rEAL Captain Bob Wills with Flight Attendants Dagmar Tritschler and ...

Honor, integrity, pride, fellowship — The rEAL Flight Crew!
The Official Newsletter of The Silver Falcons
Volume 8, Number 4 www.silverfalcons.com Fall 2004
Congratulations!
rEAL Captain Bob Wills with Flight Attendants Dagmar Tritschler and
Gloria Schmitz celebrating his retirement from Aero Lloyd Airlines in
July 2004. See article on page three.
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Doyne Langrell
President
Tel: (303) 688-9751
Fax: (303) 688-6441
dlangrell@aol.com
Gil Gilbert
Vice President
Tel: (303) 838-8478
Fax: (303) 838-7880
phntmplt@aol.com
Gray Bailey
Secretary
Tel: (706) 579-2004
grayb777@earthlink.net
Bud Robbins
Director
Tel: (770) 422-8222
adoburo@aol.com
P.O. Box 71372
Newnan, GA
30271
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Board of Directores
Jerry Frost
Director & Webmaster
Tel: (770) 947-6367
Fax: (770) 577-9726
silverfalcons@bellsouth.net
Joe Zito
Finance Officer
Tel: (770) 252-0761
Fax: (770) 252-0758
jezdc9@numail.org
Dick Borrelli
Newsletter Editor
Tel: (770) 254-1748
Fax: (770) 254-0179
conob@numail.org
The opinions expressed in The rEAL
Word are the opinions of individual
members and do not express the opinions
of the BOD or the organization.
Newsletter layout by KFD&P; Tel: 770 474-1953; kellie@kfdp.com
The Silver Falcons is a group of former Eastern Airlines Pilots and Flight
Attendants who honored the picket line in 1989. It is incorporated and registered as
a nonprofit organization in the State of Georgia. The Silver Falcons is also
registered as a tax exempt organization with the IRS.
Dues are $25 per year for a Charter member and $10 per year for an Auxiliary
member. A life membership may be purchased for $500 for a Charter member and
$200 for an Auxiliary member. Dues and all correspondence should be mailed to:
The Silver Falcons, P.O. Box 71372, Newnan, GA 30271.
A quarter page ad for one year (Four issues) is $250. A half page ad, either
horizontal or vertical, is $500 a year. Every attempt will be made to put these ads
on the outside of the page rather than toward the middle. The back cover and the
inside of the front cover will be offered for full page ads only and will cost $1000 a
year. If you have a special event that needs attention for a short time, we will accept
single issue ads at $62.50 for a quarter page, $125 for a half page, and $250 for a
full page (If available). We will not decrease the content of the newsletter, but will
increase it’s size to accommodate our advertisers. Every attempt will be made to
insure that there is no more than one ad per page. The editor will have the right to
reject any ad that he deems objectionable, although we do not anticipate this as a
problem. All ads must be in black and white since we do not have caolor capability
at this time.
It will be the responsibility of the advertiser to supply a print ready ad to the editor
at least thirty days prior to publication of the newsletter. Every effort will be made
to accommodate any specific requests you may have. Publication dates are January
15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 each year. All materials can be mailed to The
Silver Falcons, P.O. Box 71372, Newnan, GA 30271, or contact Dick Borrelli at this
address, by fax at (770) 254-0179, or by E-Mail at conob@numail.org if you plan
to participate. Deadline for ads is at least 30 days prior to the publication dates
stated above.
To All Silver Falcons,
We hope that everyone has returned
home safely from our fabulous
Convention in Tacoma! Our utmost
“THANKS” to our hosts, Jim and
Cheryl Furlong and to their very supportive
helpers, Gil and Gaye Gilbert,
who collectively worked tirelessly to put
on an incredible, fun-filled, exciting and
outstanding Convention at the very nice
Tacoma Sheraton Hotel. Everyone had
wonderful activities to participate in and
experience......the Seafood Buffet at the
Lobster Shop was mind-boggling and ever so delicious! Those who did
the dinner train also had a wonderful time. On Monday, many explored
the neat waterfront in Tacoma, with it’s great museums, glass galleries
and shops......some went to see beautiful Mt. Ranier or did sightseeing
around the Seattle area and of course the Pikes Place Market is an all
day affair! On Tuesday, Buddy Davidson and I decided to carry on the
tradition of our Golf Tournament and had a great day of golf. Since
Buddy gets to play 24/7, he grandly won the tourney and the trophy!
We all enjoyed a lovely buffet that evening, with war stories that have
gotten much better since last year! And the Hospitality Suite did a brisk
business as a place to hear about the wonderful pre-Convention
Alaskan Cruise! They all had a fabulous time and a rather exciting last
night at sea! It would be nice if someone on the cruise wrote a travelogue
for all of us to enjoy, about their sights, scenes and experiences!
Any volunteers?
Our Business Meeting took place at the wonderfully interesting Boeing
Museum, where we all had a chance to relive our glorious flying days
and also meet with the Curator, who is very interested in starting an
Airline section in the Museum, so hang on to all that Memorabilia and
those old Uniforms, Ladies and Gents.....there is a place for them to go!
The Girls had a great time at the Casino, just outside of Tacoma, and
that wife of mine, was again extremely lucky! And she didn’t clean out
our savings or mortgage the house! That evening, we all thoroughly
enjoyed a beautiful dinner cruise, where much merriment, fun and
craziness occurred, along with winning some great prizes!
