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Moses03
June 9th, 2009, 16:23
Please post your intended aircraft and airline you wish to represent. A screenshot with a short description or backstory is encouraged. Fictional liveries along with private business concerns are of course welcome.

Good luck with your selections,
Moses (On behalf of race committee)

RedGreen
June 9th, 2009, 17:44
Airline: National Airlines
Headquarters: Miami, Florida, United States
Pilot: Captain Red Green
Aircraft: Douglas DC-6B

Starting as a regional carrier in 1934 to Florida and the surrounding area, National has quickly expanded in the course of 15 years. National began service on the lucrative Miami-to-New York route in 1944, and in 1946 National became an international airline with its Miami-to-Havana route. Now in 1949, company founder and president George T. Baker is looking to expand the Airline's influence further into Latin America, and the Evita Race is the perfect way to challenge the dominance of the powerhouse Pan-American outfit.

For this task, National Airlines has selected Red Green, a former Lt. Commander of the United States Navy, where he piled up many hours flying the Douglas R5D Skymaster cargo plane. His experience with the military version of the DC-4 has been excellent preparation for flying large four-engined aircraft.

Captain Green will be in command of the Douglas DC-6B, the latest in a long line of excellent Douglas airliners. Like the DC-3 before it, the DC-6B offers arguably the best operating economics of any airliner being flown today. Passengers are assured a smooth, comfortable, and luxurious ride.

National Airlines. We are the Airline of the Stars. Watch us Shine!

salt_air
June 9th, 2009, 18:24
Airline: Eastern Airlines
Headquarters: New York City and in Miami, Florida
Pilot: Captain Austin Davis (salt_air)
Aircraft: Lockheed L-049A Constellation

Eastern Air Lines was a composite of assorted air travel corporations, including Florida Air Ways and Pitcairn Aviation, the latter of which was established on April 19, 1926, by Harold Frederick Pitcairn, son of Pittsburgh Plate Glass founder John Pitcairn Jr.

In the late 1920s, Pitcairn Aviation won a government contract to fly mail between New York City and Atlanta, Georgia, using Mailwing single-engine aircraft.

In 1929 Clement Keys, the owner of North American Aviation, purchased Pitcairn.

In 1930, Keys changed the company's name to Eastern Air Transport, soon to be known as Eastern Air Lines after being purchased by General Motors and experiencing a change in corporate leadership brought on by the Airmail Act of 1934.

In 1938, the airline was purchased by World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker from General Motors. This very complex deal was concluded when Rickenbacker presented Alfred P. Sloan with a certified check for $3.5 million. Rickenbacker pushed Eastern into a period of prodigious growth and innovation. For a time, Eastern was the most profitable airline in the post-war era.

jt_dub
June 9th, 2009, 18:58
Airline: Pan American World Airways (commonly known as Pan Am)
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Pilot: Captain Jeff Williams (jt_dub)
Aircraft: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (Clipper America NX-1024V)

Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was founded on October 27, 1927 as America's first international airline. The small company began flying air mail between Key West, Florida and Havana, Cuba. Pan Am would grow to serve most major Latin American cities by the early 1930s.

In 1949 Pan Am introduced the world to the Boeing 377, "Stratocruiser." This double deck piston aircraft offered sleeper seats & berths as well as a lower level lounge. The Stratocruiser was the height of 1950s flying luxury.

Willy
June 9th, 2009, 19:10
Airline: Merc Air
Headquarters: Rochford, England
Pilot: Willy McCoy
Aircraft: Boeing 307 Stratoliner

Sim: FS 1954... FS9 with Bill Lyons Silver Wings and California Classics vintage airports and a custom vintage AI set.


Merc Air is a virtual aircraft operating consortium. Its members embody the entrepreneurial spirit of such knighted heroes as Francis Drake, John Hawkins, and Richard Grenville. Not to mention Henry Morgan and Jean Lafitte. While originaly begun as a group of mercenary fighter and bomber pilots during the dark days of WWII, Merc Air has postwar applied their business principles to civil air transport while retaining their main business offices at their wartime HQ at their old airbase in Rochford, England.

Willy has been with Merc Air since it's beginning during the Battle of Britain (CFS 1) flying everything from Messerschmitts to DH Comet 4s. He has numerous hours in the Merc Air Stratoliner all over the world pursuing gold bars and contraband.... er.... Merc Air's noble pursuits. He started flying the 307 during the war hauling VIPs (and French dancing girls) out of occupied France and back to Rochford. He also developed the Merc Air Roll, where the aircraft is rolled inverted to get all the loose change out of the passenger's pockets.

The Boeing Stratoliner was developed at the same time as it's famous sister the B-17 Flying Fortress and utilizes the same wings and tail surfaces. It was the first 4 engined airliner to fly scheduled flights in the US and also the first pressurized airliner. Unfortunately WWII broke out and Boeing was forced to cease production and concentrate on it's military aircraft. However the few Stratoliners that were built gave long and economical service to it's operators.

Stock photo's of the Merc Air Stratoliner at Merc Air's Worldwide HQ in Rochford, England.

whitehawk_2009
June 9th, 2009, 19:22
Airline: Chicago and Southern Airlines
Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois
Pilot: Captain Dan Nelson (whitehawk_2009)
Aircraft: Douglas DC-4

Chicago and Southern Airlines Started out flying Air Mail Route 8 between Chicago and New Orleans by way of Peoria, Springfield, St.Louis, Memphis and Jackson. Chicago and Southern expanded to smaller markets such as Evansville, IN and Paducah, KY.

C & S will be represented by 1st Lt Dan Nelson, USAF Ret. Nelson is a veteran of a combat tour flying B-17's with the 15th AF and recently retired after a close call with Russian MiGs while flying C-54's during the ongoing blockade of Berlin.

