BLUEGRASS AIRLINES

September 2006

American Airlines 1935 Flights by Bill Von Sennet

In 1935 American Airlines operated a variety of aircraft. The Curtis Condor in the coach configurations was flown on the Boston-New York, Cleveland-Nashville, Chicago-St Louis (one flight) and the Washington-Cincinnati-Chicago routes.

The Curtis Condor in the sleeper configuration was flown on the Cleveland-Nashville-Ft Worth and the Dallas-Los Angeles over night routes.

The Douglas DC-2 flew on the New York-Nashville-Ft Worth and Dallas-Los Angeles daylight routes and flights from New York-Chicago.

The Vultee V-1 operated Montreal-Albany, Chicago-Cincinnati and Chicago-Dallas-Houston flights.

The Stinson U (high wing) Tri-Motor flew New York-Buffalo, New York-Albany and Boston-Cleveland flights.

The Stinson A (low wing) Tri-Motor flew the Detroit-Chicago flight.

Check out the Gordon Reublin Collection for some photos of these aircraft.

Here are the original schedules © The Official Aviation Guide October 1935

For Flight Simulator 2004 we have an excellent model of the Curtis Condor by Jens Kristensen.

Download is available at www.avsim.com filename is at32_10.zip

Also available is a Vultee V-1 by Jens Kristensen

Download is available at www.avsim.com filename is vultee_1.zip

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After test flying both aircraft, I made one change to the panels.

In the Vultee panel.cfg [Vcockpit01] section, I changed the location and size of the radio compass.

gauge12=Vultee_V1A!radio_compass, 325,308,120,120

I then copied Vultee_V1A.zip to the Condor panel folder.

In the Condor panel.cfg I substituted the Vultee radio compass for the DC-3 radio compass in the [Window07] section.

gauge00=Vultee_V1A!radio_compass, 0,0,150,150

The Vultee radio compass is an ADF that will track any NDB or VOR signal.

Here are some representative flights from the American Route System

Vultee Flight Chicago-Indianapolis-Cincinnati

Heading	Distance	City Name	State	ICAO	NAV	Freq.	Schedule
-	0	Chicago	IL	KMDW			3:30 CT
134	4	Kedzie			MX	248.0
147	75	White Co.	IN		MCX	377.0
147	57	Indianapolis	IN	KUMP	UMP	338.0	4:33
-	0	Indianapolis	IN	KUMP	UMP	338.0	4:38 CT
116	64	Oxford	OH		OXD	282.0
134	26	Madeira	OH		MDE	379.0
205	7	Cincinnati	OH	KLUK			6:22 ET

Condor Flight Boston-New York

Heading	Distance	City Name	State	ICAO	NAV	Freq.	Schedule
-	0	Boston	MA	KBOS	BOS	112.7	10:15
247	120	Bridgeport	CT		BDR	108.8
256	50	Duzel	NJ		LS	241.0
219	6	New York (Newark)	NJ	KEWR	LS		11:50

DC-2 Flight New York-Fort Worth

Heading	Distance	City Name	State	ICAO	NAV	Freq.	Schedule
-	0	New York (Newark)	NJ	KEWR			12:05
238	54	Philadelphia	PA	KPNE	PNE	112.0
-	0	Philadelphia	PA	KPNE	PNE	112.0	12:49
240	37	Dupont			DQO	114.0
244	83	Washington	DC	KDCA	DCA	111.0	1:48
-	0	Washington	DC	KDCA	DCA	111.0	2:pm ET
260	41	Casanova	VA		CSN	116.3
258	162	Beckley	WV		BKW	117.7
252	284	Nashville	TN		BNA	114.1
284	10	Nashville	TN	KJWN			4:54 CT
-	0	Nashville	TN	KJWN			5:09
234	34	Graham	TN		GHM	111.6
252	47	Jacks Creek	TN		JKS	109.4
252	95	West Memphis	AR	KAWM	AWM	362.0	6:37
-	0	West Memphis	AR	KAWM	AWM	362.0	6:42
251	100	Little Rock	AR		LIT	113.9
310	4	Little Rock	AR	KLIT			7:41
-	0	Little Rock	AR	KLIT			7:51
130	4	Little Rock	AR		LIT	113.9
240	259	Cowboy	TX		CVE	116.2
132	3	Dallas	TX	KDAL			9:53
-	0	Dallas	TX	KDAL
269	26	Muffin	TX		FT	365.0
165	4	Ft Worth	TX	KFTW			10:16