All in all, a most wonderful time was had by all and we certainly do
thank Jim, Cheryl, Gil and Gaye for all their hard work in putting
together such a super convention!! Kudos to you all! Which brings me
to announce the location of the 2005 Convention, which will return to
Denver, but at a different venue. Ruthie, Gil and Gaye Gilbert and
myself will be co-hosting this event and we are in the process of finalizing
plans now. So mark your calendars now and reserve September
30th thru October 3 for 2005 in the Mile High City!
We missed a lot of our Florida members, who understandably had to
cancel their travel plans due the 4th nasty Hurricane that blasted in on
you all!! The ongoing siege on your State is horrific and our thoughts
and prayers are with you all! The damage, clean-up and emotional toll
is beyond comprehension and we all pray that this is the end of
Hurricane Season forever!
My deepest thanks and appreciation to the Board of Directors this year
and especially to Paul and Duane Fischer, who have graciously
accepted the Presidency and First Ladyship beginning in January 2005.
I thank you all for your support and good wishes as I end my term and
may our long and treasured, loving friendships and commraderie continue
to embrace and sustain us all as we maintain the memories of the
GREAT EASTERN AIRLINES, our ever shining star in the sky!
Most Sincerely,
Captain Doyne D. Langrell

PORK AIR PRESS RELEASE • by Capt. J.P. Tristani
Flugenfuhrer Bob Wills retired from Aero Lloyd in
July 2004. rEAL Captains, Wills (ATL/MUN), JP
Tristani (NY&NJ/MUN), Gary Kosak (MIA/FRA)
and John Green (MIA/FRA) went to work for the
German air carrier Aero Lloyd (AEF) in October 1989.
Kosak left after a couple of years to fly with KIWI; JP
retired at age 60 in 1995, Green retired a few years
later at age 60 leaving Wills to fend for himself and
hopeful that AEF would continue in service until his
retirement scheduled for July 2004.
Wills started out flying the DC9-31, transitioned to the
MD80/82/83 and ended prematurely with the
A319/320 when Aero Lloyd, without warning,
closed its hangar doors and shut down
the company on 16 October 2003. Bob’s
notification came from his copilot scheduled
on his next flight telephoning him…
“Herr Wills, Haben Sie die Nachrichten
gehört?” (Have you heard the news?) Ed.
Note: Bob’s German was pretty good; gave
his PA’s in English and German.
When we arrived at Aero LLoyd, one of
our attempts to instill some form of company
pride was for JP to design a “Snoopy”
logo...”The Best Fly Aero Lloyd. Of
course, this was also screened onto to tshirts
and sweat shirts that were sold at our
“other” endeavor.
Bob Wills was one of the founders and
owners of our “unregulated, unaffiliated,
IATA FUN AIR CARRIER,” ....PORK
AIR, whose slogan, “We Bring Home the
Bacon” became famous throughout Europe. There wasn’t a fuel tanker
anywhere we landed that didn’t have our PORK AIR sticker on it. Nor
many bars, restaurants, operations center either. All employees of
PORK AIR had an ID with the appropriate “nose job.” Bob and I often
wore that ID on our Aero LLoyd uniform going through Customs and
Immigration...never stopped us, but I overheard one former VOPO
when going into the reunified East Germany comment to her fellow
guard that she “thought I had a funny nose.”
With the research of John Green, JP designed our flying pink pig
company logo, which again appeared on t-shirts and sweatshirts that
were sold at our “another” endeavor.... our annual PORKFEST. This
took place at our rented horse farm in Munich; upwards of 750 attendees
drinking some 1000+ liters of beer, 100 liters of wine, boogied to
the wee hours in our equestrian barn to our R&R Band, playing volleyball,
softball and getting dunked in our especially designed “MISS
PIGGY DUNK TANK,” where you paid 5 DM for 3-chances to hit our
pig’s ass target and send “the current victim” into the water. Germans
can’t throw a softball for crap, but the “dunkee” stopped making smart
ass remarks when one of the Americans stepped up to the line.
Along the way, Wills composed our “Company Song,”... “As Schweine
Go Fly,” (sung to the music of “As Time Goes By”) and our Christmas
Poem “A PORK AIR CHRISTMAS” that featured our mascot pig
named “Schnitzel” who was on standby alert for Santa’s reindeer. A sad
note was that someone stole our wild pig mascot and probably barbecued
him.
At our annual PORKFEST, before our list of prize winners would be
announced, all present in the barn were required to sing the company
song. It would make you weep to hear some 750 Germans lustily
singing “As Schweine Go Fly.”
Und so, Captain Bob Wills’ flying career came to a close with a sur-
prise retirement party for Bob and
his wife Dianne, arranged by his former
copilots Tim “Sugar” Wurfel
of Lufthansa (who came down from
his Hamburg home) and Michael (Baby Neumann) Neumann of
Cathy Pacific, at whose home the party was held. Dagmar and
Claudia (Big Red) were two of the many Aero LLoyd flight attendants,
along with pilots from Aero LLoyd and others from air carriers they
had wisely heeded our warnings and gone to, who attended the bash in
Hohenlinden, a little town outside of Munich.
Of course, like many of the rEAL pilots who fought the good fight and
went on to carve a successful flying career, the future holds no qualms
for Bob who has already set himself up in a business where his aviator
professionalism and worldwide flying experience and exposure cannot
but help him to be richly rewarded.
To my friends Bob and Dianne, thank you for helping me survive my
tour of duty with Aero Lloyd at our Munich Base. I could not have done
it without your friendship giving me support and help.
