Thank you for the memories. As a pilot for Canadian Pacific in this era, I passed through Calgary on many an occasion. Time is measured by events, and the past is now almost unrecognizable, preserved by those who captured the fleeting moments of their times. Thanks again.
My family emigrated from the UK (Scotland specifically) to Canada in 1982, first to St. Johns, NF and then to Calgary (my father worked in the oilpatch). I remember we arrived in Canada at Halifax on an Air Canada DC8 from Glasgow Prestwick. My first trips home were also on the DC8 before AC replaced them with 767s. I arrived in Calgary on an Air Canada L1011 and flew on their 747, 727 and DC9 over the years I lived there. When I moved home to the UK, I flew on a Canadian Airlines International 767 from Calgary to London Heathrow. I just love the airline industry then and now and, while I fly into Canada every year to visit family (mainly to Vancouver but sometimes Calgary), this video brought back happy memories of my initial youthful enthusiasm.
Great video... I remember 1987 at YYC well, a buddy was flying the L1011 at AC and today Nav Can can't handle any more traffic than they could back then!
I miss getting done afternoon shift sitting at the end of a runway at 11pm watching old 727 freighters take off from hamilton in about 2003. Miss hearing the rumbling and crackling and feeling the floorboards of my car vibrate as they climbed out.
Flew on my first L-1011 in the summer of '73. What a big beautiful bird! Seemed so exotic with an engine in the tail. Did not known it was only a year old at that point.
My Mom worked for PWA at YYC in the early 1980's as a clerical admin......When she first started, they would fly her to Edmonton to make photocopies as I don't think they had a Xerox machine at the Calgary office yet!!!!! Easier to have her take up an empty seat on a plane than buy an expensive machine. LoL!
Pacific Western Airlines was the first airline and plane I had ever been on. Today, I am a pilot for Air Greenland, and my love for aviation started with a flight on an old Pacific Western 737 from Vancouver to Calgary in the early 80's when I was 5 years old. That was the last time I had been to Calgary. I had no idea it was anywhere close to a million people now, let alone well above it. I thought the population of Calgary was still around 600-700k people today. Wow, how time has changed.
06:42 That's a 200 as PWA never operated the 100. My dad flew those for 2 different Canadian carriers. I flew with Dad many times in the Cockpit.The Star gazer is an EX AC L1011. The one here is a 500 series . The Worldways Dc8's hadJT3D-7 engines. GREAT moments captured.
Worldways had 4 DC-8-63s, all were ex-CP Airlines airframes. Registrations: C-FCPO, C-FCPP, C-FCPQ & C-FCPS. They also had 2 L-1011s with a 60s looking lounge in the belly of the aircraft. fun fact - Calgary Police helicopter now uses C-FCPS
One correction re the Air Canada L-1011. Air Canada had 18 L-1011's, not 12. They had 12 of the original full-size L-1011-1 model acquired in the early to mid-1970s, and 6 of the longer-range L-1011-500 model delivered in 1981. The one in the video is one of those, probably departing to London or Frankfurt. The L-1011-500 had a 14 ft. shorter fuselage and 9 ft. greater wingspan than the earlier models, more powerful engines and a few other changes to permit increased range. Unfortunately the L-1011-500 was too late for the market and the economics were uncompetitive with the long-range McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 which had already been in service for 7 years and had greater passenger and cargo capacity. Only 50 L-1011-500's were built. Air Canada sold all 6 of theirs to Delta Air Lines in 1991/92. The June 1987 date of that footage is interesting as that was only 3 months after Pacific Western Airlines acquired Canadian Pacific Air Lines (CP Air) to form Canadian Airlines International which was acquired by Air Canada in 2000 with the merger completed effective January 1, 2001. Lots of changes in the Canadian airline industry over the years. I worked for CP Air and Canadian Airlines for 25 years from 1969 to 1994, including 7 years in Calgary and the rest in Vancouver. As already mentioned by another viewer, CP Air sold 4 stretched DC-8-63's to Toronto-based charter carrier Worldways Canada in March 1983 when CP Air retired their remaining DC-8's. Worldways ceased operations in October 1990. You asked what engine the DC-8-63 used. It was the Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7 turbofan.
This is what you want, I think I know the guy and girl at 1:52 in the rabbit. He was one of my best friends back int he day. He and I used to ride around in that GTI lots and cause some havoc.
I wonder how many 1970's era vehicles might have had an XL Radio 'Drive Decent' sticker on the back? In the next year, PWA would merge with CPAir and become Canadian Airlines International (an airline I miss big time) Seeing the Air Canada jets at YYC with its original livery and to think that in the next year or two, their livery would get a minor upgrade with an additional stripe and Helvetica font.
How cool on the Ten-Eleven.. I have built parts for the Pegasus launch vehicle and I’m
an original Calgarian now moved away…
Thank you for the memories. As a pilot for Canadian Pacific in this era, I passed through Calgary on many an occasion. Time is measured by events, and the past is now almost unrecognizable, preserved by those who captured the fleeting moments of their times. Thanks again.
Well Thanks for taking again us down memory lane.