Condor Flight Cleveland-Nashville

Heading	Distance	City Name	State	ICAO	NAV	Freq.	Schedule
-	0	Cleveland	OH	KCGF	GF	521.0	1:25
216	99	Appleton	OH		APE	116.7
241	16	Columbus	OH	KCMH	CM	391.0
-	0	Columbus	OH	KCMH	CM	391.0	2:26
235	55	Midwest	OH		MXQ	112.9
248	29	Madeira	OH		MDE	379.0
205	7	Cincinnati	OH	KLUK			3:19
-	0	Cincinnati	OH	KLUK			3:31 ET
251	15	Cincinnati	OH		CVG	117.3
226	65	Louisville	KY	KLOU	BQM	112.2	3:20 CT
-	0	Louisville	KY	KLOU	BQM	112.2	3:25
202	135	Nashville	TN		BNA	114.1
284	10	Nashville	TN	KJWN			4:43

Vultee Flight Chicago-Fort Worth

Heading	Distance	City Name	State	ICAO	NAV	Freq.	Schedule
-	0	Chicago	IL	KMDW	MX	248.0	8:30
241	30	Joliet	IL		JOT	112.3
208	192	St Louis	MO	KSTL	CSX	116.45	10:02
-	0	St Louis	MO	KSTL	CSX	116.45	10:10
235	301	Tulsa	OK		TUL	114.4
264	4	Tulsa	OK	KTUL			12:30
-	0	Tulsa	OK	KTUL			12:38
233	98	Oklahoma City			IRW	114.1
356	3	Oklahoma City	OK	KOKC			1:23
-	0	Oklahoma City	OK	KOKC			1:26
176	3	Oklahoma City			IRW	114.1
160	152	Cowboy	TX		CVE	116.2
132	3	Dallas	TX	KDAL			2:35
-	0	Dallas	TX	KDAL
269	26	Muffin	TX		FT	365.0
165	4	Ft Worth	TX	KFTW			2:58

Condor Flight Dallas-Los Angeles

Heading	Distance	City Name	State	ICAO	NAV	Freq.	Schedule
-	0	Dallas	TX	KDAL	CVE	116.2	10:22
269	26	Muffin	TX		FT	365.0
165	4	Ft Worth	TX	KFTW
-	0	Ft Worth	TX	KPNE	CSX	116.45	10:52
252	33	Milsap	TX		MQP	117.7
246	89	Tomhi	TX		AB	353.0
352	7	Abilene	TX	KABI			12:02
-	0	Abilene	TX	KABI
287	11	Abilene	TX		ABI	113.7
258	82	Big Spring	TX		BGS	114.3
182	10	Big Spring	TX	T49			1:04 CT
-	0	Big Spring	TX	T49
248	90	Wink	TX		INK	112.1
259	155	El Paso	TX		ELP	115.2
143	6	El Paso	TX	T27			2:25 MT
-	0	El Paso	TX	T27
323	6	El Paso	TX		ELP	115.2
253	170	Douglas	AZ	KDUG	DUG	108.8	4:10
-	0	Douglas	AZ	KDUG	DUG	108.8
285	90	Tucson	AZ	KRYN	RYN	338.0	5:06
-	0	Tucson	AZ	KRYN	RYN	338.0
328	74	Phoenix	AZ	KIWA	IWA	113.3	6:03 MT
-	0	Phoenix	AZ	KPHX	IWA	113.3
264	157	Blythe			BLH	117.4
268	85	Palm Springs			PSP	115.5
267	69	Pomona			POM	110.4
271	29	Los Angeles	CA	KBUR	UR	253.0	7:53 PT

DC-2 Flight New York-Chicago

Heading	Distance	City Name	State	ICAO	NAV	Freq.	Schedule
-	0	New York (Newark)	NJ	KEWR			8:00
320	76	Lake Henry	PA		LHY	110.8
310	78	Elmira	NY		ULW	109.65
315	88	Buffalo	NY		BUF	116.40
289	4	Buffalo	NY	KBUF			10:00
-	0	Buffalo	NY	KBUF			10:10
264	186	Windsor	ON		YQG	113.8
326	12	Detroit	MI	KDET			11:43
-	0	Detroit	MI	KDET			11:51 ET
259	152	Gipper	MI		GIJ	115.4
270	61	Kedzie	IL		MX	248.0
315	4	Chicago	IL	KMDW			12:33 CT

Condor Flight Washington DC-Cincinnati

Heading	Distance	City Name	State	ICAO	NAV	Freq.	Schedule
-	0	Washington	DC	KDCA	DCA	111.0	1:30
279	55	Lindon	VA		LDN	114.3
279	77	Elkins	WV	KEKN	RQY	284.0
-	0	Elkins	WV	KEKN	RQY	284.0	3:00
258	39	Braxton	WV		JTM	234.0
252	48	Charleston	WV	KCRW	HVQ	117.4	3:56
-	0	Charleston	WV	KCRW			4:01
263	9	Charleston	WV		HVQ	117.4
292	59	York	KY		YRK	112.8
300	71	Cincinnati	OH		LUK	335.0
230	5	Cincinnati	OH	KLUK			5:23