MARCH/APRIL, 1972
THE PIEDMONITOR
PAGE THREE
Interesting Interlining
Transpo V2 — You Won^t Want To Miss It
If you’re thinking of taking the family to
Washington this spring, try to make it around
Memorial Day. In addition to all the historical
attractions, there’s a new one being added—an
international exposition of the latest develop
ments in sea, air and land transportation—and
some glimpses into the future as well.
Known as TRANSPO ’72, the exposition will
be held at Dulles International Airport. It will
be huge, covering 300 acres, and according to
Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe, will
be the largest showcase in the world for ad
vanced transportation products, systems and
technology. It will run for nine days, from
Saturday, May 27 through Sunday, June 4, so
that includes two weeks to take it all in.
Four huge pre-fabricated steel buildings, each
200 feet by 400 feet, will house indoor exhibits,
while displays and exhibits of large products
and equipment will be ranged throughout the
grounds.
There will be literally hundreds of outdoor
exhibits showing U.S. civilian and military
aircraft, space rockets, and helicopters. There
will also be extensive displays of all types of
surface transportation equipment, including
new trains, buses, trucks, hovercraft, and even
small boats.
The indoor exhibits will include displays of
every conceivable new transportation techno
logy being built or planned by both U.S. and
foreign manufacturers.
In case this seems a little technical, don’t
worry. There’ll be lots of other excitement,
such as truck rodeos, automotive safety testing
and flight demonstrations by the USAF Thun-
derbirds, Navy Blue Angels and Army Golden
Knights. International flight exhibits and
aerobatic teams will also be on the schedule.
The Exposition will be open daily from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m., but will be closed to the public
from 9 a.m. to noon on May 30 and 31,
June 1 and 2. Surface and air shows will be held
daily and will include all forms of transporta
tion. Major shows are scheduled for May 27,
28, 29 and June 3 and 4 and will be more
extensive than the daily shows.
Parking places for thousands of private cars
will be available and special roads are being
built to handle crowds which are expected to
exceed one million. In addition, food service,
sanitary facilities and first-aid stations will be
provided. Everything possible is being done
for comfort and to make a visit to the exposi
tion memorable and enjoyable.
Historically, expositions have always played
a big role in advancing new ideas and accel
erating the sale of new equipment. The French
and British Governments have been sponsoring
similar shows for years. It’s hoped that
TRANSPO ’72 will spotlight America’s leader
ship role in the development of new and ad
vanced transportation systems and technology.
Secretary Volpe and TRANSPO ’72 officials
literally covered half the globe gathering ideas
and advice for a successful show, including
visits to the 1971 Paris Air Show and confer
ences at Disneyland—the latter still considered
the model for handling large crowds of spec
tators quickly, efficiently, and comfortably
(The same consultant firm that helped Disney
officials create the new Walt Disney World
at Orlando, Florida, was awarded a DOT con
tract for laying out the TRANSPO ’72 site.)
Even the dates were scientifically established;
May 27 through June 4 was selected after an
analysis of weather potential, hotel accommoda
tions, forecasts of total visitors in the Washing
ton area at certain times, and whether any
conflicting events elsewhere might divert peo
ple from TRANSPO ’72.
To attract top transportation officials from
all over the world, DOT is planning a series of
transportation symposiums to be held just prior
to, during, and immediately after TRANSPO
’72. As Secretary Volpe puts it; “It isn’t enough
just to put on an Exposition and hope people
will come. We’ve got to give them a reason
to attend and we think they will, because there
isn’t a place in the world that doesn’t have
some kind of transportation problem.”
Secretary Volpe has invited the Soviet Union
to send a representative and to participate—
emphasizing the international theme. Officials
believe as many as 50,000 foreign visitors will
be among the expected one-million plus total.
To Secretary Volpe, TRANSPO ’72 has three
chief goals:
• To show the public and the world that the
United States has not abandoned its role as a
technological leader;
• To demonstrate to the people of all nations
the whole spectrum of the transportation fu
ture ;
• To increase the sales of U.S. products here
and abroad.
School Is Granted Accreditation
CROZY CORNER
by Ann Umptead
One of the most important parts of the
Central Res Office is the scheduling change
area.
Betty Derrick, Patricia Gray and Priscilla
Johnson are the three fulltime CRO agents.
They were involved in making our computerized
reservation system a reality long before most
agents knew what the computer would entail.
Back in October of 1970 they had their first
classes and were soon building the complete
PI schedule for computer adaptation. Most
of you in the field will remember the request
for frequently traveled routes on and off line
from their stations. These requests were
utilized in compiling the first city pair tables
which are what we pull up when we request
availability from one point to another. Those
pairs, which include connections, had to be
manually compiled with correct connecting
timGS
All information was then punched on IBM
cards which were carefully screened. All of
these were taken to Los Angeles where they
were run through the computer by MCS (Mutu-
The CRO, in celebration of its first anniversary,
will hold open house on May 8 from 6:00 p.m.
until 10:00 p.m. During this time tours will be
conducted. All personnel and their families
are most cordially invited to attend.
al Computer Services). The cards were then
edited by our agents who made needed correc
tions for as many as seven runs. When the
run was correct the schedule was input to
appear in the form by which we use it.
This, however, was just the beginning, for
each time we have a schedule change, informa
tion must be reworked and this means another
trip to LA. Although PI has relatively few
schedule changes, there are always the Official
Airline Guide changes which can come as often
as twice a month. For all of these changes
there is a new scheduling input for our com
puter. When a change is input in LA there
must also be a compiled listing of all bookings
we have on discontinued flights and the re
accommodation we have used for these pas
sengers. .
Effective after April we will be utilizmg an
additional service of MCS known as SCIP
(Schedule Change In Put). At this time all
OA schedule changes will be handled by Don
nelly in LA. This will result in a much more
reasonable pace for our agents.
Piedmont Aerospace Institute, an operatmg
department of Piedmont Aviation, Inc., has
been accreditation by the Accrediting Commis
sion of the National Association of Trade and
Technical Schools.
The Commission is the U. S. Office of Edu
cation’s official accrediting agency for the
country’s private trade and technical schools.
Accreditation is an authoritative index of a
school’s standing within its own profession.
Piedmont Aerospace Institute underwent a
detailed study by an examining team of quali
fied professionals and specialists before meeting
the Commission’s standards. Among the fac
tors considered were the school’s history and
integrity of operation, it’s course offerings,
faculty, admission rules, enrollment and busi
ness policies.
In making the announcement President Davis
also revealed that the N. C. Board of Higher
Education has authorized the Institute to award
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electro/
Mechanical Technology and in Aeronautical
Maintenance Technology. Transfer arrange
ments with bachelor degree granting univer
sities are available. Students are training for
positions in aviation and aerospace service,
manufacturing and sales occupations. Grad
uates are qualified for jobs in any industry or
business needing highly skilled technicians.
Executive Director of the Institute is Henry
F. Murray, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.). Murray is a
member of the Aviation Technical Education
Council, the N.C. Aerospace Educational Ad
visory Committee, the N. C. Aero Club and
the National Vocational Guidance Association.
He has been director of the school since it
opened in 1966.
Washington — National
recently boarded their
3 millionth passenger.
H. L. Gilbert, third from
left, is from Covington,
Virginia and has been
flying with PI for 12
years. On hand to help
celebrate the occasion
were, in the usual order,
DCA District Sales
Manager Bud Halsey,
Customer Service
Manager Jean Dial, Mr.
Gilbert and Station
Manager Don Sutphin.