Nelson will be flying a Douglas DC-4. C & S flys the Dixieliner to provide a more cost effective alternative to the newer airliners, while still providing the luxury and saftey our customers have come to expect.

Highmike
June 9th, 2009, 19:38
Airline: Qantas Empire Airways
Headquarters: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Pilot: Mike Beckwith
Aircraft: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser

Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service Ltd was formed in November of 1920 in Winton Queensland, but moved to Longreach during the following year. After a modest beginning delivering mail and passengers across outback Queensland the company was becoming an international concern by 1931, and changed its name to Qantas Empire Airways in 1934.

EasyEd
June 9th, 2009, 22:07
Hey All,

There I was minding my own business getting plowing and cultivating done on my farm just outside of Three Hills Alberta which is South southwest of Two Hills Alberta which is East of Hairy Hill Alberta when the phone - as phones will do - rang out.

It was Wop May and with him were Punch Dickens and Grant McConachie - 3 legendary Canadian bush pilots and all high ups in Canadian Pacific Airlines - in fact Grant was the President. All were trying to talk at once wanting me to fly a DC-4 NorthStar to where? Buenos Aries. Bueno what? I asked. Aries like in Argentina in South America. That's a long way an I got seeding to do... What you'll get it done and it's a contest. What I owe you guys for flying me outta Hay River that time when I crashed landed a load of "spirits" - none of which survived - the residents were mighty peeved... You had to bring that up didn't you. Well I guess I can unretire just this once...

Calgary tomorrow to get the plane set up - it's parked next to some new fangled stuff that'll never fly? Well OK just this once...

EasyEd
Canadian Pacific
DC-4

-Ed-

PS Note in the second Canadian Pacific Ad - the routing to Argentina - Looking into the future I musta won this thing. :bump:

PSS Just in case you think MSFS and X-Plane are the only flight simulators - Check out the youtube in the first post - it's being built for a farming simulator!

http://new.ls-uk.info/index.php?topic=868.msg5410#new

PSSS On a more serious note though - I may or may not be able to get this done in time as this is a busy time of year for a fire management specialist.

buzzbee
June 10th, 2009, 22:27
Western Airlines was a large airline based in California with operations throughout the western United States.

In 1925, the United States Postal Service began to give airlines contracts to carry air mail all around the country. A company named Western Air Express applied to be awarded the air mail route from Salt Lake City in Utah to Los Angeles. In April of 1926, Western's first flight took place with a Douglas M-2 airplane. The month after, passenger services started.

In 1930, Western added two Fokker F32 aircraft, and merged with Transcontinental Air Transport to form TWA. However, Western Air Transport soon broke off from TWA's structure, and in 1934, it changed its name to General Airlines. In 1941, General changed its name to Western Airlines.

Here you can see our DC-6B en-route to Montreal from Omaha.

Moses03
June 11th, 2009, 07:44
Airline: British South American Airways (BSAA)
Headquarters: London, UK
Pilot: Captain K. Moore (Moses)
Aircraft: Avro Tudor IV G-AHNK “Star Lion”

BSAA

A committee was set up in November 1937 under the chairmanship of Lord Cadman to look into the state of British civil aviation. Its report was published on 8 February 1938 making several recommendations and resulting in the formation of British Overseas Airways Corporation in June 1939. Cadman had also noted that there was no British airline flying to South America and proposed that this omission should be rectified as soon as possible. The directors of the five shipping companies decided to explore the possibilities of starting their own airline to cover the routes they knew well, between Britain and South America.

Although the shipping companies were unable to do very much during the war, by 1944 there was hope that the tide was turning for the Allies and so, on 25 January 1944 British Latin American Air Lines Ltd. (BLAA) was formed.
A government White Paper published in March 1945 recognized some of the proposals outlined in the Cadman report. It set out policy for three main British airlines with clearly defined routes. The first was to operate on what was called the Commonwealth air routes, serving nations such as Kenya, Uganda , South Africa, India, Ceylon , Australia, New Zealand and Canada, as well as the USA, the Far East and China. The second would serve the capitals and major cities of Europe and internal British destinations and the third would operate to South America. It also recommended that the company formed by the shipping lines should be assigned the routes to South America.

When the war in Europe ended on 8 May 1945 the directors of British Latin American Air Lines began work in earnest to develop the airline. After much discussion it was decided in September 1945 that BLAA would become British South American Airways Limited.

In December 1945 another White Paper was presented to Parliament by Lord Winster. It said that His Majesty's Government proposed to establish three separate corporations with responsibility for:
Routes between the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, the United States and the Far East (the existing BOAC).
Routes between the United Kingdom and the Continent and internal routes in the United Kingdom.
Routes between the United Kingdom and South America.

And so, after nearly a year of discussions, anxiety and fears that BOAC would succeed in its efforts to stop BSAA from operating on its chosen routes, it received the news, for the second time, that it was to be the Government's choice to fly to South America, as British South American Airways Corporation.


Avro Tudor

When the Tudor I made its maiden flight on June 14th 1945 it was Britain’s first pressurized airliner and gave Avro optimism that the aircraft would be a sales success for the company. Unfortunately things didn’t work out that way. There were handling issues which took some time to resolve, the range was not as good as had been hoped, and the cabin heating system (vital for an aircraft capable of cruising at 25,000ft.) proved to be unreliable. Also, the profitability of the aircraft was doubtful considering in its initial form the capacity was for only 24 day or 12 sleeper passengers.

