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                           Commander-List Digest Archive
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                     Total Messages Posted Fri 02/20/04: 3
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Today's Message Index:
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     1. 04:29 AM - Not good news on VH-LST c/n 3111  (Russell Legg)
     2. 09:48 AM - Fw: EX Rockwell International Commander Training Instructor  (YOURTCFG@aol.com)
     3. 10:48 AM - Re: Fw: EX Rockwell International Commander Training Instructor  (Tom Fisher)
 
 
 
________________________________  Message 1  _____________________________________


Time: 04:29:53 AM PST US
Subject: Commander-List: Not good news on VH-LST c/n 3111
From: Russell Legg <rlegg@austarnet.com.au>

--> Commander-List message posted by: Russell Legg <rlegg@austarnet.com.au>

G'day All,

The crash yesterday of 500S VH-LST doesn't have a good feel about it.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) are treating the Aero
Commander LST accident as a Major Investigation and their investigators will
be on site for another 4 full days at least.

The strong suggestion is structural failure in flight, because the tail
section is some distance from the rest of the wreckage.

We must all hope like hell that this failure is kept in perspective by "the
industry".

Cheers

Russell






________________________________  Message 2  _____________________________________


Time: 09:48:51 AM PST US
From: YOURTCFG@aol.com
Subject: Commander-List: Fwd: EX Rockwell International Commander Training Instructor

--> Commander-List message posted by: YOURTCFG@aol.com


From: "Sara Smith" <smithndiaz@hotmail.com>
Subject: EX Rockwell International Commander Training Instructor


I was in your website today and it brought back a lot of good memories back=20when
I was the Factory Customer Training Instructor in all the Piston and Turboprop
Commander Twins. Our department then was staffed with myself, Lee Lindo and
Lloyd Ferris, at the factory in Bethany Oklahoma. Years 1967-1969. I was fortunate
to get checked out and teach both flight and ground training=20to Commander
Twin customer owners and pilots from all over the world.When the factory
was sold to Alan Paulson, our training department was absorbed by=20Flight Safety
International. I left the company just before the takeover and went to work
as Corporate Chief Pilot for a handful of major oil and cattle companies that
were operating 690B's, and 980's. I have 12,200 hours as a pilot of which 5,000
plus are in Turbine commanders. I operated as single pilot all over the US,
Mexico and the Caribbean. After my commander years I flew as an airline captain
in DH-6's and then went on to serve in the FAA as an Aviation Safety Inspector
Operations for both Air Carrier and General Aviation. I retired from the
FAA in 2000. I came to Seattle to work for Flight Safety Boeing Senior Manager
for FAA Regulatory Affairs in Renton, WA. I left=20the company after 3 years
with them when FSI sold out to Boeing. I presently reside in Langley, WA. I miss
flying the commanders. I consider the entire=20line to be one of the best
aircraft ever designed. Should you or your company have any job opportunities
that I could contribute my expertise, please give me a call or email. Best regards,

Raul H. Diaz
1010 Cedar Circle
Langley, WA 98260
360-221-4151
smithndiaz@hotmail.com


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I was in your website today and it brought=20back a
lot of good memories back when I was the Factory Customer Training Instructor in
all the Piston and Turboprop Commander Twins. Our department then was staffed
with myself, Lee Lindo and Lloyd Ferris, at the factory in Bethany Oklahoma.
Years 1967-1969. I was fortunate to get checked out and teach both flight and
ground training to Commander Twincustomer owners and pilots from all over
the world.When the factory was sold to Alan Paulson, our training department was
absorbed by Flight Safety International. I left the company just before the
takeover and went to work as Corporate Chief Pilot for a handful of major oil
and cattle companies that were operating 690B's, and 980's. I have 12,200 hours
as a pilot of which 5,000 plus are in Turbine commanders. I operated as single
pilot all over the US, Mexico and the Caribbean. After my commander years I=20flew
as an airline captain in DH-6's and then went on to serve in the FAA as an
Aviation Safety Inspector Operations for both Air Carrier and General Aviation.
I retired from the FAA in 2000. I came to Seattle to work for Flight Safety
Boeing Senior Manager for FAA Regulatory Affairs in Renton, WA. I left the
company after 3 years with them when FSI sold out to Boeing. I presently reside
in Langley, WA. I miss flying the commanders. I consider the entire line to=20be
one of the best aircraft ever designed. Should you or your company have any=20job
opportunities that I could contribute my expertise, please give me a call or
email. Best regards,

Raul H. Diaz
1010 Cedar Circle
Langley, WA 98260
360-221-4151
smithndiaz@hotmail.com






________________________________  Message 3  _____________________________________


Time: 10:48:02 AM PST US
From: "Tom Fisher" <tfisher@commandergroup.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: Commander-List: Fwd: EX Rockwell International Commander Training
Instructor

--> Commander-List message posted by: "Tom Fisher" <tfisher@commandergroup.bc.ca>

Wow, If nothing else I'm sure our members would like to poke at your
knowledge and experiences.
Tom F.