Fond regards, best wishes for your future, Pace et Salute
—JP
BEING IN TOUCH
We are more than 500 members strong and it seems unusual that about
one-third of our members are not on the email list. Often there are
items of interest or timely notices that cannot be disseminated by other
means, and we want you to be informed on issues that may be of interest
to our membership.
Some people have expressed a desire to keep their email address private.
That should not in and of itself be a reason to not be included in
our irregular emails.
As your email coordinator I’d like to clear-up a fairly common misconception.
We always send email Bcc (blind carbon copy). No one gets a
list of addresses. Secondly, if it is a member’s desire, simply requesting
that your email address remain unpublished is all that I need to
know and it will not be a part of our general database.
So, there is no risk of exposure to spam by being on our email list. Let
me know and I’ll include you. Tell me if you want to remain unpublished
if that is your desire.
And finally, when you change your ISP (internet service provider)
please let me know as soon as you can, it really helps keep the extra
work down to a minimum.
Fraternally,
Sandy McCulloh, Scribe
silverfalcons@bellsouth.net
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Doyne and Ruthie Langrell and Gaye and I have volunteered to host the
2005 get together here in the Denver area. I am taking this opportunity to
inform you of what plans have been finalized so far.
The dates are Sept. 30-Oct. 2 of next year.
Before I get into the details that we have finalized at this time I would like
to explain why we picked these dates.
1. Hotel availability and room cost.
2. The possibility of good weather in the Denver area.
3. The distinct chance of
having our beautiful
Aspen trees in their full
color during your visit.
4. We tried to avoid most
hunting seasons.
Convention site and
room cost:
Marriott Hotel in Golden
CO. This hotel is located
one block north of I-70 at
exit 263. Room cost is
$79/night plus tax. Tax is
currently 4.2%. This is a
beautiful facility with all
amenities. The rate is guaranteed
for the nights of 28 Sept.-4 Oct. If anyone needs more nights than this
please advise me and I will deal directly with the hotel to try and get you
more nights on an individual basis. Rooms may be reserved by calling
Marriott’s central reservations system at 1-800-228-9290 or the hotel directly
at 303-279-9100. Be sure and mention the Silver Falcon Convention to get
the applicable rate. Please make your reservations early because we can
block more rooms if needed. If, after making your reservations and your
plans change you may cancel up to 1800 hours on your arrival day and not
be charged. In addition our guaranteed room rate is only for those reservations
made through Sept. 7, 2005. After that date we cannot guarantee the
stated rate. We will be in the Marriott Central Reservations system after
November 1, 2004
Activities as known at this time:
■ Registration and hospitality suite will start on Sept. 30th.
■ Golf on Oct 1st.
■ Business meeting/women’s activities on Oct 2nd.
■ Planned activities for the evenings of October 1&2.
Cost will be $170/person (just as it has been the last few years).
For those individuals arriving with recreational vehicles the hotel has a huge
parking lot and you will be allowed to park your unit in the lot, but you cannot
live in it there. Of course there is no charge for this. At exit 262 on I-70
there is a RV park and here is the information for that park.
Dakota Ridge RV Park,
17700 W. Colfax Ave.,
Golden, CO. Their phone
number is 303-279-1625
and their web site is
info@dakotaridgerv.com.
This is all of the concrete
information we at this time.
I would really appreciate it
if you all would keep your
e-mail addresses and phone
numbers current in the
database. There may be
some need to get in touch
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CONVENTION 2005 — MARRIOTT DENVER WEST
with you and that would really help us out.
If you need to contact me with any particular question my e-mail is phntmplt@aol.com
and the phone number is 303-838-8478.
We look forward to hosting you and there will be much more information to
follow. Make your reservations and get ready to enjoy the beautiful Rocky
Mountains.
Sincerely,
Gil
The following is taken from the hotel
web site:
Description
Whether traveling for business or
pleasure, the Denver Marriott West
focuses on what it takes to make a
stay enjoyable. Situated in the
foothills of the Rocky Mountains
near Interstate 70 twelve miles west
of downtown Denver, this full-service
hotel is one mile from the new
Colorado Mills Mall and just minutes
from many businesses and corporate
offices. The Denver Marriott
West offers superior accommodations
and facilities including newly
remodeled guest rooms, a fitness
center, indoor and outdoor swimming
pools, restaurant and sports bar. The Denver Marriott West participates
in Wired for Business—Marriott’s new service that includes high speed
Internet access plus unlimited local and long distance telephone calls within
the United States for a low daily fee. This service can be requested at the
front desk at check-in.
Amenities:
Bar/Lounge, 24 Hour Front Desk, Handicapped Rooms/Facilities, Express
Checkout, Free Parking, Modem Lines in Room, Meeting/Banquet
Facilities, No Smoking Rooms/ Facilities, Pets Allowed, Pool, Parking,
Restaurant, Room Service, Safe Deposit Box, Fitness Center or Spa,
Television with Cable, Laundry/Valet Services, VIP Rooms/Services
Cancellation Policy:
6pm local time day of arrival to avoid billing of one night room and tax (policy
may be more restrictive during special events; advance purchase rates are
non-changeable, non-cancellable and non-refundable)
Guarantee Policy:
Credit card guarantee required (deposit or prepayment may be required during
special events; advance purchase rates require prepayment to credit card
at time of booking)actions
■ Adolph Coors Brewery - 4 miles
■ Arapahoe Ski Area - 69 miles
■ Beaver Creek Ski Area - 98 miles
■ Breckenridge Ski Area - 70 miles
■ Central City (limited stakes gambling) - 21 miles
■ Cherry Creek Mall - 12 miles
■ Colorado Mills Mall - 1 mile
■ Coors Field - 10 miles
■ Copper Mountain Ski Area - 60 miles
■ Denver Center for the Performing Arts - 10 miles
■ Denver Museum of Nature and Science - 14 miles
■ Denver Water World - 16 miles
■ Denver Zoo - 13 miles
■ Estes Park - 69 miles
■ Federal Center - 4 miles

MRS. VIRGINIA (GINNY) REGAN
Ginny Regan 71, wife of rEAL Captain John Regan, passed
away September 27, 2004 from an apparent heart attack. She is survived
by her husband, John, daughter Trayce Ann Regan, and son
John Drew Regan. She was interred in Princeton, North Carolina.
