Delta Airlines plane spotting at Salt Lake City (SLC) 1995
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Delta Air Lines widget livery airliners departing and landing on runway 34 (three-four) at Salt Lake City Airport in May of 1995. Aircraft seen at SLC include Delta Boeing 727's, a 737, 757's, a 767, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and a seagull (the state bird of Utah). Also in this video are a Vanguard Airlines and Southwest 737-200.
This was VHS video taped at an area of the SLC airport that had a parking lot for the public to watch planes land and take off. The airport also provided audio via outdoor speakers of communication between the tower and aircraft.
I miss watching the B-727s,B 737-200s, and L-1011s when SLC had an observation lot by the end of 34R. Thanks for the video.
I wonder if any airports in the U.S. continue to have aircraft observation areas such as this. I use to live in Des Moines, IA and there was a great parking area at the Des Moines airport next to the main runway to watch planes. I believe that is gone too.
OMG, this is pure gold! THESE are the sounds i miss! Airports today are boring. Amazing stuff!
Agree with stage III and IV there is no power sound. Instead we just get the high bypass surge noises when the back off the throttle
This brings back memories of plane spotting back in the day! Always loved watching the big L1011 come and go! Miss those birds!
The tail of the 757 seen @7:05 (N624DL) is currently displayed at the Third Base entrance of Truist Park.
Thanks for pointing this out! The remainder of this Delta 757 was scrapped by 2018.
Another good video of our favorite plane, the L-1011.
This is yet ANOTHER "Deja Vu"! Flying in from San Francisco & catching Sky West to Grand Junction! Salt Lake City is as beautiful as those good old L1011's!
So many memories when our family would get on that L1011 loved that jet!!!!
Flyin' Delta aboard a Tri-Star: the glory days! 👍
@@JClark-34695 Yes it was....
Love the 727! Back when the jet pushed you back in the seat. It also sounded like a rocket, during takeoff. The 737/A320s are what most of us fly on now and they are so drab. I did recently fly out of Santa Ana/John Wayne/Orange County, CA airport on a Delta 757-200. That was a high performance takeoff, where we sat for 15 seconds as they spooled up the big Pratt turbofans, then released the brakes....we shot off like a missile right up and out to the ocean.
Yes, I agree that the 737s and A320s are quite drab in comparison to the older, nosier jetliners of the past such as the 727 and DC-9.
Hard to believe that 20 years earlier Alan Murdock made an emergency landing there in a Columbia Airlines 747!
Hard to believe that was Airport 1975!
Dan, one of my favorites!
You had me for a moment there, with "Columbia." Then I remembered Karen Black flying that beast up and over the Rockies: now THERE'S a flight attendant for ya!
I was always amazed in any movie when an actor would dare to get on board a Trans-Global airliner. ARE YOU NUTS?! THAT'S TRANS-GLOBAL! They ALWAYS crash, every single time! 😊
Thanks for the memories! I began as a delta pilot in 1993 on the 757-200 Usually flying from Salt Lake to New York or Boston. In 2015 I moved to the 737-900ER. Still flew the same route to the northeast and back to Salt Lake City. I retired in 2019, because sitting for all those hours took a toll on my back! Thanks again!
i bet you flew with ,my dad he was also a pilot on the 757 during that time
OMG a planespotter's dream O.o. I'm a local, sadly was too young at the time go to see stuff like this. We don't have widebodies anymore spare the occasional MD-11 or that one A330 that visits every now and again ;;
Delta's widget livery was really the best. It'd be nice if they did a widget retro-jet! Cool vid, thanks for sharing :)
I wish they'd bring back their old jingle and slogan ("we love to fly, and it shows!"), and I told them so in an email. Imagine my shock when I got a reply a few days later, stating they'd think about it... and the reply was from Delta's CEO!
I love this video, I miss delta L1011 and Boeing 727 200 thanks for the memories L1011 use to be sweet flying out of ft Lauderdale
Me too, Ronald. lol I'm in my '60's. But I have these 1/200 scale die-cast metal models all over my living room and bedroom.
I flew Deltas L1011 s from 94 to 01..always to Honolulu. Miss the actual legroom and space but more than that the incredible roar of those 3 Rolls Royce Trent engines!
It used to be common for Delta to use their wide bodies on domestic routes. I flew SLC to PDX round trip on 767 both ways. I also recall Delta scheduling flights between PDX and ATL on L1011's and MD11'S.
Yeah I miss the old Delta livery... Not to mention those 1011s
When the 767 and 757 are the most modern aircraft in the video, you know your watching a classic!
Thanks for your comment!
When I lived in SLC in 1998, I regularly visited this spot for plane spotting. Thanks for the memories!
Glad you like the video I uploaded here. This was indeed a great "plane spotting" location.
It's amazing to see just much air travel has changed over the decades!
My mom was based in SLC back in the 80's .. I showed it to her and she loved it
Loving the L-1011. Beautiful bird
MagicDragonKatt Amen to that, you don't speak with forked tongue pale face Delta had such a great fleet, then came the merger with NW screwing everything up, when Anderson went Airbus AGAIN
Seagull One you're cleared to take off, caution wake turbulence and maintain visual separation from those engines!
AT 7 :41 THE BIRD IS WAITING 4 TAKE OFF CLEARANCE !
Nice video. Especially with the spectacular background scenery. I'm amazed by the many different types Delta operated at that time.
They've operated the majority of all commercial aircraft. They were a big dominant airline in the 90s
Delta pilots loved the L1011 and 757
Just the pilots? I defy you to find a cabin or ground crew member that didn't love (or at least respect) the Tri-Star. And only Lockheed could have designed and built it.
My dad's favorites that flew in order L1011-500, 757-200, 727-200, DC-9 . He was not a fan of the MD-88 or 737
Imagine a Delta Air Lines A350 in the widget livery , now that would be a sight to behold!
