board a Varig 737-300 (I guess it was PP-VOE or PP-VOD). We departed at night and that experience triggered my fanatism for aviation.
Cheers!
Lanas.-
"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." J.R.R. Tolkien
Halls120 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 22, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 3329 times:
June 1971.
American Airlines 747, LAX to JFK. Had a window seat. Connected to Pilgrim Airlines, plane type unknown, for a flight to New London, CT. Don't remember much else, as I was flying to report to the Coast Guard Academy.
RIX From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 1785 posts, RR: 1 Reply 24, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 3312 times:
Didn't expect so many "firsts" before mine... some even before I was born!
My first flight was 15-min "sightseeing" one in Riga in 1973, from/to Spilve airport. Aircraft - An2, my only piston-engine one, and my only biplane...
...In less than 30 years I flew supersonically. I'm afraid, next 30 years will bring nothing even close to such a leap . Sigh...
25 RedTailDTW: My first flight was on Northwest from DTW to MSP on a DC-9-50, i was around 2 years old.
26 JetJeanes: About November of 1972, I was Mr Hotshot at 12 and made the reservations for me and my grandfather Mem to Mia. Via Southern Airways. The day before th
27 Rongotai: BEA DC3 (Pionair) G-AGZB, LPL-GUE, 2 August 1952
28 Gemuser: 1956 SYD-MEB (now MEL) ANA (Australian National Airlines, later taken over by Ansett) DC-4 or DC-6. Well it was low wing, tri-cycle and had two radial
29 JetJeanes: Ahh if we only had those turbo props today, Frontiers, Convair 580s, Southerns Martin 404, Dc-6.. I remember throwing freight into a charted dc-3 and
30 Ken777: HOU-AMA-HOU the summer 1950 with my mother and sister to visit grandparents. Had to go to the bathroom before boarding in AMA and, at 6, was too young
31 JetJeanes: Could have been Texas international but they had a differnt name back in 50.. Who would have thought that little airline would buy Continental, and ti
32 Clrd2go: 1972 or so (I was 22yrs old)..Air West (don't think they were Hughes yet) DC9 SFO-FAT. Return was a UA 727 -100 first non commercial flight was in a C
33 Rogerbcn: Hola! My first flight was in the early 70s. BCN-IBZ-BCN on Spantax, a long time gone airline. Salut! Roger
34 Gemuser: Ahh not ot be too pickey but there were no turbo prop DCs they were all piston engined. The DC-1,2,3 & 5 were twin pistons and the DC-4,6 & 7 were qu
35 AbleToFly: Mine was in spring 1987 from JUL-GOH in Greenland. Remember it clearly as it was a Sikorsky S-61 and I was sitting in the rearmost seat in the middle.
36 Safs: BNE to NAN on FJ when I was 8 years old in 1984. Aircraft was a 737
37 N215AZ: I first soloed in a C-172 on 10-9-06 at 1G0. It was only .5 but it was the best .5 of my life. Later, N215AZ
38 Carmenlu15: When I was 7 years old... GUA-FRS-GUA on good ole' Aviateca, in March or April 1991; don't know the exact date, but I remember it was Palm Sunday. Air
39 1981: First flight at 15.07.1992 From ATH To ORY for vacations in France I still remember the A/C Airbus A300B4-203 ODYSSEYS SX-BEB The best A/C for OA
40 BCNGRO: Mine was PMI-BCN on IB. Back in the early 90's. Do you know what type of aircraft IB used to fly to PMI in those times? I bon nadal!
41 HUYguy: My first flight was in December 1989 from Gibraltar to Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, UK onboard an RAF Hercules (so my dad told me).
42 StudeDave: DC-10, National Airlines, Sea-Tac to LAX~ about two days after the mishap in Chicago (?) which involved a DC-10 from National Airlines that lost an en
44 United767: 737-222 United Airlines June 1992 ORD-IAD
45 AY104: My first flight, I was told, was on a United Stratocruiser in the early 50's, don't even know from where to where. We would have left Vancouver, BC on
46 NZKTBOY: I first flew on the 25th december 2001 From AKL-KUL-DXB-EWR on a MH 777
49 PanAmOldDC8: My first flight was in a DC3 from BGI to GND, I was 14 at the time and was going to GND to meet my Mum who was working down there. Never forget the l
50 AADC10137: My first flight was on republic back in 1985, DC-9 if I remember correctly. Best flight ever was on a NW DC-10 back in 1994. Flight 920MSP-HNL
51 Thepilot: Early 1990 on an NW B747-200 SEA-HNL. We dumped fuel and came back to SEA because of an electrical power problem. I was around 2 so I can't remember i
52 PanAmOldDC8: Remember my first flight to Canada on an AC super Constellation, we had to stop in Bermuda for refueling and then continue to YUL, I think it took li
53 Tango-Bravo: My first airline flight was on United, MSP-PHL non-stop in August, 1970 aboard a 727-100 in the livery pictured below: View Large View MediumPhoto &co
54 AzoresLover: Sept 1966, Lake Central Airlines DC-3, from Wheeling WV (HLG) to Washington National, stopping in Morgantown WV on the way.
55 767ER: 4 years old on a NAC - now Air New Zealand- on a Vickers Viscount 807 from WLG AKL.
56 ERJ135: I was three years old in 1965 and flew from Amsterdam to Frankfurt then Rome then Beirut then Manila then Sydney on a KLM DC-8 PH-DCC.
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