CaptEddie

“Please know I am quite aware of the hazards, I want to do it because I want to do it." Amelia Earhart   This month in 1037 Amelia Earhart was lost to the world. Never to be found.  Tune in Monday July 16th, 7:00 pm EDT as we review the life and times of Amelia Earhart.  Flight 374 will depart the Gate on time.  See you onboard.

The Big Bands so popular in the 40s and 50s will be our new series starting Thursday July 12th at 3:00 pm EDT.  Join us by listening in at www/blogtalkradio.com/capteddie.  Listen to the music of Glenn Miller as we recall Eastern history.

"From Frost to Flowers in Just Eight Hours" song identifys Eastern's new fleet - The Great Silver Fleet.  Go back with us to the 40s and 50s when the airline went from fabric aircraft to metal aircraft,  We leave the Gate Monday, July 8th at 7:00 pm EDT.  We hope you will join us.

We continue our Legendary Pilot Series with Part II - Captain Dick Merrill, Eastern's most celebrated pilot.  Join us at 3:00 pm EDT July 5th for more about Eastern's "Number 2" pilot.  See you at the Gate.

The EAL Radio Show is proud to present out 4th of July celebration of our country's 242nd anniversary. Join us as we present a star-spangled celebration - fireworks and all. We depart the gate at 7:00pm EDT.

The Boeing 727 continued to deviate further below the glideslope, and at 16:05:06.2, when the aircraft was at 150 feet, the captain said, "runway in sight." Less than a second later, the first officer said, "I got it." The captain replied, "got it?" and a second later, at 16:05:10, an unintelligible exclamation was recorded, and the first officer commanded, "Takeoff thrust."  These were the last words recorded in the cockpit of Eastern Flight 66, a Boeing 727 on approach at JFK.  Join us as we remember on the 47th Anniversary of this tragic flight in EAL history.  We depart the Gate at 7 pm EDT.  We'll see you at the Gate. www.blogtalkradio.com/capteddie  Call-in 213-816-1611

Captain Dick Merrill is our Legendary Eastern pilot in the spotlight in today's Episode of From the Eastern Files.  Long Number #2 on the Eastern seniority list, Dick was perhaps the most celebrated of them all.  Tune in today at 3:00 pm EDT for Part I - The Legendary Pilots of Eastern Airlines. www.blogtalkradio.com/capteddie

Where have all the Tool Boxes Gone?  Our show will foucus on airline maintenance and the early history of Eastern Maintenance and the men and women who kept the planes in the air.  Did you know the very first employee was a mechanic.  Tune in Monday, June 18th at 7:00 pm EDT for the departure of Flight 370.  See you at the Gate.

Part  3 in our Sky King series is titled :Capture of the Pearl Thieves."  Tune in today at 3:00 pm EDT for the EAL - Old Time Radio Show.

"How long does it take to fly to Los Angeles?" Agent: "About 4 hours." Customer: "Is it any faster if I fly in Economy Class?"  If you ever worked in Reservation, you've heard even funnier questions and probably taken a verbal beating a time or two.  We've got the funny side and the technical side of this fascinating business known as Reservations or simply "Res."  Join us Monday, June 11th at 7:00 pm as we leave the Gate on another airline adventure.  www.blogtalkradio.com/capteddie  Call in 213-816-1611.