Date 4/6
Flight: 999 - 20
Plane DC3 S
Time: 3.5 hrs
Pilot: BGA 030
Fuel: 654 gals
Remarks:
KABQ
Albuquerque - KDFW Dallas
Off at 0832, climbing to 9500' heading 076
This flight we will change a liitle and fly by VOR's jus to use another method of navigation. Our course and VOR's as follows:
ALB - OTO 114.0 075 deg 33.7 m
ACH 117.8 075 deg 44.1 m
TCC 113.6 075 deg 70.8 m
TXO 112.2 127 deg 55.6
PUW 112.9 105 deg 57.5 m
CDS 117.6 067 deg 60.3 m
LTS 109.8 062 deg 42.1m
SPS 112.7 132 deg 52.6 m
UKW 112.4 117 deg 47.1 m
(See note from Capt Bill V.S. below)
FUZ 115.7 133 deg 27 m
ILS RWY 13R 109.5 132 deg 603 Elev.
Level at 9500' we will let down to 7500' once we are clear of the mountains, which will be near the Texas border.
We will be flying this heading until Tucumcari where we pickup radial 127 to Texico.
25 miles now to the Texas border.
Descending to 7500'.
Level at 7500'
Compared to other parts of this journey the scenery here is very boring.
That's Oklahoma! Sorry, I don't sing.
We only cross a small section of Oklahoma before we are back in Texas. That's oil country down there.
Dallas 226 miles to go. About 45 miles to Wichita Falls, there we turn to Bowie, named not after the Knife, but after the guy the Knife was named after. Jim Bowie.
Turning to FUZ now (which is Ranger at DFW).
At 20 DME FUZ turn 8- deg to our base.
Descending to 3500'. Waiting for the ILS to become active.
Have the ILS
Turning final.
Have the runway.
Hi Tex!
Capt.
Bill Von Sennet suggests the following changes.
From UKW
continue at 117 deg until intercepting the FL NDB 219 fly direct to FL until intercepting Dallas-Love RW 13R ILS
111.1
Tune in
Dallas-Love VOR (CVE) 116.2 begin
descent to 3500’ when 20 miles DME from CVE
On long
final pass DFW on right. (Don’t worry
about any traffic it don’t think it existed in 1955!)
Land
Dallas-Love RW 13R ILS 111.1 elev 485’
Flight 999 Route (flight overview)