Old US DC-9s scrapped
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I've taken several A/C to the desert and it's always been an emotional time. Taking an A/C on it's last flight, I have always tried to imagine everyone who was touched in some way by that "machine". For the first time flyers, the honeymooners, the gleam in a kids eye, the tear in the eye of the next-of-kin, those thankful for getting them there safely, the gracefulness that each possessed, the personality for which they were cursed...each one of those aircraft have legacies that will live on. After each of those final landings, I've written a thank-you note in the A/C log...paying my last respects...
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sad but nice photos there 700.
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Great link; thanks for sharing it with the board!
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So sad to see those pictures. I just loved flying the DC-9 as a flight attendant.
As a new hire in PIT, that was all that was left for us to fly when trips got down to our seniority. If we were lucky we might get a 737-200 trip. 😀
Got to know the DC-9 very well. Those were some tough trips(6-7 legs a day), but fun. The great layovers in YUL and YOW I will remember fondly. Gonna miss ya!!
As a new hire in PIT, that was all that was left for us to fly when trips got down to our seniority. If we were lucky we might get a 737-200 trip. 😀
Got to know the DC-9 very well. Those were some tough trips(6-7 legs a day), but fun. The great layovers in YUL and YOW I will remember fondly. Gonna miss ya!!
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Awesome pictures! Very sad to see the demise of a once proud DC9. Makes me feel old
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Thanks 700UW, If I had a beer right now...I'd be crying in it.
It kinda hurts to see years of effort ..and a large part of your life trashed like that.
It kinda hurts to see years of effort ..and a large part of your life trashed like that.
Go To San Diego see the aerospace museum, for all of us avitaion freaks, Its well worth the price, havent been there in 20 years, but when I was there I saw an A-4 I went through the velvet rope & kissed the airplane, security was called, I was escorted out but it was worth it. Aviation overall is an addiction, your first airplane has more influenece than your fisrt girlfriend. Give me a A-4 F-4 F-14 B-737 or even a BAe-146 yes I look forward to that. Meeting Sally Who is not top priority. Seeing your first airplane on display is really top of the list.
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700,
Thanks for the link as a former Douglas Aircraft Engineer, it breaks my heart to see this happen, as you can see in the arial photo, not only DC9's, but a CAL DC-10-30 is destine for scrap as well. the Douglas DC8 DC9/MD80/MD90, and DC10/MD11 were/are great products and continue to serve today. Even though The last B717 is rolling down the assembly line, the memories of Douglas Aircraft Company will live on.
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Thanks for the link as a former Douglas Aircraft Engineer, it breaks my heart to see this happen, as you can see in the arial photo, not only DC9's, but a CAL DC-10-30 is destine for scrap as well. the Douglas DC8 DC9/MD80/MD90, and DC10/MD11 were/are great products and continue to serve today. Even though The last B717 is rolling down the assembly line, the memories of Douglas Aircraft Company will live on.
Regards
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There was something special about being part of a PIT based 9 crew. If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
Here’s a link to a nice story written by a US pilot that took 985 on its last flight.
Here’s a link to a nice story written by a US pilot that took 985 on its last flight.
It's sad to see tail numbers of 9's you once worked and flew on, in this condition. An end of an era for UAIR...I mean, LCC.
These photos are exactly what the airline industry is all about. And it's no different for airline employees!! You start out new and shiny and wind up tattered and torn. But there IS life after aviation. This month marks one year since I quit UAIR.....and I am alive and well.
Good luck to all that remain 😉
These photos are exactly what the airline industry is all about. And it's no different for airline employees!! You start out new and shiny and wind up tattered and torn. But there IS life after aviation. This month marks one year since I quit UAIR.....and I am alive and well.
Good luck to all that remain 😉
It does my heart good to see those DC9s go into the shredder. There is nothing nice about old airplanes. They need to be shredded into pieces of aluminum properly sized to be melted into beer cans as soon as they hit the desert so some cheap operator cant operate them against the former owner. USAir has a history of selling old airplanes to their competitors.
The only place an old airplane should be is in a non airworthy condition in a museum. Its a piece of machinery. Old warships, ships, trains, cars, bridges, railroad track are all scrapped. So should planes.
Yes, when you've flown them for years or worked on them for the same, there are some emotions attached. Not toward the plane, but to that persons feelings about their own lives. Get over it. If it cant make money, scrap it. It only hurts your professional life otherwise.
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The only place an old airplane should be is in a non airworthy condition in a museum. Its a piece of machinery. Old warships, ships, trains, cars, bridges, railroad track are all scrapped. So should planes.
Yes, when you've flown them for years or worked on them for the same, there are some emotions attached. Not toward the plane, but to that persons feelings about their own lives. Get over it. If it cant make money, scrap it. It only hurts your professional life otherwise.
DENVER, CO
former DC9, 727 driver, am enjoying a Coors silver bullet made from a recycled 737 right now