Unfortunately BOAC caused many problems for Avro by continually changing their design requirements, which in turn led to many delays in the aircraft entering service. On January 21st 1947 the first BOAC Tudor I G-AGRF ‘Elizabeth of England’ was officially christened by Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth, but it was never to enter scheduled service with BOAC and shortly afterwards BOAC cancelled their order.

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BSAA believed the aircraft could be operated profitably and approached Avro to produce a version for them with no Flight Engineer’s position and a slightly reduced seat pitch to allow a greater passenger load. Four of the original Tudor I airframes were converted to this specification for BSAA and designated Tudor IV. They were fitted with 32 seats, and the first of them (‘Star Panther’) flew on April 9th 1947.

Text and photos courtesy of: http://www.flywiththestars.co.uk/index.htm

Bry Rosier
June 11th, 2009, 07:51
Airline: BOAC
Headquarters: London Heathrow , UK
Pilot: Captain Bry Rosier
Airplane: Handley Page HP81 Hermes

The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state airline from 1939 until 1946 and the long-haul British state airline from 1946 until 1974 when it merged with BEA to form British Airways ( my employers for the last 20 years ).
The Handley Page Hermes joined the BOAC fleet between 1949 and 1950, replacing the last of the non-pressurised types on passenger services.

Bry Rosier Team Avsim

MM
June 11th, 2009, 12:53
Airline: Air France
Headquarters: Paris
Pilot: Mike MacKuen (MM)
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 Constellation

Air France was formed in 1933 from a merger of the legendary Aéropostale and four other companies. The airline thenoperated a network spanning the globe from Europe to Africa to the Orient to the Andes. After the War, the French government collected all air transport companies into a largely nationalized company operating out of Le Bourget. Almost immediately, the company started service between Paris and New York with DC-4s. And by 1948 it was operating one of the largest fleets in the world.

Air France bought its first Lockheed Constellation June 1946 as L-049 F-BAZA and operated the type for the next two decades. What airplane other than the Constellation could have symbolized the luxury of air transportation in the era? Little by little, the "rich and famous" clientele would abandon the ocean liners for this new mean of intercontinental transportation, which was in harmony with their idea of modern luxury. Most certainly, the gracious line of the Constellation had something to do with it.

Here I'd like to pay a tribute to the early Aéropostale heroes such as Jean Mermoz, Henri Guillaumet and Antoine Saint Exupéry who pioneered the long links between Europe and South America. And will pause a moment in reflection for those who just fell over the South Atlantic.

Here is a salute to the elegant wings of the Lockheed Constellation.

salt_air
June 11th, 2009, 15:02
Here I'd like to pay a tribute to the early Aéropostale heroes such as Jean Mermoz, Henri Guillaumet and Antoine Saint Exupéry who pioneered the long links between Europe and South America. And will pause a moment in reflection for those who just fell over the South Atlantic.

Here is a salute to the elegant wings of the Lockheed Constellation.[/QUOTE]

Very thoughtful of you Mike,,,,,

Perhaps we should all take a moment to reflect.

Good Luck!

PRB
June 11th, 2009, 15:33
Pilot: PRB
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049G
Airline: Qantas
Route: Pacific

After much deliberation and consultation with the American Lockheed Corporation, the Australians with Qantas Airlines have decided to field a second aircraft in this event, this time, a Lockheed L-1049G. Primarily funded by the American aircraft company, this second entry for Qantas is rumored to be awaiting the arrival of Lockheed test pilots Tony Levier and Kelly Johnston, as well as other Lockheed engineers. There has been much speculation surrounding this unusual move by the American company, and the reason behind the high profile pilots joining the flight. Race entry paperwork and other documentation obtained by the Brisbane Times suggests there are other sources of funding for this entrant, including Merc Air, Virtual Lockheed, and PRB Systems. The precise business of these firms is not known at this time and is still under investigation. It is known that the flight crew for this aircraft will be regular Qantas personnel, and that the Lockheed personnel will be observing the operation and providing technical assistance if needed.

arrvoo
June 11th, 2009, 15:34
Airline: Aer Lingus
Headquarters: Dublin Airport
Pilot: Harvey Rosier ( arrvoo)
Aircraft: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (Accusim On)

Aer Lingus was formed in 1936 with money advanced from Blackpool and West Coast Air Services under the name of Irish Sea Airways. The name Aer Lingus is the English version of the Irish Aer Loingeas, which means Air Fleet.
In 1946 Aer Lingus ordered 5 Lockheed Constellations with the intention of beginning transatlantic flights. However financial difficulties and a lack of backing from the government prevented this from going ahead and the planes were sold on to BOAC.
Aer Lingus focused on flights to several Europen destinations and didn't operate their first transatlantic flight until 1958.

This is a fictional repaint of the Stratocaster.

PRB
June 11th, 2009, 15:56
Welcome to the Outhouse, Bry Rosier!

Moses03
June 11th, 2009, 16:18
And welcome to Arrvoo as well. Seeing a lot of familiar RTWR names. :ernae:

arrvoo
June 11th, 2009, 16:35
Thanks guys. It's going to be a great event. :)

NS38th_Aristaeus
June 11th, 2009, 20:48
Airline: Delta Airlines
Headquarters: Atlanta Ga.
Pilot: Capt S. Wakefield {NS38th_Aristaeus}
Aircraft: Lockheed Constellation L1049.