John and Ginny were instrumental in the founding of The Silver
Falcons and participated actively in both our first two conventions
in Atlanta. John was a member of the original Silver Falcons
Steering Committee and was responsible for producing the by-laws
we currently function by. Without Ginny’s devotion and hard work
the conventions as we now know them probably would not exist.
She will be missed by her many friends and every Silver falcon
owes her a debt of gratitude. Ginny was a great lady!
Condolences may be sent to John at 500 Hawthorne Drive,
Fayetteville, GA 30214.
CAPTAIN DICK NEUBAUER
Captain Richard L. “Dick” Neubauer, 81, passed away August
5, 2004. He is survived by his wife Nan and son Rick, a rEAL pilot
and United Airlines Captain. Captain Neubauer retired from
Eastern Air Lines in 1983 after 28 years of service.
Although not a Silver Falcon, Dick attended most of our conventions
with his son Rick and was well known and liked by everyone
he met. He will be missed by all his friends at our future gatherings.
Condolences may be sent to the family through Captain Rick
Neubauer, 372 Colorado Blvd., Denver Colorado 80206.
Jim Holder Dave Dean
1821 Holmes Drive 1020 Lake Pointe Drive
Conyers, GA 30094-4727 Bogart, GA 30622-3015
(770) 929-0978 (706) 354-1449
Roadhog37@comcast.net adaviddean@aol.com
Dear Sandy,
OBITUARIES
LAYABED LIST
98 YEARS YOUNG
Thank you for the update although it was a sad one..the ages of the
pilots was so shocking to me..I know how lucky I am that my husband
just celebrated his 98th birthday in july..we are planning a big
bash in 2006..one in puerto vallarta, our home and one in palm
springs, our second home..Silver Falcon members are all invited to
either or both..more details closer to the dates..
We had a six week holiday traveling to tahiti and cruising to the
cook islands for two weeks and then going to palm springs for four
weeks..saw my old buddies from dusty wings..that is a club made
up of retired and current flight attendants from all airlines..we started
20 odd years ago with 6 members, now we have over 100 members..all
wonderful gals..all A personalities..our kids and grandkids
came down for a visit from los angeles..we have a grandson who is
14 and over 6' tall..I can't get over it..
we are laying back now waiting for the summer to pass and being
able to go out without being soaking wet almost immediately...
makes me think of my days in msy..those martin 404s and convair
440s were ovens on the ground..sometimes a/c trucks were hooked
up and sometimes they weren't..the good old days..
Love hearing from you..
Maxine Peterson nee Snyder
THE EDITORIAL
Now that the convention is over and everyone who attended is finally
back home it’s time to start thinking of the future. Jim and Cheryl
Furlong did a wonderful job with minimum local assistance and are to
be congratulated. All this work was squeezed in between Jim’s trips
with FedEx and the results were spectacular. Gil and Gaye Gilbert and
Doyne and Ruthie Langrell have their work cut out for them in 2005.
Gil and Gaye, incidentally, were superb as backups for Jim.
As you’ve probably read in the minutes from the business meeting, the
electoral process has been officially changed and our new President,
Paul Fischer, and the BOD will be appointing a nominating committee
to select a slate of candidates for the replacements on the Board.
This slate will be presented to the members in attendance at the next
business meeting in Denver for approval and election. It simplifies the
entire process and allows those attending the business meeting to select
the people they want to represent them in the future.
Dues are due and payable on January first of each year. Joe Zito will
cheerfully accept any dues money and flower fund contributions you
choose to send prior to that date. A dues reminder is enclosed with this
newsletter. Fifty per cent of the membership usually pays before the
end of the year, twenty five per cent percent pays in the month of
January, and we chase the remaining twenty five per cent forever.
Remember, anyone not paying by April 15 is moved to the delinquent
file, their names are removed from the directory, and all mailings and
E-Mails stop until dues are received. Of course, you may consider this
a blessing!
Our Atlanta Christmas dinner will be held Thursday, December 9 at
Petite Auberge Restaurant. This is the same location as last year.
Sandy will send an E-Mail with updates on menus etc. as it is finalized.
Hank and Darlene Sanak are the organizers and coordinators and
should be contacted for more information. Mark your calendars now!
This has become a major event in Atlanta and a large number of people
are coming in from out of town to attend. We are averaging about
seventy people at these dinners and they grow in popularity each year.
A very special thank you to Mark Johnson, son of Captain Lea
Johnson. Mark has become a fixture at our conventions with his Dad
and has made himself indispensable as our hospitality suite bartender.
There would be a lot more sober Silver Falcons if Mark would just
stay home. It’s just too easy to drink when you have such a friendly and
understanding bartender!
While we’re on the subject of the Johnson family: Most of the pictures
we have printed from the convention are from Lea Johnson. He has
become our unofficial convention photographer and does a magnificent
job. Thanks Mark and Lea—without a good bartender and a
decent photographer the convention would probably be a bust!
