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JANUARY, 1962 THE PIEDMONITOR PAGE THREE Student Perry Chapman, getting a few pointers from Jim Wood, Super intendent of Engineering. Piedmont Enters Co-Op Program Through the facilities of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Piedmont has joined a coopera tive student training program de signed to give prospective engi neers a hand and provide ex perienced engineering personnel for the future. The program was put into op eration the first of January at the INT Engineering Depart- ment. Working on a rotating basis, students will gain prac tical experience in the Aero nautical Engineering field. The Cooperative Plan is of benefit to Piedmont also. “Most industries have realized that a man with practical knowledge plus theory is worth much more than one with purely academic knowledge,” explained Jim Wood, Superintendent of Engi neering. “This is a long-range program which will be a training field for prospective technical help. In addition to Aeronautical En gineering we will consider appli cants from Mechanical and Elec- t r i c a 1 Engineering courses as well.” Piedmont’s first co-op student is Perry Chapman, a Georgia Tech student from Spartanburg, S. C. He will work interchang- ably with another student, spending three months on the job and three months in the classroom. Employment Supervisor Jim Bradley said additional appli cants for the plan will be con sidered from several qualified schools. “In the event any employee’s children enter a school which has such a co-op program,” he added, “Piedmont will be glad to consider them for a co-op stu dent position.” FEBRUARY R. C. Baskin, Fit. Disptchr., INT-F 1 F. L. Jackson, INT 1 V. P. O’Brien, F/0, INT 1 R. R. Hyatt, INT-M 2 A. T. Kyle, Capt., INT 2 D. W. McGuire, ROA-M 2 D. 0. Meadows, INT-M 2 W. G. Shanks, Ld. Agt., TRI -...2 P. L. Wood, INT-CPA 2 L. L. Huls, INT-FB 3 D. T. Morrison, Sta. Mgr., EWN 3 H. G. Carter, INT-M 4 D. K. MacPherson, RIC 4 M. W. Graham, INT-M 5 W. H. Kerr, Ld. Agt., RDU 5 G. A. Willetts, F.A., DCA 5 Dixie Holt, Sec., INT 6 R. W. Pendleton, Chf. Agt., DCA 6 C. E. Simpson, TYS 6 Louise Christenbury, Sec., INT 7 D. L. Martin, INT-M 7 F. J. Perry, Aircraft Disptchr., INT 7 O. C. Robinson, ROA 7 Leamon Wilcox, LEX 7 H. C. Naprstek, ORF-FB 8 Carol Kayser, TRI 9 T. M. Kersey, INT-M 9 J. R. Norman, INT 10 R. E. Turbiville, Gen. Traffic Mgr., INT 10 R. A. Yontz, INT-FB 10 H. D. Campbell, INT-M 11 S. P. Gilley, Capt., INT 11 J. T. McCann, RIC 12 R. T. Bentley, INT-FB 13 H. B. Galloway, TRI 13 E. L. Hurt, INT-M 13 Marie Prillaman, RIC 13 R. D. Sasser, INT-M 13 S. F. Anderson, F/0, INT 14 R. V. Davis, INT-M 14 H. G. Ferguson, INT-M 14 J. W. Furr, CLT 14 J. R. Southern, INT-M 14 H. H. Foltz, F/0, INT 15 E. L. Headen, INT 15 R. L. May, F/0, DCA 15 T. W. Morton, Asst. Controller, INT-A 15 A. E. Rumfelt, F.A., TYS 15 B. L. Russell, INT-M 15 H. L. Warner, Dir. Fit. Services, INT 15 G. L. Bordeaux, ILM 16 J. R. Martin, INT 16 A. Q. Crisler, F/0, CLT 17 H. E. Freeman, INT-M 17 F. A. Hoffman, INT 17 ■R. C. Masencup, INT-M 17 R. S. Northington, Vice Pres., INT 17 J. F. Rowe, INT-FB 17 J. C. Newell, Sta. Mgr., CLT ..18 H, L. Parker, ILM 18 W. E. Smith, INT 18 S. H. Coe, INT-M 19 H. C. Harris, ROA 19 B. J. Heflin, LEX 19 W. C. Cash, Sta. Mgr., CMH ...-20 Eloise Hewett, INT 20 J. F. Holder, Capt., TYS 20 W. E. Stafford, DCA 21 R. P. Sutphin, INT 21 L. P. Wrenn, Piper Sales Mgr., INT-FB 21 L. M. Fox, Capt., ILM 22 W. M. Russell, INT-P 22 Pilot Salutes A 'Lady' Roanoke-based First Officer Bill O’Connell re cently added a new facet to his aviation career— that of monthly aviation columnist for the Roa noke Times. In addition to his column, O’Connell also does free lance writing for several popular trade magazines. Following are excerpts from his first column, “Orbit.” “A grand ole gal is gradually relinquishing her last tenacious hold on the scheduled airline industry. Formerly the queen of the world’s fleets as well as the saviour of World War II allied military transportation efforts, all of us who have known her well will mourn her banishment from the impatient timetables of today. “This once-proud lady, of course, is the Doug las DC-3, flying her last runs in the skies over Virginia. For the most part, regional scheduled airlines, my own included, are rapidly phasing out the ‘old workhorse’ in favor of the newer, pres surized, radar-equipped, faster and larger airplanes much more suitable to today’s tempo. Teaches Humility “Those of us who have been privileged to know all of the moods and caprices of this lovable ship are quick to agree she is, for all her mar velous dependability, a sometimes cantankerous creature, well suited to teaching humility to any co-pilot who dares let his confidence exceed his ability. Believe me, one of the longest walks in the