My family emigrated from the UK (Scotland specifically) to Canada in 1982, first to St. Johns, NF and then to Calgary (my father worked in the oilpatch). I remember we arrived in Canada at Halifax on an Air Canada DC8 from Glasgow Prestwick. My first trips home were also on the DC8 before AC replaced them with 767s. I arrived in Calgary on an Air Canada L1011 and flew on their 747, 727 and DC9 over the years I lived there. When I moved home to the UK, I flew on a Canadian Airlines International 767 from Calgary to London Heathrow. I just love the airline industry then and now and, while I fly into Canada every year to visit family (mainly to Vancouver but sometimes Calgary), this video brought back happy memories of my initial youthful enthusiasm.
That was cool. Thanks
Love those L-1011's. First plane ride back in the early 80's was on one. Still an awesome site.
My first plane flight. PWA airbus from McCall to Edmonton municipal.
DC 6 unpressurized cabin and bumpy landing. About 1968
Great video... I remember 1987 at YYC well, a buddy was flying the L1011 at AC and today Nav Can can't handle any more traffic than they could back then!
I wish we had more vintage YYC kids but great to see some PWA
I miss getting done afternoon shift sitting at the end of a runway at 11pm watching old 727 freighters take off from hamilton in about 2003. Miss hearing the rumbling and crackling and feeling the floorboards of my car vibrate as they climbed out.
Flew on my first L-1011 in the summer of '73. What a big beautiful bird! Seemed so exotic with an engine in the tail. Did not known it was only a year old at that point.
I flew the 737s for PWA for a lot of years both out of both Calgary and Edmonton. A great bunch of people to work with .
My Mom worked for PWA at YYC in the early 1980's as a clerical admin......When she first started, they would fly her to Edmonton to make photocopies as I don't think they had a Xerox machine at the Calgary office yet!!!!! Easier to have her take up an empty seat on a plane than buy an expensive machine. LoL!
What a great video!!!
Thank you!
Pacific Western Airlines was the first airline and plane I had ever been on. Today, I am a pilot for Air Greenland, and my love for aviation started with a flight on an old Pacific Western 737 from Vancouver to Calgary in the early 80's when I was 5 years old. That was the last time I had been to Calgary. I had no idea it was anywhere close to a million people now, let alone well above it. I thought the population of Calgary was still around 600-700k people today. Wow, how time has changed.
Memories.
06:42 That's a 200 as PWA never operated the 100. My dad flew those for 2 different Canadian carriers. I flew with Dad many times in the Cockpit.The Star gazer is an EX AC L1011. The one here is a 500 series . The Worldways Dc8's hadJT3D-7 engines. GREAT moments captured.
CFCN was a place where people used to go and make out. Great view.
Worldways had 4 DC-8-63s, all were ex-CP Airlines airframes. Registrations: C-FCPO, C-FCPP, C-FCPQ & C-FCPS. They also had 2 L-1011s with a 60s looking lounge in the belly of the aircraft.
fun fact - Calgary Police helicopter now uses C-FCPS
PWA operated a number of B737-200 Combi's.. Mostly operating from YYC and YEG.
I’m pretty sure I worked with one. That one was operating for Canadian North, by the time I got near it.
One correction re the Air Canada L-1011. Air Canada had 18 L-1011's, not 12. They had 12 of the original full-size L-1011-1 model acquired in the early to mid-1970s, and 6 of the longer-range L-1011-500 model delivered in 1981. The one in the video is one of those, probably departing to London or Frankfurt. The L-1011-500 had a 14 ft. shorter fuselage and 9 ft. greater wingspan than the earlier models, more powerful engines and a few other changes to permit increased range. Unfortunately the L-1011-500 was too late for the market and the economics were uncompetitive with the long-range McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 which had already been in service for 7 years and had greater passenger and cargo capacity. Only 50 L-1011-500's were built. Air Canada sold all 6 of theirs to Delta Air Lines in 1991/92.
The June 1987 date of that footage is interesting as that was only 3 months after Pacific Western Airlines acquired Canadian Pacific Air Lines (CP Air) to form Canadian Airlines International which was acquired by Air Canada in 2000 with the merger completed effective January 1, 2001. Lots of changes in the Canadian airline industry over the years. I worked for CP Air and Canadian Airlines for 25 years from 1969 to 1994, including 7 years in Calgary and the rest in Vancouver.
As already mentioned by another viewer, CP Air sold 4 stretched DC-8-63's to Toronto-based charter carrier Worldways Canada in March 1983 when CP Air retired their remaining DC-8's. Worldways ceased operations in October 1990. You asked what engine the DC-8-63 used. It was the Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7 turbofan.
Thank you for the much finer detail and points, exactly what I hope happens to all these videos. Well done!
8:23 One of those Boeing 767 made in an emergency landing in abandoned air base in 1983 ac143
This is what you want, I think I know the guy and girl at 1:52 in the rabbit. He was one of my best friends back int he day. He and I used to ride around in that GTI lots and cause some havoc.
I wonder how many 1970's era vehicles might have had an XL Radio 'Drive Decent' sticker on the back?
In the next year, PWA would merge with CPAir and become Canadian Airlines International (an airline I miss big time)
Seeing the Air Canada jets at YYC with its original livery and to think that in the next year or two, their livery would get a minor upgrade with an additional stripe and Helvetica font.
the golden days of Calgary today not anymore
Has something happened to Calgary other than progress/evolve?