JOE / AIRLINE: I enjoyed your report, but it also brought back some upsetting memories for me. When I was flying a C172 out of Hanscom some years back, my memories were of a bumpy ride (my stomach was in upheval. I guess that's why I didn't become a pilot), the smell of engine oil, and the noisy-scratch of the ATC and other planes over the radio. But, when it was smooth, it was a pleasant experience. As you and Bandair talk about local GA airport in the Montreal area, is there a web site that will list the airports in this area? Thanks, Michael A. Burris Cambridge, Massachusetts / USA --- Bahadir Acuner <bahadiracuner@yahoo.com> wrote: > Actually I was lucky enough to do a touch and go at > Mirabel in Sept 2000. > Took a C172 from a local school at St. Jean - sur- > Richeleau) and flew over > Montreal. What was amazing that you had to fly over > some open land before > you get to Mirabel. YUL was too busy for us, but at > least we flew over it > and have a nice shot of an An-124 parked in the > cargo area. Ahh the memories > of Canada.. :) > > BAHA ACUNER - CFI,CFII,MEI > > www.bahadiracuner.com > www.acuwings.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List > [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of > JoeThree@aol.com > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 8:04 AM > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: Re: Speaking of Montreal... > > > In January, 1989, I flew through Mirabel on a > British Airways L-1011, flying > DTW-YMX-LHR. > > We landed well after dark, and taxiied for nearly > ten minutes before we > arrived at the terminal. During the time we were > taxiing, I did not see a > single sign of life other than the runway and > taxiway lights. No hangars, no > ground vehicles, no other aircraft, until we were > within sight of the > terminal. It felt as though our TriStar had landed > in a small airport in the > Canadian bush, instead of at the international > gateway for one of the > world's > most exciting cities. > > We were on the ground for about an hour for > servicing and to pick up > additional passengers (at that time, Detroit did not > have a big enough > traffic base to support nonstop transatlantic > flights), and in that time, I > saw just six other aircraft: two Minerve DC-8s, a > Sabena DC-10, and a 747, > an > L-1011, and a 767 of Air Canada. I'm sure working in > the tower at YMX was > one > of the lowest-stress ATC jobs in Canada! > > Joe Wolf > Minneapolis, Minnesota > > Airport Codes: > > DTW: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, > Michigan > YMX: Montreal Mirabel > LHR: London Heathrow