Dino....A flight Engineer for American. The Senior Flight Engineers had GOLD WINGS.

A flight engineer (FE), also sometimes called an air engineer, is the member of an aircraft's flight crew who monitors and operates its complex aircraft systems. In the early era of aviation, the position was sometimes referred to as the "air mechanic". Flight engineers can still be found on some larger fixed-wing airplanes, and rotary wing helicopters. A similar crew position exists on some spacecraft. For U.S. civilian aircraft that require a flight engineer as part of the crew, the FE must possess an FAA Flight Engineer certificate with reciprocating, turboprop, or turbojet ratings appropriate to the aircraft. Whereas the four-engine Douglas DC-4 did not require an FE, the FAA Type Certificates of subsequent four engine reciprocating engine airplanes (DC-6, DC-7, Constellation, Boeing 307 and 377) and early three- and four-engine jets (Boeing 707, 727, early 747, DC-10) required flight engineers.
Posted By: Flight Engineer Randy Foster American Airline, retired.

Buford Jones

                                                 Buford was an agent at Nashville ,Tennessee.

                                                He was loading passengers on a CONVAIR 240.

                                                This all happened on April 1951

                                                Two years later I became a FLIGHT ENGINEER.

                                                 I...... .Randy Foster took this picture!!!!!

Thanks Jock for sending the photo for the blog..

She loves to play this piano.

Bill and I and OUR selfie.

Fred was a great man.... He was on the bronze.

We had a great day at the CR Smith today.

This piano was on all 747 in the early days.

Read & Heed

I really enjoyed shooting the sunset tonight.. Thanks SIR.

American Airlines New Uniform.. They will be wearing it in September 2016.

A Rose is a ROSE.

Chief Pilot Jack Gibson.... One of the greastest.

Now here is a great airplane.. Just look how many engines we have,,,,It a Boeing 707.....WOW

St. Vincent's Cathedral in Bedford

Two AA mechanics.

Both wings were removed to get the DC-3 in the hangar !!! Is that Randy.

                                                     Then the south wall was built.

My friend Minta......Randy said that

History in the making.

Sully on the Hudson

Pot luck lunch for CR Smith museum.

DC-3 at LBJ ranch.

A simulation of flight.

Here we are at the Smith gretting .

Chasity spent her vacation in NY city..She sent me this photo of the Hangar at the airport.

Busy stocking our shop.

Come take a flight in OUR SIMULATOR....FUN FUN FUN!!!

Brick locator in Museum!!!

Cruising through the museum.

Working and having fun....