Braniff Air, H-RMV Dallas, Texas, 1974

Posted: November 8, 2017


Historical data and photo submitted by Robert Roll, former Braniff Airline
Midway employee

Dallas Love Approach (DAL), Texas, October 1974

H-RMV Runway 13
The Rigid Model Visual System was designed and constructed by Redifon Corp of Great Britain. It consisted of a GE color projector mounted on the simulator cab with optics and screens in front of the Captain and Co-pilot.  The images were generated by a Philips Color camera on a track mounted , servo controlled  gantry  in front of an approximately 15’ X 70’ vertical rigid model.   The rigid model  was a universal airport; however, the navigational aids could be changed to simulate various national/international airports to facilitate more realistic training. This system was controlled by a Texas Instruments Model 880 mini-computer (model number from memory.. may be wrong)  Quite the “State of the Art” at the time.  The Rigid Model Visual System was located in a special air conditioned room in the corner of  an end hangar bay at Braniff’s Maintenance Facility at Dallas Love Field. 

The remainder of the collection is of various aircraft Braniff flew as well as a few of other airlines taken at various times and places during my career.

Local Coordinator Conference, 1973

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Submitted by Ed Dietz

Local Coordinator Conference, New York, August 2-3, 1973
Ed Dietz, Manager Morgantown FSS, West Virginia (unknown position).  Rest unknown.

Eastern Region Conference, 1973

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Submitted by Ed Dietz

Easter Region ATO Chiefs Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia, October, 1973
Ed Dietz, Manager Morgantown FSS, West Virginia, second row, sixth from
left.  Remainder unknown.

Leesburg AFSS HUB Conference, 1991

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Submitted by Ed Dietz

AFSS South Hub Managers Meeting, Leesburg, Virginia, May 7, 1991
Left to Right:  Jeff Bounds (Salisbury, MD FSS), Adam Greco (Millville, New Jersey AFSS), Jim Asbury (Elkins AFSS), Ed Dietz (Leesburg AFSS HUB Manager), and Jimmie Jefferson (Newport News, Virginia FSS.

Management Training School, 1971

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Submitted by Ed Dietz

Management Training School, Lawton, Oklahoma, July 1971
Ed Dietz, front row, fourth from right. Remainder unknown.

Saigon En Route Center, 1966

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Submitted by John R. Keith

Saigon En Route Center, 1966

I went to Vietnam, courtesy of the Army, arriving in Dec 1966.  I flew on a C-141 from Travis AFB near San Francisco to Ton Shan Nut AFB, near Saigon.  We stopped at Wake Island.  I went inside and talked with the on-duty communicators and enjoyed a short visit with them.  When I got to Saigon, I came across an FAA ATC on Ton Shan Nut, as I recall.  I went inside and talked to the good folks there.  As I recall, they were handling all the civilian traffic in the Saigon area.

Wake Island En Route Center

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Submitted by John R. Keith

Wake Island En Route Center, 1966

I went to Vietnam, courtesy of the Army, arriving in Dec 1966.  I flew on a C-141 from Travis AFB near San Francisco to Ton Shan Nut AFB, near Saigon.  We stopped at Wake Island, where I took this picture.  I went inside and talked with the on-duty communicators and enjoyed a short visit with them.

Model 1FC Screen Shot, 2000

Posted: November 8, 2017


Submitted by Terry Lankford

Model One Full Capacity (M1FC) Screen View, 2000
The M1FC system was installed in the new Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSS) and provided the main operating system for all flight service functions