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z06boy · 09-14-2010, 12:24 PM

I was the Hangar Mgr. for the company I work for that houses the corporate aircraft. It was a TRIP !! I was at my desk and could hear the tv in the passenger lounge area and stood up and looked around the corner so I could see the images and thought it was a small private aircraft that had hit the building as they had stated on the air.

I called the chief pilot and maintenance chief to see if they had heard anything and they said no. These guys along with a few pilots and mechanics started showing up in the lounge area and as we were all standing there the second airliner slammed into the other tower !!

The phone started ringing shortly after that and it was the FAA wanting to know how many aircraft we had in the air and where they were and to get them all on the ground immediately at the nearest FBO.

It was weird to look at the screen on my computer and see all of the aircraft that resemble a bunch of ants usually start thinning out and then go pretty much blank. As most...I'll never forget that time.

09-14-2010, 12:24 PM	#13
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	I was the Hangar Mgr. for the company I work for that houses the corporate aircraft. It was a TRIP !! I was at my desk and could hear the tv in the passenger lounge area and stood up and looked around the corner so I could see the images and thought it was a small private aircraft that had hit the building as they had stated on the air. I called the chief pilot and maintenance chief to see if they had heard anything and they said no. These guys along with a few pilots and mechanics started showing up in the lounge area and as we were all standing there the second airliner slammed into the other tower !! The phone started ringing shortly after that and it was the FAA wanting to know how many aircraft we had in the air and where they were and to get them all on the ground immediately at the nearest FBO. It was weird to look at the screen on my computer and see all of the aircraft that resemble a bunch of ants usually start thinning out and then go pretty much blank. As most...I'll never forget that time.