Glad you like it-- hey, if you run into Vandini or Olivet, tell 'em DC said hi!

@@flibmeister Normally we would be in the ATC tower for snow ops, due to COVID we haven't been in two years. When were up there again I will ask for them!

@@matthewziomek4090 is it possible to film footage of you guys working such as in this video? Or is that not possible?

I fly for SWA all over the US, you guys are the best to work with!

Glad you appreciated it. Those of us that worked ORD Tower in those days feel privileged that we had the opportunity!

Did same... Loved it... PATCO81. Your're all welcome.. for your jobs! Vietnam to ORD to unemployed to start over... Priceless...

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I have several audio cassette tapes of humorous incidents from my time at ORD-- as time permits, I'll try to get a few of them posted here.

@@flibmeister I would love that! My best friend flew for Simmons at the time and he’s going through a rough patch. You’re doing more than you know here.

​@@flibmeisterI come back and watch this video a few times a year, one of my favorites. This was my dream job since I was a kid, I'd give anything to have not only had the privilege of doing this job but doing it during this time period. Unfortunately, I'm legally blind. Grew up in Chicago during the 90s, lived on Montrose and Central. This is a video I'll always cherish, it just means a lot to me for some reason, I guess in some silly it's like my happy place. Man, I'd have loved to have been up there, doing that same thing that day. Is there any hope of getting the audio cassettes uploaded at some point? Archiving those funny events or just audio traffic from that time would be amazing, It would be a privilege to get to hear some of those. If it's something you'd rather not post but are willing to share let me know and I'll provide my email.

@@gregorybentley5707 When you get a chance, drop me an email: flibmeister@gmail.com

I'm afraid that footage is all I have, but I can list the primary runway configurations back in the day: Plan A: land 32L, 27R; depart 27L, 32R Plan B: land 14R, 22R; depart 9L, 27L, 22L Plan X: land 4R, 9R; depart 32L (@T1), 4L, 9L, 32R Plan Weird: land 27L, 22R; depart 32L (@T1), 22L Each of these configurations had multiple variations: including triple approach runways, hold short runways, etc.

@@flibmeister Ah great. Just what I was looking for. Again, amazing cab footage. Thanks!

@@flibmeister Do you know what Donna King died from? She and her family lived close to us. So sad 😞

@@josephorie8712 Afraid I don't know how Donna died; I think she lived in the Minneapolis area at the time, but never heard anything else.

Yup, you got it right: against the wishes of almost everybody at the time, they renamed every taxiway on the airport to comply with ICAO regs, and the Inner and Outer became A and B. You're also right, this was shot in the "old" tower (still standing, but without the radome on top, and used by the City to control their massive fleet of ground vehicles). There was an even older tower before that-- on the old Eastern terminal. Now, they use the main tower (which opened in '97, and where I worked for only four months before retiring), and they've added two auxiliary towers to assist with the new runway layout.

Was on a fam trip in cockpit Inbound gave A7 A, co pilot threw up his hands and I said T3 inner. He thanked mr

LaGuardia enters the chat...

Enters the chat and watches how the fuck it’s done…😂

@@stevenpayne3707 guess it depends on where you've spent more time. Ground is a hot mess at both for various reasons but the reason I think nyc tracon and lga tower are superior is due to how tight of a game they can play without getting a loss of separation. Both airports desperately need rnav off the ground as opposed to dozens of vectors and step climbs out of the airspace.

Yup, that's Buzz Dehning, great controller, great guy. Retired now, living in North Carolina. If I ever run across him again, I'll pass on your comment!

@@flibmeister before he retired did he ever change facilities?

@@darrenhenderson3 Not that I'm aware of, but it's possible-- I retired much earlier than Buzz did, so he could have transferred someplace after I left, and I wouldn't know about it.

Buzz was a nice guy indeed.

Yes in 1990. 4k.

Got that right. I felt like a mole. And I hate the color green. Circa 1985.

My best guess is that is was a visitor, but it could have been Carol Elliot. I just caught a glimpse of her at 5:18, but it wasn't enough to say for sure. If there's a better view of her further in, let me know when and I'll take another look.

Donna King

No, I'm sure the present setup is far superior for working the new E/W runway layout.

Today. ORD has three

RMOAS: A friend of mine flew into O'Hare piloting a LearJet, and I cleared him to land. One of my female controller colleagues, Gloria, asked me to see if my friend had time to give her a tour of the Lear. I asked him on tower frequency, and he replied that he had a quick turnaround and wouldn't have time. Before I could respond, the next airplane on final keyed up and said, "Hey, Tower, this is MVA312-- tell Gloria if she wants to take a tour of my Shorts, I'll be happy to MAKE the time!"

@@flibmeister that's an awesome silly story!

That's right. Also no "RNAV to JAMBA", "RNAV to CSALT, "RNAV to this", "RNAV to that".

That's Donna King, she was a great, fun lady; unfortunately, she passed away several years ago. Here's a quiz for you (easy if you're a pilot, more difficult if your not): the license plate on her car was: "ORD CZI". Why?

@@dennycunningham7850 She must have been a Chicago Tower crazy woman. I’m so sorry she passed away. She was so beautiful!!!

Take it easy, Captain Thirsty

O’Hare crazy with woman

Hi Denny! Big Mike the old guy here!