world is the one you take down the aisle between two rows of people whom you have just jarred awake in time to let their eyes attest far more eloquently than any words to their opinion of A WEVJ FILLV IS MOW POLUW& HER, LOfk.0. h your so-called landing tech niques! To say nothing of how the Captain feels about your thumping his passengers around. “If all the aisles I’ve walked thusly were laid end to end, they would reach easily from Salem to a point just north of Buchan an. Suffice to say, a DC-3 co pilot is a humble person indeed. It’s An Art “ . . . Piloting the DC-3 prop erly is more of an art than a science, especially ground hand ling. The newer aircraft have tricycle landing gear with nose steering. When they land, your troubles are over. On the other hand, in the DC-3, with its three- point gear, especially in gusty crosswinds, you do not quit fly ing her until the engines are stopped at the ramp. “Without the power to climb over the weather, and without the radar to go around the wea ther, in a DC-3 you stay in the weather whether you like it or not. On your slow motion voy ages in inner space, ice and thunderstorm flying befall your lot. That’s when your love af fair with an older girl really builds up steam. “If you must be in weather, the old DC-3 will get you there with as much certainty as any O'Connell vehicle invented since wheels were square. With all her per versities, which are strictly con- fined to matters outside the realm of safety, she’s basically easy to fly and docile when it is important that she be so. “She’ll embarrass you and harass you in a million little ways known only to her pilots— but she’ll never leave you ‘hold ing the bag.’ She just isn’t a money-maker anymore. Have No Color “The newer airplanes are flown strictly by the book with its digital litany of V-speeds to be sung during each flight to the bass accompaniment of chart readings, graph readings, and power settings. All very modern, all very necessary, with robot like adherence to the “book,” a modern, efficient way to conduct a safe flight in a cockpit where the heater even works. Fast, ef ficient, profitable — and as de void of personality and color as my old Aunt Hettie. “We’ve still a few trips left be fore progress begets poignancy. There’s just enough time for the Flight Attendant to call up a time or two more after the land ings and inquire solicitously, ‘Anybody hurt up front?’ I’ll even try to laugh.” PIEDMONT POSTMAN (Continued from Page Two) port when your Piedmont flight had to by-pass Tri-City this a.m. Many of us missed our flights but your personnel have made my long wait more pleasant. Please give these nice people a special “above and beyond the call of duty” award. Sincerely, G.T. Goldsboro, N. C. E. D. Akard, Ld. Agt., CVG-F 23 C. R. Anderson, Capt., ORF ....23 T. E. Alley, ROA 24 V. C. Brunelle, Capt., DCA 24 H. C. Kelly, Capt, DCA 24 B. R. Neal, ROA-M 24 D. E. Stewart, INT 24 R. E. Bradley, INT-M 25 G. J. Callicoat, HTS 25 L. D. Wall, Ld. Agt., EWN ....25 P. H. Wilbourne, Dir., Tariffs and Schedules, INT 25 B. L. Hanes, INT-M 26 R. E. Dudley, CVG 26 Janet Tuemler, CVG 26 W. M. Earley, INT-A 27 H. A. Schulze, F/0, INT 27 F. D. Spillman, INT-M 27 G. H. Riggs, F.A., ORF 28 Dear Sir; I am in charge of an orchestra and we travel a lot, but I must say we’ve never had a better flight and handled more effi ciently than with your line. That F-27 is a beautiful plane. We left Tri-City Airport December 23 and returned December 24 on your savings plan. We traveled round trip to Louisville and re turned. The ticket agent at Tri-City, a girl by the name of Miss Susan DeMarco, wrote our tickets out and from then on we were handled like red carpet style. Our steward (C. L. Stewart— Ed.) was most courteous. The pilots made landings I didn’t be lieve. I slept through one of them when we landed in Lexing ton. I didn’t feel a thing. Let me express my thanks and feelings and I speak for the rest of the fellows in the band. Sincerely, C.S. Jackson Heights, N. Y. 1961 EVENTS . . . (Continued from Page One) chiefly a projected 1961 $30 mil lion combined loss by the na tion’s trunk airlines. President Davis attributed the favorable earnings picture to “ ... an aggressive sales pro gram, careful cost control, and a high degree of hard work and esprit de corps from our 1300 employees.” Davis Reappointed By N. C. Governer President T. H. Davis has ac cepted a reappointment by North Carolina Governor Terry San ford to the Governor’s Council on Occupational Health. Mr. Davis had previously served on the Council and will work with it again for a term of three years. Chief objective of the group is the furtherance of industrial safety measures and health practices. It is closely connected with the state’s pro gram to attract new industries. /
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