Delta Air Lines’ long history of service actually began in agriculture, when the company was founded in 1924 as the world’s first aerial crop dusting organization -- Huff Daland Dusters. In fact, if the boll weevil had not marched out of Mexico prior to the turn of this century to devastate the cotton fields of the South, there might not have been a Delta Air Lines. When the weevil’s relentless destruction reached the Mississippi Valley, such a serious economic threat faced the South that the Bureau of Entomology operated a laboratory in Tallulah, Louisiana, as the base for an intensified cotton insect investigation. Directing the activities at the laboratory was Dr. B. R. Extension Department of Coad, assisted by a young district agent with the Louisiana State University, C. E. Woolman. Woolman, an agricultural engineering graduate of the University of Illinois, was also an aviation enthusiast. Since the airplane was little more than a novelty with an uncertain future then, Woolman settled for the more certain future of agriculture. By 1916, Dr. Coad and Woolman had their first promising weapon -- lead arsenate, a dry powder. What was needed was a method of application that would be faster and more effective than hand sprinkling. Application by air seemed most practical, and Dr. Coad obtained a small appropriation from Congress to pursue this experiment. For more long years, Coad’s entomologists and Woolman worked with two Army-furnished Jennys, experimenting and perfecting dusting procedures.
In 1923, fate gave the experiments a new future. George Post, an executive of an Ogdensburg, New York, airplane manufacturer, was forced down in Tallulah when his plane developed mechanical problems. Post was so enthusiastic about the aerial crop dusting activities he discovered while in Tallulah that he convinced his company’s management to form a separate division -- the Huff Daland Dusters. Huff Daland Dusters started operations in 1924 at Macon, Georgia, but a lack of
experience and the small number of cotton fields in the area resulted in an unsuccessful first season. Dr. Coad, an interested observer from the Louisiana government laboratory, suggested the Dusters move there. Thus, in 1925 headquarters were established at Monroe, Louisiana.
On May 30, 1925, Woolman left the Agriculture Extension Service to take charge of Huff Daland’s entomological work as vice president and field manager. To the company he brought a genial personality, integrity and a stubborn resistance to failure -- traits which have endured at Delta. The parent company, Huff Daland Manufacturing in New York, built the first planes
ever specifically designed for dusting, and Huff Daland Dusters’ fleet became the largest privately-owned aircraft fleet in the world with 18 planes. The number soon grew to 25 small planes and some larger planes, called "Ton of Dust."
Since the dusting company had an income only during summer months, Woolman decided to shift operations during non-productive months to Peru where seasons are reversed. It was in Peru that Woolman first visualized the future of passenger service by air, and he successfully secured South American airmail rights over stiff competition to become the first American airline operator south of the equator in the western hemisphere. Service from Peru to Ecuador, a 1,500-mile route, was inaugurated in 1927.
Returning to Monroe in 1928, Woolman found the parent company, Huff Daland Manufacturing, attempting to sell the dusting division. He quickly aroused the interest of Monroe businessmen who purchased Huff Daland’s equipment. The company’s name was changed to Delta Air Service ("Delta" for the Mississippi Delta), with D.Y. Smith as the first president and Woolman retaining his title of vice president and general manager. Back in Peru, a revolution was erupting, and as the few planes and equipment remaining there attracted revolutionaries’ attention as military tools, Woolman sold his South American dusters in 1928 to a Peruvian firm. He sold the airmail route to Pan American Grace, forming the nucleus of Panagra.
The company’s U.S. dusting operations continued until 1966, but new undertakings were underway in 1928 as Delta Air Service purchased three five-passenger, 90-mile-per-hour Travel Air monoplanes. On June 17, 1929, over an original route that stretched from Dallas, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi, with stops in Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana, Delta
operated its first passenger flight. As additional planes were delivered from the factory, service was extended eastward to Birmingham, Alabama, and westward to Fort Worth, Texas.
This represented a bold financial venture since the route was operated without benefit of a mail contract, and revenue from airmail was needed to supplement passenger operating expenses. The year 1930 brought news that the Post Office Department had awarded the badly needed airmail contract for the Southern route to a rival airline. Dusting operations were expanded and Dr. Coad joined Delta as chief entomologist. In 1934, Delta had an opportunity to win back the route it had pioneered from
Dallas/ Ft. Worth to Birmingham as the Post Office cancelled all airmail contracts and called for new bids. Delta’s bid won the airmail contract for the route from Fort Worth to Charleston, South Carolina, via Atlanta. Delta’s first airmail flight on July 4, 1934, was flown by Stinson T aircraft. The planes were capable of carrying seven passengers and the mail at speeds of 100 miles per hour. From this point the airline’s climb to prominence in air transportation was firmly established.
While Delta was busy developing its Southern route, three other pioneer airlines, each destined to play key roles in Delta’s future, were developing: two in the West and one in the Northeast. Chicago and Southern Air Lines (C&S) became part of Delta through a merger in 1953. Northeast Airlines merged with Delta in 1972. Western Air Lines was merged into Delta in 1987.
www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/coming%20of%20age/usairlines/Delta%20Airlines.htm (http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/coming%20of%20age/usairlines/Delta%20Airlines.htm) -

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Flyin Bull
June 12th, 2009, 05:47
Airline : Air Charter Ltd
Headquarters : London UK
Pilot : Flyin Bull
Aircraft : Avro Tudor IV


Air Charter Limited was formed in early 1947 with two Dragon Rapieds and in early 1948 these were joined by an Airspeed Consul to operate light passenger and freight charters. Operations with these twin-engined aircraft continued until February 1951.

In February 1955 the airline imported their first Douglas DC 4 into the United Kingdom for use on internal German services, general charter work, and later on trooping flights on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

(http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/#cite_note-2)
The airline operated freight charters mainly for the MoD and acquired Avro York and Avro Tudor aircraft as freighters. The last of Air Charter's Tudors was withdrawn in July 1959, having been employed on charter runs as far as Christmas Island in the western Pacific. These were the last flying operations of the type.

In January 1959 Air Charter became part of the Airwork group the holding company that later formed British United Airways.