Keep those cards and letters coming! We need grandbaby pics, solicited
and unsolicited articles, letters, E-Mails, and anything else you care
to send. Opinions expressed are mine and do not reflect the policy of
The Silver Falcons or the Board Of Directors.
—Dick Borrelli
Editor
We’ll get your
designs in
print, online,
and into
presentations.
Call Kellie @
770 474-1953
or visit
www.kfdp.com
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9/15/2004
Skyline Room
Museum of Flight
Boeing Field
Washington
CALLED TO ORDER AT 1020L
Presiding President Doyne Langrell
Opened with a moment of silence.
Announced that Gilbert had proxies for Frost and Robbins
Borrelli for Bailey
Langrell announced that he had written letter of thanks to our sponsors.
A large and resounding applause of thanks to the Furlongs for their
work on this convention.
Dennis Scharr with second by Bob Ayars passed unanimously for
approval of minutes of last years meeting.
Treasurers report by Joe Zito. We are solvent ($49,000 in the bank).
Details on request from Joe.
Suspended meeting to hear from Dennis Parks (Museum of Flight
Curator). Mr. Parks gave a very comprehensive briefing on the
museum and what we could do to have an Eastern exhibit. Jim
Furlong will be the point of contact for this.
Jim Furlong then covered some admin items for the remaining day
of the reunion.
NEW BUSINESS:
2005 convention to be held in Denver with the Langrell’s and
Gilbert’s as co-hosts.
Jim Furlong with second form Lea Johnson second to give hosts
the liberty to pick hotel and dates. Passed unanimously.
2006 reunion will be held in Atlanta.
Lea Johnson with second form Kit Baker introduced a resolution
requiring the President to draft a letter to Dick Nellis asking him to
give the same type of presentation about the Silver Falcons that he
did to us about REPA last year at next years REPA convention.
Passed unanimously.
Kit Baker with second from Sandy McCulloh introduced a resolution
for the Silver Falcons to give $500 to ALS. Passed unanimously.
Doyne Langrell asked to be relieved of duties of President due to
extenuating circumstances but requested to remain as Director at
Large. His request was accepted by the group.
Dick Borrelli with second from Sandy McCulloh nominated Paul
Fischer to be President and Allan Trammell to be Vice President.
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Note: Gray Bailey continues as Secretary and Jerry Frost as the
other Director at Large. Motion passed unanimously.
Dennis Scharr with second from Bob Ayars introduced the following
motion to amend our bylaws (Article IV section B concerning
nominations of officers).
The Board of Directors will appoint a nominating committee to
nominate individuals to serve on the board. The nominees will then
be presented to the membership at the annual reunion and be voted
on by the members in attendance. This does not preclude convention
attendees from nominating others at the convention (with the
proposed nominees approval).
The nominees will be elected to the positions listed in Section A of
this Article. Directors will be elected for two (2) year terms. Elected
Directors will take office on January 1st of the year following their
election. Directors are limited to two (2) consecutive years in Office
and then must be out of all elected Offices for two (2) years before
being considered again.
After discussion motioned passed unanimously.
Floor opened for comments.
Lea Johnson thanked us again for our support of ALS and his family.
Ron Schoop thanked the group for our thoughts during his illness.
Ed McGarvey gave us some information on Angel Flight and
requested that anyone who is interested to give him a call at 352-
314-2337
No further discussion. Jim Furlong with second from Kit Baker
moved we adjourn. Passed unanimously.
Adjourned at 1145.
Dick,
CENTRAL FLORIDA
Respectfully Submitted
Gil Gilbert
Acting Secretary.
We arrived home from Tacoma in time to get ready for hurricane
Jeanne. We had loss of power for two days and tree limbs down.
The Silver Falcons from Florida want to thank our host and hostess, Jim
and Cheryl Furlong, for an excellent convention. What a beautiful
state.
The convention was attended by Ross McCort and Ellen Sands, Ed
and Kathy McGarvey, Jack and Shirley Gordon. Hurricane Frances
kept several of our group in Florida.
We are beginning our monthly get togethers starting this month. For further
information, please call 352-465-7465.
Thanks, Jack Gordon

Ladies and Gentlemen,
CONVENTION 2004 — TACOMA SHERATON
As you have surmised by now your scribe has returned from the journey to Tacoma for this year’s convention.
Of paramount importance is to heap much
praise and thanks on our hosts in Tacoma,
Jim and Cheryl Furlong, for being highly
motivated and super hosts. Everything went
off wonderfully, just as they had envisioned
it, I’m sure!
Ever supportive Gil and Gaye Gilbert came
in a few days before the convention to assist
Jim and Cheryl in the final preparations as
it all came together, beautifully I might add.
Their efforts surely were of immense help. It
WAS another SUPER gathering, in what is
becoming a long list of super gatherings.
There were 108 attendees, members and
guests, and I am sure everyone had a spectacular
time. The Alaska cruise was well
enjoyed, excepting for a following sea on
the last night out. Sadly we had a number of
pre-registrants who were unable to attend,
mostly members in Florida who had bigger
fish-to-fry after the spate of hurricanes in
their neighborhoods. They were missed!
The hospitality suite, as usual, was well
attended, even with all of the local distractions
that kept attendees busy while in the
Seattle-Tacoma area. The company store
did a brisk business in rEAL logo items,
much to the delight of Mary Lloyd. Our
Alice & John Lundblad Bebe & Al Courtney
trusty barkeep again this year was Lea
Johnson’s son Mark. As always Mark was
Bill & Patsy Hahn Bill Knoerr
a great help to the group and it was a delight to see him again. Thanks Mark.
