---------------------------------------------------------- Commander-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 06/23/06: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:39 AM - Re: Funny Story (mike floyd) 2. 06:43 AM - Re: Funny Story (Barry Collman) 3. 01:00 PM - 681 Hawk N22RT (bertberry1@aol.com) 4. 01:11 PM - Re: Funny Story (Stan) 5. 01:16 PM - Re: Funny Story (bertberry1@aol.com) 6. 02:05 PM - Re: Funny Story (Barry Collman) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:39:52 AM PST US From: "mike floyd" Subject: RE: Commander-List: Funny Story --> Commander-List message posted by: "mike floyd" Yes and as one wag put it, Turbo Commanders don't get bird strikes from behind. Mike Commander NW ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:43:43 AM PST US From: "Barry Collman" Subject: Re: Commander-List: Funny Story --> Commander-List message posted by: "Barry Collman" Hi Stan! There is no significance to the 'N' number, N9051N, for the 681 that Bert mentioned. It was one from a batch of 'N' numbers in the N90xxN range, allocated to the Aero Commander Division of North American Rockwell by the FAA. These batches usually consisted of 100 'N' numbers, provided none in the batch were in use at the time. It was then up to the Manufacturer to assign any one of these 'N' numbers to any particular airframe. Very Best Regards, Barry ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:39 PM | --> Commander-List message posted by: "Stan" | | Hi Bert, | | Thanks for the great story! | | Do you know if there was any significance to the N-number? | | Stan | N681SP | | -----Original Message----- | [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of | BertBerry1@aol.com | Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:37 AM | | | --> Commander-List message posted by: BertBerry1@aol.com | | Since its been pretty quite here lately, I thought I'd share a story | with you. | | Many years ago my Father purchased the first 681 Hawk built, serial | number | 6001, N9051N it was the demo unit and used in most of the | advertisements. | | While refueling at Denver Beechcraft shortly after it was purchased, our | | Pilot ran across two King Air pilots who smugly asked him, "Zack, don't | you find | that Commander to be awful noisy?" | | To which Zack smiled and replied, "You know, when you pull it back to | King | Air speed, you can hardly hear it running." | | Have a Good Day, | | Bert | ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:00:44 PM PST US From: bertberry1@aol.com Subject: Commander-List: 681 Hawk N22RT I'm wondering if anyone here has scene either of these two old commanders, N2DB which is a 690, or that old Hawk which is now N22RT? Just wondering if they are still flying or if they have been scrapped. Bert ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:11:25 PM PST US From: "Stan" Subject: RE: Commander-List: Funny Story --> Commander-List message posted by: "Stan" Hi Barry, Thanks for the info. I figured if anyone knew, it would be you! I have in a display case a promotional model of a 681 with the N-number N9228N. Any significance there? And while we're on the topic, I have one other promotional model with a Canadian registration number. It looks like it might be a 695 and it has a registration of C-GPDX. Regards, Stan -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Barry Collman Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 6:43 AM --> Commander-List message posted by: "Barry Collman" --> Hi Stan! There is no significance to the 'N' number, N9051N, for the 681 that Bert mentioned. It was one from a batch of 'N' numbers in the N90xxN range, allocated to the Aero Commander Division of North American Rockwell by the FAA. These batches usually consisted of 100 'N' numbers, provided none in the batch were in use at the time. It was then up to the Manufacturer to assign any one of these 'N' numbers to any particular airframe. Very Best Regards, Barry ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:39 PM | --> Commander-List message posted by: "Stan" | | Hi Bert, | | Thanks for the great story! | | Do you know if there was any significance to the N-number? | | Stan | N681SP | | -----Original Message----- | [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of | BertBerry1@aol.com | Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:37 AM | | | --> Commander-List message posted by: BertBerry1@aol.com | | Since its been pretty quite here lately, I thought I'd share a story | with you. | | Many years ago my Father purchased the first 681 Hawk built, serial | number 6001, N9051N it was the demo unit and used in most of the | advertisements. | | While refueling at Denver Beechcraft shortly after it was purchased, | our | | Pilot ran across two King Air pilots who smugly asked him, "Zack, | don't you find that Commander to be awful noisy?" | | To which Zack smiled and replied, "You know, when you pull it back to | King Air speed, you can hardly hear it running." | | Have a Good Day, | | Bert | ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:16:41 PM PST US From: bertberry1@aol.com Subject: Re: Commander-List: Funny Story Hey Stan, N9228N was one of my father's 690's that later became N12BU and then N2DB. I'd like to see a photo of it if