Taco
June 12th, 2009, 06:29
Airline: Toltec Airexpress, subsidiary of Merc Air.
Headquarters: Land of Enhancement, USA.
Pilot: Jim the driver (taco), Dudley the co driver.
Aircraft: DC-6B, just purchased from PAN AM.


History: Toltec Airexpress, due to the US taxation laws we decline to publish any information concerning the operations of the above.:kilroy:

Signed: Dudley P. Fudpucker,

RFields
June 12th, 2009, 20:36
Airline: Ala Littoria S.A. / Alitalia
Headquarters: Ciampino, Roma, Italia
Pilot: Capitan Reggino Fielda
Crew: Mia, Vincenzo, Antonio and Giovanni (My grandaughter and grandsons real names)
Aircraft: S. 74 I-ROMA / Avro Lancastrian I-AHBY

We rescued one of our Ala Littoria S. A. Savoia-Marchetti S.74 aircraft and refurbished the plane for this contest, however due to the range limits the race organizers refused our permission to enter the aircraft.

We are forced under protest to fly the only long range aircraft we have used previously on the South American route, a British ******* the Avro Lancastrian. We are unable even to modify the aircraft with our famous Piaggio engines.

Though our aviation heritage has been greatly insulted, we will be victorious in this event.

Dangerousdave26
June 13th, 2009, 12:58
Airline: McHales Airlines

Headquarters: New Caledonia French Common Wealth

Team Entry

Pilot_1: jkcook28
Pilot_2: Dangeroudave26
Pilot_3: srgalahad
Aircraft: Canadair Norhtstar/Argonaut

In 1948 Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale, having served out his duty with the U.S.Navy, opted for retirement. However, after a life at sea, he found living ashore in Hollywood to be a difficult transition. Spurred on by some of his old crewmen from the Torpedo Boat he commanded in the South Pacific during WWII he decided to return to his island paradise.

Seeing the need for transportation through the Islands, he was inspired to start a small 'tramp steamer' air operation which he named Blue Pacific Airways. Running on the edge of the new laws of aviation he found his hopes thwarted by his old nemesis, Capt.Wallace Burton "Old Leadbottom" Binghamton who has just been appointed Military Governor of the South Pacific Territories. Instead he finds refuge and a willing government in the French Territory of New Caledonia, but only if he will help improve the islands' contact with the world.

Still the restless soul with a "pirate's heart" he decides to dip into the $4 million in questionable (stolen?, counterfeit?, captured?) funds he'd 'obtained' during one episode of his Pacific duty. On hearing of the Peronista Argentine government's competition for a new air service, he decided his band of adventurers can land the contract. Through some secret negotiations he acquires a small fleet of Canadair NorthStar/Argonaut aircraft that had been 'diverted' from their original purchaser.

Outfitted with the latest in navigation aids and passenger comforts, flown by a band of ex-pat airmen from all corners of the world, staffed by some of the most beautiful women of the Islands, McHale's Airline launches it's bid to fly from Australia, through the south Pacific to Buenos Aires. Amid rumours that Flight Operations are being advised by a Mr Greg Boyington, another of the Pacific Theater's 'renegades', crew training and route planning were commenced on Dec. 26, 1948. Bases have been established on various atolls that "Commodore" McHale believes will have future strategic and economic advantages for the airline as the glories of the South Pacific become evident to the traveling public.

Tickets for the Inaugural Route Proving Flight are now on sale. Contact "Christy" Christopher at New Caledonia, by cable, address code PT-73 for schedule information or to purchase.

McHale's Airlines

Linking the World with Paradise!

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Sit down

Snap a Beer

And get ready for the Ride

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When you want to get there...

We just get you there!

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PRB
June 13th, 2009, 13:11
Oh dear. Looks like trouble. Better lock up the dancing girls over at New Caledonia...

DarkCharizma
June 13th, 2009, 14:12
Airline: Scandinavian Airlines System
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Pilot: Klas Björkqvist
Aircraft: DC-6B

In 1946, Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S, Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB, and Det Norske Luftfartselskap AS (the flag carriers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway) formed a partnership for the operation of intercontinental flights to and from Scandinavia, primarily to North and South America. In 1948 the partnership was expanded to also include international routes within Europe.

The need for Scandinavians to go to Argentina is very great, given the very (very) cold Scandinavian climate. Therefore the race is of great importance to SAS.

Moses03
June 13th, 2009, 14:49
Airline: American Overseas Airlines (AOA)
Headquarters: New York, NY
Pilot: Captain K. Moore (Moses)
Aircraft: Lockheed L-049A

American Overseas Airlines was an airline that operated between the United States and Europe between 1945 and 1950.

AOA was acquired by PAA but on May 17, 1950, the US CAB ruled against this merger. President Harry S. Truman, however, overturned the CAB decision, and AOA was merged into the PAA system on September 25, 1950.

AOA operated seven L-049A Constellations during it's run.

Great Ozzie
June 18th, 2009, 08:55
Airline: Cathay Pacific
Headquarters: Hong Kong
Pilot: Rob Osborne (Great Ozzie)
Aircraft: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (Accusim On)

Always willing to seize opportunity, Cathay Pacific is demonstrating her aggressive nature by taking up the Australia Route Challenge. Despite her young age (just 3 years at the time of this writing) Cathay has established herself as the leader in Far East & South Pacific Ocean Air Trade Routes. Cathay's adroit leadership has attracted funding from the venerable firm of Butterfield & Swire (Est. 1793), Australian National Airways, and their parent company, Orient Steam Navigation Company. It was some surprise to see a Stratocruiser in Cathay colors parked this morning at the Brisbane Intl. Airport fuel ramp... mystery surrounds Cathay's acquisition of the Boeing 377. Rumour has it the new B-377 belongs to American Overseas Airlines (providing them a second stake in the race). Rumour also has it that Cathay Pacific's founders Roy C. Farrell and Sydney H. de Kantzow are on board to personally oversee flight operations.

Although a late entrant, Cathay is sure to provide a thrilling trip for her passengers and spirited competition for her fellow entrants.

Moses03
June 18th, 2009, 09:30
Welcome to SOH Rob. Nice looking ship. I think all of us not flying the B377 are going to get spanked!

Moses

MM
June 18th, 2009, 10:22
Good to have you join in on the fun, Rob. Welcome!

srgalahad
June 18th, 2009, 10:39
I think all of us not flying the B377 are going to get spanked!

perhaps, but it will come with a price (hindsight is wonderful...). Probably a good thing Ralph Nader wasn't around in those days!

"The flight deck of the Stratocruiser was serenely quit even if on a good day, just outside the windows, all 112 cylinders were in a reciprocating mood. But that commodious cell had its own peculiar disadvantages. In tropical climes the large areas of glass made it too hot and in colder regions prudent pilots carried raincoats and hats since they could be reasonably certain that soon after descent for landing was begun they would be sitting in the middle of a shower not indicated on their weather charts. The cause was soon discovered, but since the solution demanded the passengers stop breathing the problem was never entirely eliminated. Vaporous moisture expelled by the passengers during their ordinary life process rose and condensed as ice along the stringers at the top of the fuselage. Once the Stratocruiser assumed a descent altitude and passed thorough the freezing level, the ice melted, flowed forward in rivulets, and eventually emerged as a light rain condition directly over the pilots' heads."

"...the Stratocruiser were very much liked by paying customers whose only indication there might be something less than perfect about the aircraft were the not so occasional "delays" for "minor maintenance."

http://www.ovi.ch/b377/articles/lady/index.html

For those who want to know more about the competition, I refer you here:
http://www.ovi.ch/b377/articles/boeingUnited/
Great cockpit reading while we fly along in well-tested and worry-free aircraft.:icon_lol:

Oh, BTW, I love the Strat. I just wouldn't buy one for my airline!:173go1: Of course, they say it's a comfortable airplane to fly...
http://www.ovi.ch/b377/articles/SuperLiners/cockpit.jpg

Rob

Great Ozzie
June 18th, 2009, 14:06
Welcome to SOH Rob. Nice looking ship. I think all of us not flying the B377 are going to get spanked!

Moses

Thanks Moses and Mike... thanks to SOH for hosting and all you gents that put so much work into this to make it happen.

I was going to say Moses... might hold off on saying that pending whether or not we can hit all our stops, but seeing my first flight! :jump: Maybe some concern! I must say I am extremely gratified having used HighMike's GCCC tip and an online E6B.... wow! just too cool and too fun!

PRB
June 18th, 2009, 15:34
Just to echo the rest of the crew, welcome aboard, Rob!

salt_air
June 18th, 2009, 16:44
Yeah mate,

Here's another greeting!

Great event, good company,,,,,enjoy! :ernae:

Colonial
June 19th, 2009, 21:07
I know i'm fairly late, but hoping I can still get on?

Airline: World Wide Airlines Inc.
Headquarters: Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Pilot: Captain Bud Bolli
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049G

World Wide Airways Inc. was formed in 1947 in order to provide contract flight services primarily for governmental contracts around the world. Contract business was good enough to allow the purchase of WWA's first Constellation, which President McVicar has entered into the South American Race to establish World Wide as just that....a World-Class passenger carrier.

http://members.shaw.ca/bollisa/images/wwaCF-RNR.jpg

MM
June 19th, 2009, 21:41
Welcome Bud. Please do join in on the fun. Lovely Connie, that!

Colonial
June 19th, 2009, 21:43
Thank you sir. We bought it used from Trans Canada Air Lines (the boss is somewhat frugal) but its only got a couple thousand hours so far, so should be good to go.

This is my first time doing something like this, so please advise if i'm 'missing the flight' so-to-speak :isadizzy:

srgalahad
June 19th, 2009, 22:02
Welcome Bud!
And congrats on helping WWA make the step into the big time! I was thinking of entering his DC-4 (CF-WWI) but it't tied up on "chick charters" to Cuba.
.. and nice to see someone from the old 'hood
(ex 1935 Brookdale Ave)

Too bad I didn't know a couple of weeks ago when I was down there.
Let me know if I can help.

Rob

srgalahad
June 19th, 2009, 22:08
For any who would like to know more about World Wide or its colourful owner, Don McVicar was also quite a prolific author.

http://www.donmcvicar.com/

Rob

Colonial
June 19th, 2009, 22:24
Thanks Rob, I appreciate the note! :ernae: Yes Don McVicar was either one of those who was either a greasy salesman or an aviation visionary cut short. I prefer to think of him as the latter. That being said, this is what I am doing for WWA and their 'new FS future'. Its funny you should mention the Cuba charters, I just got back with a stack of cigars, happy gamblers and other commodities!

salt_air
June 20th, 2009, 04:04
Welcome aboard Bud!

A well thought out theme, I'm sure you will fare well in this event.

All the best to yas :ernae:

Dangerousdave26
June 20th, 2009, 05:39
Don't worry about being late Bud we are still stuck on the first leg.

Awaiting parts at NWWW. Seems they will be coming in Wednesday so we should be able to get off the ground by next weekend.

Thats if the rest of the Team does not mutiny and take off with out me.

The day is just so busy here with everything there is to do.



http://rfsreview.com/scr/Texsport_Hammock.jpg

Colonial
June 20th, 2009, 15:15
Thanks for the welcome chaps, it makes me feel a lot better about flying south with everyone! I sure like everyone's idea and approach to the race, its fun having the variety!

svenks
June 22nd, 2009, 11:19
Hi Guys

After a bit of hassle with registration, and even more hassle getting the aircraft installed, I think I'm ready to report for duty. I'll be flying DC6-B in SAS livery, and the plan is that Jock and I will do some buddy flights - 2 is more fun than 1. We won'r be starting yet, since Jock is on vacation, and I need to do some propliner training.
This looks to be fun, and want to thank the responsible ones for this initiative!!!
BRGDS
Sven Sorensen, EKCH

arrvoo
June 22nd, 2009, 11:27
Hey sven, welcome aboard

salt_air
June 22nd, 2009, 11:30
Hi Guys

After a bit of hassle with registration, and even more hassle getting the aircraft installed, I think I'm ready to report for duty. I'll be flying DC6-B in SAS livery, and the plan is that Jock and I will do some buddy flights - 2 is more fun than 1. We won'r be starting yet, since Jock is on vacation, and I need to do some propliner training.
This looks to be fun, and want to thank the responsible ones for this initiative!!!
BRGDS
Sven Sorensen, EKCH


Warm welcome to yas Sven and Jock,

This IS a lot of fun. You guys enjoy yourselves and give a hollar if you need anything help.

Good tutorials at CalClassic and here too.

Best of luck!

Moses03
June 22nd, 2009, 12:30
Welcome to SOH Sven. Have fun and good luck!:ernae:

Moses

MM
June 22nd, 2009, 13:06
Hey Sven. Great to have you with the rest of the gang!

Do you and Jock know anything about SAS? ... ;)

Colonial
June 22nd, 2009, 16:25
Welcome Sven! Glad to someone else aboard that's behind the 8-ball so to speak!

svenks
June 23rd, 2009, 11:27
Hey Sven. Great to have you with the rest of the gang!

Do you and Jock know anything about SAS? ... ;)

Well - just a little, I should say...:mixedsmi:

For info: I'm working at SAS, in the same department where Jock used to work. That is SAS' ACMS department, in other words: The black boxes and related stuff.

BRGDS
Sven

teson1
June 24th, 2009, 01:36
Hi all, :wavey:
after some crash (and I mean literally) training on propliner flying and NDB naviagtion and fuel planning and .. I had to finally get off my b..t and join
the fun.

Airline: Eastern - not that one the other one
Headquarters: LFLG France
Pilot: teson1 (Gunter)
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049G

"Eastern - not that one the other one" was founded 1949 after CEO/Chief pilot/FO/Engineer/Navigator/Passenger/Steward (serves drinks to
passenger) teson1 heard about a race to Buenos Aires, promising a good challenge and lots of fun with a nice bunch of people.

The first challenge, finding a suitable plane, was quickly overcome. The airline acquired (later called "download") a used Lockheed L-1049 from
Eastern Airlines (broker: flightsim), conveniently stationed in Amsterdam, the start of the race. The decision to buy was driven by the excellent modelling (Chief pilot teson1 managed to destroy an engine on the first race flight to the despair of Engineer teson1 - a feature found on few of the GA planes Chief pilot teson1 was used to), excellent documentation the good real cockpit.

Chief pilot teson1 being a pure GA certified pilot, only once having flown a Propliner before, first flight tests were quite... interesting..., however,
repair of this plane comes at extremely low cost (later called "reload").

Chief pilot, FO, Engineer, Passenger and Steward, out of self-preservation, also urged Navigator teson1 to read up on something called NDB. Not very familiar with this acronym (but more so with NMFP -not my f.....g problem), he nevertheless got into some basics. Stated that he always could rely on pilotage - if seeing ice bears turn south.

Having a full agenda and little spare time available, no time was available to learn how to repaint the plane. The Airline decided that it was a fortunate coincidence that the company selling the plane also was also called Eastern Airlines; so no repainting the airplane was required. Btw: the company is called Eastern because the the eastern route is taken for the race.
After further technical hurdles had been tackled (Internet is still quite unreliable in 1949) the airline is finally ready to join the fun.

Our motto: Here we come - duck and cover!

Vicious
June 24th, 2009, 06:33
Vicious Air Adventures is announcing its creation and entrance to the Buenos Aires race. Based in beautiful San Diego, Vicious Air Adventures was founded to cater to those who are bored with the direction modern day air travel is headed. Flying in complete safety and luxury may be fine for the social elite, but many travelers like to live on the edge, taking risks and challenges, and that’s what we offer. Every seat has a five point harness for those occasional aerobatic maneuvers that our pilots like to perform and is also equipped with a parachute which likely be needed. Flying the unreliable, but stylish Avro Tudor IV, we’ll usually get you there, but often not. Dead stick landings are not uncommon as are landings in cow fields or on highways.

Flight prep is underway as the financing has just been secured and the Tudor IV has just been purchased from another airline at a bargain price, due to its recent crash landing. Our route will start in North America but we haven’t decided to take the East or West route.

Piloted by famous WWII triple ace Tom “Vicious” Veloskey, also the owner, it’s guaranteed to be an adventure.

MM
June 24th, 2009, 08:36
Welcome, Tom and Gunter. Glad to have you all in on the adventure.

MM
July 1st, 2009, 14:47
Just got a telegram from Orvis Nelson in Oakland. He's sending an entry from Transocean Air Lines. To head up the operation, he's nominated one of his experienced pilots who has flown all over South America as well as around the world. This fellow, besides flying for TAL, fancies himself a writer...perhaps you have read Island in the Sky. Nelson assures us that we can safely ignore this fact: Ernie Gann is just a wonderful guy and a true professional pilot.

For First Officer, the Transocean entry is going to pick from a rotation of equally grizzled veterans—provided one is available. At each stop, Gann will be responsible for scouring the usual watering holes to find a suitable pilot. Having just finished a job for AOA, he should be ready for this one.

This is a whimsical entry. It's here for pilots who want to take a flight or two without worrying about being too competitive. And, we do need a DC-4 for Willy's B307 to beat! So please feel free to join in on the fun.

Airline: Transocean Air Lines
Headquarters: Oakland, California
Pilot: Gann's Flying Circus (Various)
Aircraft: DC-4 (C-54A) N88784

See Orvis Nelson, Ernie Gann, and N88784 below.

salt_air
July 2nd, 2009, 04:26
Well Mike,

Now that you mention it, I had noticed a DC-4 just the other day,,,,,one I hadn't seen before.

Wonder if this could be the same outfit as the one you describe?

Hmmmmm....

MM
July 2nd, 2009, 06:42
Austin,

That looks like the fanciful drawings that the backroom marketing gals are sketching--for the newfangled 1950s "look". (Pastels are tipped to be "the thing".) Where did you get those secret documents? ;)

Below are a couple of Kodachromes of Transocean's currently fashionable 1940s livery.

If you like, please join in on the Transocean "Flying Circus".

Mike

salt_air
July 2nd, 2009, 11:59
Mike,

Well,,,,for one thing I've always thoroughly enjoyed any of the backroom sessions with the maketing gals,,,, that I can remember.

I actually wasn't supposed to post those pictures,,,,,,,gee, I hope I sent the right pictures home last night with the "Wish you were here" card I sent .

:eek:

The offer join in with the "Flying Circus" sounds good to me (Thank You).

I wonder which route the good folks in the "Head Shed" at Transocean will want to explore?

Haitun
July 4th, 2009, 01:36
FAMA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAMA) (Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flota_A%C3%A9rea_Mercante_Argentin a&action=edit&redlink=1)), which was formed in 1946 as a merger of ALFA (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ALFA_%28airline%29&action=edit&redlink=1) (Aviación Litoral Federal Argentino (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aviaci%C3%B3n_Litoral_Federal_Arge ntino&action=edit&redlink=1)) and LADE (Líneas Aéreas del Estado) was the first airline to provide transcontinental flight to Argentina. The company made an infamous racer Haitun their captain, to cut expenses.

Will make a late start on Monday - too much trans-eurasian IRL hopping lately - not all river ships in Russia has wi-fi=(. Still testing aircraft and routes.

arrvoo
July 4th, 2009, 09:53
The flight from Salgado Filho International in Porto Alegre to Montevideo's went from uneventful to way too exciting right on landing. No2 engine caught fire just as soon as we'd come to a full stop. Fortunately a smooth evacuation and a rapid deployment of the fire suppression system minimised the damge and everone got off safely.
Engineering say they think repairs shouldn't take too long providing they have the parts in stock. Fingers crossed!

srgalahad
July 4th, 2009, 11:17
Someone want to tell the Irishmen that replacing the water-methanol with Jamieson's does not increase performance and has other consequences? Or should we wait until the trip home?

srgalahad
July 8th, 2009, 17:05
Canadian Pacific Airlines (President Grant McConachie) wishes to express it's regret over being effectively ruled out of the current Argentine Challenge.

The Canadian government's refusal to allow CPAL to provide regular, frequent service across Canada (to protect the interests of the state-owned Trans Canada Air Lines) makes introduction of service from Montreal & Toronto currently unfeasible. We have, however anticipated the needs of our South American friends by planning service from Vancouver, B.C. via Mexico City & Lima Peru to Buenos Aires to commence in the upcoming months. To assess the viability of connecting service to other major cities through current CPAL routes as well as allied carriers, we will be demonstrating our ability to serve the Latin Americas during a proving flight along the following route:


Vancouver(CYVR) - Seattle (KBFI) - San Francisco (KSFO) - Los Angeles/Santa Monica (KSMO) - El Paso (KELP) - Mexico City (MMMX) - Acapulco (MMAA) - San Salvador (MSLP) - Panama City (MPMG) - Guayaquil (SEGU) - Lima (SPLP) - La Paz (SLLP) - Santiago (SCTI) - Buenos Aires (SAEZ)
Length 7394 nm.

Route Notes:
KBFI - Seattle is a "TCAL" city but is currently under-served
KSFO - A CPAL destination/connection
KSMO - A natural continuance of the San Francisco service and home of Douglas Aircraft
KELP - connections from Chicago, Dallas/ Ft. Worth and serving the large Alomogordo, NM facility
MMMX - Connecting service via Montreal/Toronto on our anticipated Lisbon (Portugal) route
MMAA - Acapulco, MX Significant interest from wealthy travellers to this new Gem of The Pacific

Our current plan is to offer DIRECT Vancouver - Mexico City - Lima - Buenos Aires flights (well within the range of our current C-4 aircraft), connecting to our extensive Canadian and Pacific routes. Looking to the future we are beginning negotiations to be the first Western Hemisphere operator of the upcoming DeHavilland COMET jetliner when it enters service a couple of years hence. We are also negotiating with a new Pacific carrier (McHale's Airlines) to provide a link to our Vancouver - Hawaii - Fiji - Sydney and Vancouver - Tokyo - Shanghai- Hong Kong routes to enable passengers to conduct travel and business around the entire Pacific Ocean with ease.

We feel that this service will efficiently serve the needs of Latin America and around the Pacific Rim in the years to come.

http://www.airtimes.com/cgat/ca/canadian/logocp50.jpg http://www.airtimes.com/cgat/ca/canadian/1a/cp490512.jpg
http://www.airtimes.com/cgat/ca/canadian/namecp50.jpg