The annual business meeting at Boeing Field was brief but thorough and we were able
to see the many spectacular exhibits at the “Museum of Flight.” From the earliest to the
fastest, the exhibits were beautifully presented and not at all brand exclusive.
www.museumofflight.org for a closer look. Many collections of historic materials are
displayed there.
The Gilberts and the Langrells have volunteered to be our hosts in Denver for 2005.
We will forward specifics about that event as they become available.
It was great to see those in attendance, and to welcome some new members. We missed
not seeing the rest of you!
—Sandy McCulloh
Bob & Carolyn Cheatwood
Bob Ayars Buddy Davison Buddy & Elsie Davison Judy Cleveland & Bill Vaden
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8 The rEAL Word | Fall 2004
CONVENTION 2004 — TACOMA SHERATON
Byron & Suzette Ellis Carole & Don Thompson
Cecil & Ethel Sales
Clancy & Dee McKinney
Dennis & Fari Garmen
Dick Borrelli & Joe Zito
Doyne & Ruth Langrell
George & Joan McCament
Gil & Gaye Gilbert
Jack & Shirley Gordon
Janet & Mike Davison

Janice & Waldo Harrington
Jay Madala & Pat Hansen
Jim Full
John Rathbone, Mark Johnson,
Sandy McCullough
Jim Spafford, Jim Full
MORE 2004 CONVENTION PHOTOS
Jim & Cheryl Furlong Julie & Jim Monbeck
Jim Spafford
Jim Rathbone Joe & Eileen Zito Joe Piontek, Lynda & Bill Frank
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10 The rEAL Word | Fall 2004
EVEN MORE 2004 CONVENTION PHOTOS
Marlene & Don Teel Walt & Alison Brill
Ruthie & Doyne Langrell Sandy McCullough
Roy & Nila Wren Ralph & Jolene Smith
Ross McCort, Ed McGarvey, Ellen Sands Ralph & Francis Smith
Sharon & Roy Newby Ruthie & Doyne Langrell
Waldo Harrington
Travis Dugger
Ron & Judy Shoop
Ross McCort & Ellen Sands
Walt & Alison Brill,
Carole & Don Thompson
Shirley & Roscoe Trivett
Travis Dugger, Jay Madala, Dick Borrelli
Waldo Harrington, Bill Vaden
Roy Newby & Clyde Biddle
Tom & Terry Rast

ALMOST ALL OF THE 2004 CONVENTION PHOTOS
Rachel & Ken Anderson Paul Hansen Mark Angstadt & Jane Ozment
Paul Fischer, Joe Zito, Dick Borrelli
Nina Seifert & Tom Rast
Mike Davison & Bill Knoerr
Paul & Duane Fischer
Doyne Langrell
Margaret & Kelley Wilson
Lynda & Bill Frank
Mark Johnson & Clyde Biddle Lea & Mark Johnson Laura & Charles Smith
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Dear Capt. Borrelli,
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THE REST OF THE 2004 CONVENTION PHOTOS
Len Seifert Ed & Kathy McGarvey Ken & Rachel Andersen Lea Johnson & Roy Newby
Ken Andersen & Hank Sanak
I just finished reading the Summer 2004 issue, which I enjoyed as I have
with all the previous issues. I especially enjoyed the pictures of the picnic
at Bob Bruce’s hangar since I was unable to attend that fun event this
year. I hope in the future that it is not held on Memorial Day weekend
because I always attend the “Indy 500”, and have for over 40 years. My
Cessna 195 also was disappointed that we were unable to attend this
year. The newsletter looks as if you use filler here and there because of
some of the humorous stuff that was included. I thought maybe you
might advertise my movie parties as filler sometime.
Let me explain. For fellow pilots/friends and their families, I have free
movie parties at my airplane hangar once each month, except during the
winter, usually on a Saturday evening. I either have hotdogs with all
trimmings and drinks all setup asking 5 bucks per family to cover the
cost, or have the food potluck. The movie starts at sunset but we gather
an hour of so early to enjoy the food and fellowship. And I furnish all the
popcorn one can eat. Most of the pilots that have attended are rEAL
members. When I made up my invitation
mailing list I used the rEAL roster
to add the members that I knew
personally. But all rEAL pilots/friends
and families are welcome to attend
anytime. All that have attended so far
seem to truly enjoy my movie parties.
My first party was April 3rd with 85
attending. The other 2 parties this year
had about 35 attending each. I canx
July’s party because of the awful heat
we have been having this year.
I realize that many members would
not be interested at all, but if those that
would like to join in the fun and fellowship
saw some kind of an
announcement in the newsletter they
could contact me to be put on my invitation
mailing list. I send out notices
Kit & Katherine Baker
Katherine & Kit Baker
BOB’S HANGAR MOVIE PARTIES—EVERYONE INVITED!
about 10 days prior. Just
a thought and if you are
unable I understand. I
would just like for all
rEAL members to know
about it.
In my opinion, the best
way to watch a movie is
on a HUGE screen and in
the company of friends.
My film collection is
mostly WW-I, WW-II, and aviation titles but have several others too.
For the first party I ran “The River Wild” then “Those Magnificent Men
in Their Flying Machines” followed by “The Blue Max”.
Next is “Lady Beware” and later this year will be “From Here to
Eternity”, “The Guns of Naverone”, and “Two if by Sea”.