possible. I'll send you one when we owned it. Bert -----Original Message----- Sent: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:10:36 -0700 --> Commander-List message posted by: "Stan" Hi Barry, Thanks for the info. I figured if anyone knew, it would be you! I have in a display case a promotional model of a 681 with the N-number N9228N. Any significance there? And while we're on the topic, I have one other promotional model with a Canadian registration number. It looks like it might be a 695 and it has a registration of C-GPDX. Regards, Stan -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Barry Collman Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 6:43 AM --> Commander-List message posted by: "Barry Collman" --> Hi Stan! There is no significance to the 'N' number, N9051N, for the 681 that Bert mentioned. It was one from a batch of 'N' numbers in the N90xxN range, allocated to the Aero Commander Division of North American Rockwell by the FAA. These batches usually consisted of 100 'N' numbers, provided none in the batch were in use at the time. It was then up to the Manufacturer to assign any one of these 'N' numbers to any particular airframe. Very Best Regards, Barry ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:39 PM | --> Commander-List message posted by: "Stan" | | Hi Bert, | | Thanks for the great story! | | Do you know if there was any significance to the N-number? | | Stan | N681SP | | -----Original Message----- | [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of | BertBerry1@aol.com | Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:37 AM | | | --> Commander-List message posted by: BertBerry1@aol.com | | Since its been pretty quite here lately, I thought I'd share a story | with you. | | Many years ago my Father purchased the first 681 Hawk built, serial | number 6001, N9051N it was the demo unit and used in most of the | advertisements. | | While refueling at Denver Beechcraft shortly after it was purchased, | our | | Pilot ran across two King Air pilots who smugly asked him, "Zack, | don't you find that Commander to be awful noisy?" | | To which Zack smiled and replied, "You know, when you pull it back to | King Air speed, you can hardly hear it running." | | Have a Good Day, | | Bert | ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 02:05:26 PM PST US From: "Barry Collman" Subject: Re: Commander-List: Funny Story --> Commander-List message posted by: "Barry Collman" Hi Stan, N9228N was another of the batches allocated by the FAA to the Aero Commander Division of North American Rockwell. It was assigned by them to a Model 690, s/n 11028 and it's one that Bert Berry will know as it was purchased by Berry Brothers General Contractors Inc! C-GPDX was a 690A, s/n 11319 from December 1995, to March 2002, when it returned to the USA as N690AJ, now N690GZ. Very Best Regards, Barry ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 9:10 PM | --> Commander-List message posted by: "Stan" | | Hi Barry, | | Thanks for the info. I figured if anyone knew, it would be you! | | I have in a display case a promotional model of a 681 with the N-number | N9228N. Any significance there? And while we're on the topic, I have one | other promotional model with a Canadian registration number. It looks | like it might be a 695 and it has a registration of C-GPDX. | | Regards, | Stan | | -----Original Message----- | [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Barry | Collman | Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 6:43 AM | | | --> Commander-List message posted by: "Barry Collman" | --> | | Hi Stan! | | There is no significance to the 'N' number, N9051N, for the 681 that | Bert | mentioned. | | It was one from a batch of 'N' numbers in the N90xxN range, allocated to | the | Aero Commander Division of North American Rockwell by the FAA. | | These batches usually consisted of 100 'N' numbers, provided none in the | batch | were in use at the time. It was then up to the Manufacturer to assign | any one of | these 'N' numbers to any particular airframe. | | Very Best Regards, | Barry | | ----- Original Message ----- | Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:39 PM | | || --> Commander-List message posted by: "Stan" || || Hi Bert, || || Thanks for the great story! || || Do you know if there was any significance to the N-number? || || Stan || N681SP || || -----Original Message----- || [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of || BertBerry1@aol.com || Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:37 AM || || || --> Commander-List message posted by: BertBerry1@aol.com || || Since its been pretty quite here lately, I thought I'd share a story || with you. || || Many years ago my Father purchased the first 681 Hawk built, serial || number 6001, N9051N it was the demo unit and used in most of the || advertisements. || || While refueling at Denver Beechcraft shortly after it was purchased, || our || || Pilot ran across two King Air pilots who smugly asked him, "Zack, || don't you find that Commander to be awful noisy?" || || To which Zack smiled and replied, "You know, when you pull it back to || King Air speed, you can hardly hear it running." || || Have a Good Day, || || Bert || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |