http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/ Chicago Midway Airport-MDW Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:03:40 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/902 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/902 Hello everyone, new guy here. I currently reside just east of runway 01R/19L at Dulles International. I spend a lot of time spotting from the Steven F. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:42:51 GMT Art http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/901 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/901 Marshall, thanks so much for the commentary and videos. I remember reading about that Grand Canyon collision, it was truly horrific. It's sad that there's so Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:06:49 GMT Marshall Massengale http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/900 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/900 Here is a link to a cool video showing the test running of one of its might Wright R3500 Turbo-Compounds, having been test run for the first time in nearly Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:06:18 GMT Marshall Massengale http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/899 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/899 ... In the late 1950s, MDW was the hub of all U.S. air traffic, with both UA and AA based there and TWA, Eastern and other airlines maintaining large Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:13:30 GMT Art http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/898 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/898 It's impossible to overstate the importance of MDW to U.S. air transport over the years, at least until the opening of ORD. Here I've included a selection of Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:03:01 GMT Art http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/897 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/897 These are just timetables from relatively recent years at MDW. The list of airlines that have served the airport in the past is a long one and includes all of Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:44:13 GMT Art http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/896 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/896 The reminder about WN's new LGA flight arriving Sunday got me to thinking about some of the many airlines that have served MDW over the years, and of the many Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:57:02 GMT scottnearsmf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/895 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/895 It is scheduled to arrive at 10:40 AM CDT on Sunday. Fri, 15 May 2009 17:43:51 GMT bonolo1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/894 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/894 ... Don, Bob R. pointed out to me it was T-45 Goshawk, offline. I did see a pair of twin engine props flying in close formation in the area two weekends ago in Fri, 15 May 2009 02:11:26 GMT Digital Don http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/893 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/893 bonolo1 wrote: "I keep seeing ...a fighter/trainer type I'm not familiar with ... Navy orange high visability markings..." Prop or jet? What does it look Thu, 14 May 2009 00:13:12 GMT miranova42 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/892 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/892 Delta Airlines has changed its service to Atlanta from regional jet to MD-90 now. If you want to get it in the new colors and the wavy gray, you have the time Thu, 14 May 2009 00:02:27 GMT miranova42 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/891 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/891 I would check airliners.net or jetphotos.net for the photo. I remember what it was, but it was years ago when that happened. DG247 might know. Ask him. Mon, 11 May 2009 20:36:45 GMT bonolo1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/890 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/890 Hello everyone! I keep seeing (last to weekends) and have seen in the summer for several years a fighter/trainer type I'm not familiar with, (older) flying out Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:17:19 GMT Jordan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/889 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/889 Welcome to the group, Art! I am also from Michigan. I go to school in Ypsilanti and I live in Grand Rapids during the spring and summer. Glad to have you here. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:18:23 GMT Art http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/888 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagomidwayairport/message/888 I well remember my first flights, they were out of DTW (I was born and raised in Michigan), and some of our flights to California stopped in Chicago and some