My hangar theater is not a very large projection TV using a DVD or
VCR, but a 35mm two projector
changeover system identical to the
way movies were shown in the single
screen houses thru all the years until
the coming of the multi-complexes
that are used today. My screen is 16 X
12’ and is positioned on the apron in
front of the hangar for the show. I will
include a few photos below taken at
the parties this year. If you can help
or need more info please contact me.
Regards,
Bob Marken
rEAL member
bob@taildraggers.com

GREETINGS FROM BEIJING
Dear Silver Falcons,
How Anne and I wish we
could attend this year’s function,
as we have a home in
the Seattle area, but unfortunately
only spend a few
weeks a year there on Home
Leave from our job with
Boeing in Beijing, China.
We always return to Beijing
in August, because Anne has
to be back to prepare her
classroom for the new school
year—her ninth—and I go about doing my Boeing Flight Instructing
duties with the Chinese airlines.
Unfortunately, we always miss the chance to touch bases with our
Eastern friends, many of whom we see in your wonderful magazine. I
thought since Anne and I can’t physically make the fuction, I’ve
enclosed a recent picture of us at dinner on the Manora Song, a rice
barge in Bangkok, and let the photo be our greeting to everyone.
Spent some time with Jim and Cheryl this summer, and want to congratulate
them on the fantastic job they’ve done coordinating this function.
Especially when you consider they both work and have limited
time off to accomplish the myriad of details and arrangements necessary
to pull this off, and moving into a new house as well.
Anne and I wish everyone a wonderful experience in one of the most
beautiful places in America, and extend our welcome to anyone who
wishes to visit us in Beijing. We offer pretty good tour/shopping
advise, and welcome our Eastern family. We should be here for at least
another two years, unless Boeing pulls the plug sooner.
TO THE EDITOR
Best regards and enjoy the Great Northwest,
Anne and Frank Hankins
EAL PICTURE ALUBUM
It would be wonderful if we had a picture album of our EAL pilots. The
years have a way of stealing our visual recall of all the faces. The guys
might demonstrate a need and desire to pay for it. the pictures are probably
still in the EAL archives and we should salvage them before lost.
A survey of our guys with an estimated cost might prove postitive. Just
a thought.
Regards,
Ken Sorensen
If you still have a copy of your original picture taken when hired,
please Scan it, E-Mail it to me in JPEG format along with your pertinent
information and a short bio and I will begin an archive of The
Silver Falcons, perhaps for publication at a later date. This is a start and
perhaps we can expand it to all of Eastern at a later date. If you trust
me enough, send the original picture and I will scan and return it
(remember—“I’m young, I’m rich, I’m single, the check is in the
mail.....). Dick
GRANDBABYS
Captain Ashley Blonsick and First Officer Nicole
Blonsick, grandchildren of Jack and Etta Blonsick, in
the cockpit of their Dad’s 737. Their Dad, Captain
John Blonsick, flies for a small regional airline here
in Atlanta.
Kelsey and Meagan LaMothe, granddaughters of Jack
Gordon, asleep in Grandpa’s plane on a trip from
Florida to Maryland.
Dear members,
FINANCIAL MATTERS
My sincere thanks to all who attended Convention 2004 in Tacoma,
WA. It was a great convention hosted by Silver Falcon Jim Furlong
and his wife Cheryl.
Many who attended learned that The Silver Falcons is a viable and solvent
organization. We have been for quite a while. A good portion of
attendees took care of their membership dues for 2005. It's that time to
renew memberships for 2005. To keep abreast of news of your organization,
I respectfully request that you renew your membership for
2005 right away, if you haven't done so already.
Keeping the blue side up.
Regards,
Joe Zito,
Finance and Membership.
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14 The rEAL Word | Fall 2004
EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT, THUNDERBIRDS!
DON’T FORGET TO VOTE
While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically
hit by a truck and dies.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
"Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems
there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts,
you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me in," says the man.
"Well, I'd like to but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is
have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can
choose where to spend eternity."
"Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the
senator.
"I'm sorry but we have our rules"
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes
down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in
the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a club and
standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who
had worked with him. Everyone is very happy and in evening dress.
They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the
good times they had while getting rich at expense of the people.
They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar
and champagne.
Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has
a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good
time that, before he realizes it, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator
rises.
The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where
St. Peter is waiting for him.
"Now it's time to visit heaven."
So, 24 hours pass with the head of state joining a group of contented
souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing.
They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have
gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Well then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now
choose your eternity."
The senator reflects for a minute, then the senator answers: "Well,
I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful,
but I think I would be better off in hell."
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down,
down to hell.
Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren
land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends,
dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags.
The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder.
"I don't understand," stammers the senator. "Yesterday I was here
and there was a golf course and club, and we ate lobster and caviar,
drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now all there
is a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What
happened?"
The devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning......Today
you voted.

UPDATE ON FERRY FLIGHT TO MIA AND CONDITION OF OUR DC-7
The enclosed pictures were taken by me at PDK during engine start and
taxi as the plane prepared to depart Atlanta for Miami. Dick
Just received word from Marc Wolff over at Legendary Airliners... finally...
that the DC-7B escaped harm from the hurricane. The aircraft is safe
and sound. That message was dated today (18th). You may have heard the
good news already but I wanted to play it safe and send it along.
—Doug Vernon
FORMER EASTERN AIR LINES
DC-7B TURNS BACK TIME
By Marshall H. Massengale - Suwanee, GA USA
“Sherman, set the controls to the Wayback Machine”
“Right, Mr. Peabody!”
