I really do miss that helicopter.We lived in Anaheim near the corner of Beach and Ball. Nonetheless, I decided right there I was going to be a pilot for LAA when I grew up. All Rights Reserved One of them had a light on and was circling over and over again, clearly lighting up something on the We were at OKW in Bldg 56 from this past Sunday til Wednesday and I noticed helicopters flying over us just about all day (or at least the hours we were at the resort!) To learn more or opt-out, read our Start your day with the top stories you missed while you were sleeping.
Think those were S53 birds and yes, very noisy. They were in the $15.00 range and with joint-fares with the major airlines from free to around $5.00. The Heli-port faced the Hotel.
Discover (and save!) I'm always remember...Saddleback Park was an area used for motocross, and in its hey day, was one of the most famous destinations for MX riders across the Souther...If you want to send me a note, or tell me about your memories of Orange County, e-mail them to: steve@cleardigitalmedia.comVictoria, an OCThen reader, wants to ask others if they know anything about Murray Manor Shopping Center, which I believe was in Garden Grov...There were several places to eat around Orange County that I would regard as favorites. Great memories of growing up in Anaheim.I flew on LA Airways several times, but I never had a good feeling about doing so and I was a young pilot too.Sorry Buck, but I lived in Downey and the two crashes were in Paramount (Alondra & Garfield) and Compton (Lueders Park near Rosecrans and Long Beach Blvds) about eight miles from the Wonder Bowl on Firestone Blvd. Quite a bitA Utah epidemiologist and a history professor say there are lessons to learn from the Great Influenza of 1918 and many similarities to today’s pandemic.MacKenzie Scott donated $1.7 billion to charity and critics pounced. 2 years ago. I was very young then so my memories might be a little off.i went into the army in jan of 1967 and did basic training at fort ord ca,when we got leave i would fly down to lax on united and ride these things down to disneyland (i lived in santa ana)i remember boarding one on the trip back to lax and noticed red fluid leaking on the ground and pointed it out to the crew chief/flight attendant who rode onboard,his response was"its no big thing they all do that"had i known back then what people killers these things were i would have never set foot on one,man was never ment to fly in a super sized beer can suspended by a whirlling palm treeLong before Disneyland LA Airways 'copters flew between LAX and Santa Ana - as well as about a dozen other cities in the LA Basin. I remember the Helicopters well as my Mom worked at the Disneyland Hotel. He told me it wasn't it was a Ferry Service for the Hotel Mom worked at. Jim Black died in my place. I had an excuse from my flights for the day, and it was the last flight of the day for Jim and myself. There are currently three helicopters over DCA, circling. R.I.P Jim and the rest of the crew.I should have died on flight 417 I was the regular flight attendant on it for weeks, but I called in sick the day before to play beach volleyball at Marine St. in Manhattan Beach. Also remember the Miniature Golf place next to the Heliport....looked like a little Disneyland.
Probably Trump though.Trump is speaking at the convention center. I had hoped that someone would have written a book about the history and story of LAA, and a tribute to the memory of the lost lives. It became parking for Disneyland hotel and today is under the outdoor parking net to the gargantuan new parking structures that serve Disneyland. OCThen reader Marc offers up memories of watching Los Angeles Airways fly their helicopters to and from Disneyland...I rode those a couple of times. Illegal Drone Caught Flying Over Disneyland Paris Wdw News Today. i CAN STILL SMELL THE AV GAS THEY WOULD BURN. When I couldn't go I could see the helicopter flying into DL from my front yard. Disneyland and Walt Disney World bans planes from flying less than 3,000 feet above - and they're not the only famous landmarks with no fly zones in … He never wanted the flight, but because I had got an excuse from the airport Dr. that day I was excused from the flight. Those were magic times for boys back then.I lived in Riverside, CA in the mid-60's. You must be thinking of something else.I remember the Disneyland helicopter, it used to fly over our house every day, we lived off Euclid and Crone. Is anyone aware of an emergency or anything last night around 9:10pm? After Disneyland opened a stop on the Santa Ana/LAX route was added there. We would watch the Chopper land with that Av Fuel smell and cans of Turkey Loaf C- Rats in our hands. The reason why I'm writing in is there is a bit of history about LA Airlines over at http://www.airfields-freeman.com/CA/Airfields_CA_OrangeCo_NW.htm Namely the locations of the 3 heliports, the types of helicopters they used (Mostly experimental) and the crashes that more or less ended the airline.When I was a kid my dad would take me to the heliport on Cerritos Ave and walnut street to watch the helicopters. Jul 29, 2014 - This Pin was discovered by Eric Walls. What details did you catch while flying over Disneyland? Even though the building structure was torn down long ago, up until they built the new Disneyland parking structure a few years ago, you could still see the landing circle where it landed and took off.I too remember LA AIRWAYS. Bend, Or.THese flights also stopped in Whittier off of Slauson, just past York field. I've never forgotten how cool those helo's looked and sounded,and never forgotten the memory of those who lost their lives.
I know planes aren't allowed to fly over Disneyland, maybe something regarding that. I lived in G.G. Never say the Disneyland helicopter--just a lot of Marine helicopters.When I was 9 years old, my grandparents were visiting from New York and they liked to play miniature golf. When we took off from Anaheim, we flew directly over the Disneyland hotel - I thought we were going to hit it!