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Old 08-02-2015, 03:52 PM
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Can you guys match or beat these numbers ?

It was a little too windy to fly RC the past few days so I did a bit of reminiscing.
Can anyone top these numbers ?

37 - Aircraft flown in on business trips and vacations as a passenger:
DC-3, DC-7C, DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, MD-80, L-1011,
B-707/720, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777
ATR-72, Saab-340, Short-330, BAe-146, DH-Dash-8, Cessna-320, KingAir, Lear 25
ERJ-145, EMB-170, CRJ-200, BAC-1-11, Convair-580, Metroliner, PA-46
A-319, A-320, A-330, Lockheed L-188,
DH-Beaver, DH-Otter, Beech D-18, Cessna-180

34 - Commercial airlines and licensed air services:
North Central, United, Ted(united), American, Continental, US Airways, Southwest, Delta, Cathay Pacific,
JAL, Lufthansa, SAS, TWA, BEA, British Airways(B.O.A.C.), Air Lingus, Air Canada, Northwest(North West Orient)
Ansett, Eastern, Piedmont, Braniff Intl, Alaska, PSA, Western, America West, Ozark, Aloha,
American Eagle, United Express, Comair(delta), Horizon,
Northwest Flying Service, Northern Wilderness Outfitters, plus a couple of others I can't remember.

Note1: avoided Air Chance(France) at all costs
Note2: Had quite a few business flights before the frequent flyer programs started in 1981.
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Old 08-02-2015, 04:03 PM
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Uhmmm, yeah. But alot of it still shouldn't be mentioned.
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shouldn't or can't?
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He'd have to kill all 70 plus thousand of us...
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Aint nobody got time for that!
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No, not top secret. Just a lot, with some adventures thrown in
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It was a little too windy to fly RC the past few days so I did a bit of reminiscing.
Can anyone top these numbers ?

37 - Aircraft flown in on business trips and vacations as a passenger:
DC-3, DC-7C, DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, MD-80, L-1011,
B-707/720, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777
ATR-72, Saab-340, Short-330, BAe-146, DH-Dash-8, Cessna-320, KingAir, Lear 25
ERJ-145, EMB-170, CRJ-200, BAC-1-11, Convair-580, Metroliner, PA-46
A-319, A-320, A-330, Lockheed L-188,
DH-Beaver, DH-Otter, Beech D-18, Cessna-180

34 - Commercial airlines and licensed air services:
North Central, United, Ted(united), American, Continental, US Airways, Southwest, Delta, Cathay Pacific,
JAL, Lufthansa, SAS, TWA, BEA, British Airways(B.O.A.C.), Air Lingus, Air Canada, Northwest(North West Orient)
Ansett, Eastern, Piedmont, Braniff Intl, Alaska, PSA, Western, America West, Ozark, Aloha,
American Eagle, United Express, Comair(delta), Horizon,
Northwest Flying Service, Northern Wilderness Outfitters, plus a couple of others I can't remember.

Note1: avoided Air Chance(France) at all costs
Note2: Had quite a few business flights before the frequent flyer programs started in 1981.
off to airport shortly to collect partner.will have a look at this later
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