I scaled the slender crew ladder that was provided and immediately upon
entering the main cabin door, realized I had just stepped back in time to
another era.
It was a hot afternoon in Atlanta in August 1958. Wavy squiggles of
parched air boiled up across the parking lot and off the tarmac in the distance.
The “temporary” terminal building completed a decade earlier
buzzed with activity. Announcements over the loudspeaker system
punctuated the air at intervals.
“This will be your final call for
Eastern Air Lines, Flight 834, “Golden
Falcon” DC-7B service to Washington
now boarding at Gate 11. Passengers
holding confirmed space on Eastern
Flight 834 should be on board.”
Dozens of lines of prospective passengers
waited at the long, seemingly endless
stretch of ticket counters for Delta,
Capital, Eastern and Southern to be
ticketed and to check in their luggage. The dull thud of heavy black metal
Cosmo Number Two Validators being struck and the clatter of staplers
attaching boarding pass slips and baggage claim checks to ticket jackets
echoed throughout the cavernous hall. The ground level concourse
stretched “all the way to Marietta,” my father would say. There were
openings along the concourse on both sides to allow baggage tugs with
their carts, plus belt loaders and other ground equipment to pass through
so passengers had to take care to look both ways before crossing and
equipment operators were required to stop before entering as if at a busy
intersection, which it was indeed.
A gate agent stood by the open gate to check one’s ticket and to pull the
appropriate coupon. Warm breezes swept through the gate area from outside,
bringing with them the smell of hot asphalt, oil, gasoline and
exhaust fumes. From outside, too, came the cacophony of piston engines
rumbling to life or, from the distance, approaching the full-throated roar
of take-off power. Somewhere out of sight screamed one of Capital
Airlines’ new Viscount jet props.
We walked out to the plane in the bright sunshine and ascended the metal
stairway that was pulled up to the side of the DC-7B just behind the wing.
A stewardess in uniform greeted us with a smile looked at our tickets and
directed us to the left and forward as we stood momentarily in the galley
at the main entry door. Fresh coffee was brewing and there was a faint
aroma of Salisbury steak and green beans that hung tantalizingly in the
air . . .
The Walter Mitty vision slipped away and I became conscious of the
metallic galley fittings, dulled with age that had long since lost its polished
brightness, brewed its last pot of coffee and served up its last meal
tray. The atmosphere in the old DC-7B smelled musty from years of disuse,
but was not unpleasant. An old fashioned, black Bakelite interphone
handset rested in its cradle by the door.
I found one of the co-owners, Carlos Gomez, resting in the semi-circular
lounge at the very back of the airplane in one of the leather seats that
was a prominent feature of the original Harley Earl designer interior.
The entire cabin, in fact, is original, every fabric, every Mylar panel,
every fitting that is there—had been installed when the plane was built
and delivered to Eastern Air Lines for its “Falcon Super Coach” service
in January 1958.
“The real value of this airplane, this (restoration) project, is on the
inside,” he told me, referring to the fact that this particular DC-7B is the
only one left in the world that was never converted to freighter or tanker
configuration, that still has its original interior intact and complete. What
Carlos seems to know and what lights him up like the Fourth of July
about this airplane is what it does to those who come in contact with it.
He waxed on about his vision, how it came to be, how people have
responded this way or that at one time or another. All of his associates
and crew seem to share and radiate the same passion from Capt. Frank
Moss, to Carlos’ partner Marc Wolff and even to Saddy Barraza, the
first officer and second in command on the flight who was not even born
when the last DC-7s anywhere were retired from scheduled passenger
service.
As I toured the DC-7B, taking photos like everyone else, the fond memories
of long ago travels, the excitement I recalled from my youth in the
1950s, of dressing up to fly across country, of my mother always making
sure somehow I put on a brand new starched shirt so that by the end of
the journey, my neck was raw from the chafing of the collar, all those
wonderful memories came flooding
back. I had flown many trips as a
young passenger in DC-7s and found
any number of familiar memories and
recollections including those in the
seatback pocket in front of me. I
recalled my last flight on a DC-7B
from Savannah to Atlanta in 1967. As
I watched other people, mostly those
my age or older, going through the
cabin—sitting in the lefthand seat up
front, looking
over fittings,
peering into lavatories—I
could
see that they, too,
were turning up
memories and
associations long
passed. It was in
their eyes, some of which
told of very strong and
deep bonds with their
pasts. The old DC-7B
was indeed a time
machine; a magic carpet
ride to the past and it
worked its enchantment
well on all those who dared surrender their emotions to its captivating
spell.
And so I watched and looked on in wonder, inspecting cables and
hydraulic lines and pumps and servos, dials, gauges, exposed cylinders,
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Ferry Update continued
exhaust pipes, etc. And then it hit me: Somewhere, somehow, some way,
someone collected and tallied and documented all the hours, the cycles,
the number of replacements for virtually every part or component of this
airplane. But who might have counted the number of souls carried over
the years in those original designer seats that ever left home for the first
time, that were returning home, that ever went off to war, that ever parted
from or came back to a loved one or fiancé, that accompanied one for
the last time, that ever wrote a novel, that ever starred in a major motion
picture or that might ever have become President of the United States?
So many hellos—so many goodbyes. So much history there. So much
unwritten. So much unknown but to God. So much… It’s all there. In
those very seats. In that very airplane. Yes. It’s all there. You feel it on
the inside. You see it on the faces and in the hearts of those who come and
they know.
Carlos was absolutely right. The real value of this historic airplane is on
the inside.
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