----- Original Message -----
From: <YOURTCFG@aol.com>
Subject: Commander-List: Fwd: EX Rockwell International Commander Training
Instructor


> --> Commander-List message posted by: YOURTCFG@aol.com
>
>
> From: "Sara Smith" <smithndiaz@hotmail.com>
> To: <YOURTCFG@aol.com>
> Subject: EX Rockwell International Commander Training Instructor
> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:06:48 -0800
>
>
> I was in your website today and it brought back a lot of good memories
back=20when I was the Factory Customer Training Instructor in all the Piston
and Turboprop Commander Twins. Our department then was staffed with myself,
Lee Lindo and Lloyd Ferris, at the factory in Bethany Oklahoma. Years
1967-1969. I was fortunate to get checked out and teach both flight and
ground training=20to Commander Twin customer owners and pilots from all over
the world.When the factory was sold to Alan Paulson, our training department
was absorbed by=20Flight Safety International. I left the company just
before the takeover and went to work as Corporate Chief Pilot for a handful
of major oil and cattle companies that were operating 690B's, and 980's. I
have 12,200 hours as a pilot of which 5,000 plus are in Turbine commanders.
I operated as single pilot all over the US, Mexico and the Caribbean. After
my commander years I flew as an airline captain in DH-6's and then went on
to serve in the FAA !
> as an Aviation Safety Inspector Operations for both Air Carrier and
General Aviation. I retired from the FAA in 2000. I came to Seattle to work
for Flight Safety Boeing Senior Manager for FAA Regulatory Affairs in
Renton, WA. I left=20the company after 3 years with them when FSI sold out
to Boeing. I presently reside in Langley, WA. I miss flying the commanders.
I consider the entire=20line to be one of the best aircraft ever designed.
Should you or your company have any job opportunities that I could
contribute my expertise, please give me a call or email. Best regards,
>
> Raul H. Diaz
> 1010 Cedar Circle
> Langley, WA 98260
> 360-221-4151
> smithndiaz@hotmail.com
>
>
> <META content"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" nameGENERATOR>
> <STYLE></STYLE>
>
>
> I was in your website today and it brought=20back a
> lot of good memories back when I was the Factory Customer Training
Instructor in
> all the Piston and Turboprop Commander Twins. Our department then was
staffed
> with myself, Lee Lindo and Lloyd Ferris, at the factory in Bethany
Oklahoma.
> Years 1967-1969. I was fortunate to get checked out and teach both flight
and
> ground training to Commander Twincustomer owners and pilots from all over
> the world.When the factory was sold to Alan Paulson, our training
department was
> absorbed by Flight Safety International. I left the company just before
the
> takeover and went to work as Corporate Chief Pilot for a handful of major
oil
> and cattle companies that were operating 690B's, and 980's. I have 12,200
hours
> as a pilot of which 5,000 plus are in Turbine commanders. I operated as
single
> pilot all over the US, Mexico and the Caribbean. After my commander years
I=20flew
> as an airline captain in DH-6's and then went on to serve in the FAA as an
> Aviation Safety Inspector Operations for both Air Carrier and General
Aviation.
> I retired from the FAA in 2000. I came to Seattle to work for Flight
Safety
> Boeing Senior Manager for FAA Regulatory Affairs in Renton, WA. I left the
> company after 3 years with them when FSI sold out to Boeing. I presently
reside
> in Langley, WA. I miss flying the commanders. I consider the entire line
to=20be
> one of the best aircraft ever designed. Should you or your company have
any=20job
> opportunities that I could contribute my expertise, please give me a call
or
> email. Best regards,
>
> Raul H. Diaz
> 1010 Cedar Circle
> Langley, WA 98260
> 360-221-4151
> smithndiaz@hotmail.com
>
>