False, not a fan of Delta's purchasing of nearly ALL Airbus fleet. They should be buying 777 and 787s
Wow !! What spectacular aircraft and views of white tip mountains
Awesome 👏🏾
You used to see so many more widebodies at Salt Lake International back in the day, but nowadays they're virtually non-existent. You're lucky to see some crappy little CRJs, Embraers, 737s, and A320s. 😢
That's pretty much what you see at Chicago's O'Hare Field for domestic flights and even some international flights to Mexico, Canada and even South American (can you say Spirit Airlines!).
+Dan Uscian Dude. You're gonna love this: I got to fly a Delta 767 from SLC to LAS back on New Year's Eve 2004. That same route now uses 717s, 737s, along with the occasional 757.
more fuel efficient i guess but a 737 on a five hour flight??? nothing like the old widebodies
Yeah, the "old days" were amazing looking back on it.
JMMT7022801 not even, you see those aircraft all the time and they’re not crappy at all, I’ll bet you also see more than 5 767 and 757 aircrafts there, so don’t even act like you know
The greatest livery in airline history. That little bard is no longer with us.
It was a nice one for sure. They sure managed to screwed it with subsequent iteration, though the current one is not too bad, just a little to plain.
Great video! Delta needs to go back to the "Black nose" paint job. :)
And bring back the widget as seen here!
Good stuff...love the L 10 11... 24 yrs and pigeons are still being pigeon s
That's when Delta was DELTA!
THE WIDGET LIVERY WAS CLASSIC AND BEAUTIFUL
Sure looked a heck of a lot better than the boring colors on today's Delta airliners.
they changed their livery more than any otherlegacy carrier in the United States, the worst was the one with the fabric design that looked like it was rustling upward in the wind. basically all the livery the tried since the classic widget one sucked.
Delta's "widget" livery design (first appeared in 1961) was truly one of the most beautiful in the airline industry. In fact, it could be said that Delta's 747's from the early 1970's were the most beautiful 747's of all time. This livery design looked great on any aircraft and it is sorely missed when compared to most airline's livery designs of today = boring, bland, bleak, and just plain ugly.
I agree on the new planes being boring but I understand with new carbon technology its allowing some new planes not to need paint jobs. Still doesn't change the fact they could be more creative with their logos, colors and design.
I worked for Dobb's house as a truck driver we catered Delta,Eastern&TWA. By far Deltas food was so much better!,They had this Chicken I would look for on they're flights it was SUPERB! This creamy sauce and the chicken would melt in your mouth!.
We were not supposed to eat the perfectly good food no one had even touched,I remeember the gold foil surrounding it.None of us ever got hungry,Sometimes they forgot carriers of hard liquor😁,I didn't drink...Great job!!.
I cannot believe that I used to be young kid of age of 10-15 years old, see these hardworking horses aircrafts with extremely loud engines vibrating bleachers area of SLC international airport back in '95-'99. I missed those times, theyre way better than what they offer these days today. Quiet and no ATC listen to. I want serious roars and vibrations, THAT is music to my ears.... I can remember those fields that are grass and such, and now they are remodeling for new 2024 SLC Int'l airport expansion project with all concretes being laid out. I used love Delta so much just like I love Southwest airline. Now, I hated Delta because they fly AIrbus now, I have seen more of Airbus than Mcdonnells and Boeing. ever since then, I never flew Delta, it wasnt the same. I wish somtimes things didnt change.
Matt, thanks for your comments. I know what you mean, plane watching at airports ain't what it use to be. It seems most airlines just use late model 737's and Airbuses. In short, boring airliners. I grew up near Chicago's O'Hare Field back in the 1960's. If you went to watch the airliner activity about 1967 or '68 you could literally just stand long the fence line next to the busy taxiway (and the cops wouldn't bother you) and watch go by and take off all sorts of aircraft. Back then you'd see Ozark Martin 404's and Douglas DC-3's, North Central Convair 440's, American Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electras, BOAC Vickers VC-10's, United Douglas DC-6's and Vickers Viscounts, Continental Boeing 707's, Delta Douglas DC-7's, Mexicana De Havilland Comet IV's, Air Canada Vickers Vanguards, occasionally USAF Illinois Air Guard Fairchild C-119's and Boeing KC-97G's, Sears Roebucks DC-3's (yes, that Sears), Eastern Boeing 727-100's, Flying Tigers Canadair CL-44's, etc.,. etc.,. Yeah, I miss the old days too.
Dan Uscian yeah. I feel you. Those old constellations, I would do anything just to watch them up close. Amazing planes. Mind you, I love 737s more than anything, I fell in love with them when I was younger, still I love them all except Airbus. Lol
It’s sad they closed down the observation area by 34R. I used to spend hours there with my binoculars watching the planes takeoff and land.
I'm curious, about when was the observation area shut down?
Dan Uscian Sometime around 2003-2004. My understanding was the FAA mandated a more secure perimeter after 911. I’m sure the guy the police busted trying to sell SKS rifles from the trunk of his car in the observation area parking lot didn’t help either. I really miss that area!
I was curious if the closing of the observation area was after 911. And yes, you're right, that SKS rifle "salesperson" didn't help things. Thanks for your reply, Dale!
Seagull be like, 'Where's my clearance??'
Those 727s are still on their takeoff roll to this day. Delta should just go back to this livery, period.
Yep, time for Delta Air Lines to bring back the "widget" livery as seen in this video.
Apparently Salt Lake City must have been a Delta hub in those days.
Yes Salt Lake, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Dallas-Fort Worth were the main hubs, my dad was based out of CVG. They had mini-hubs in LA, NY, BOS and DC
Always a nice distraction watching airplanes at SLC while playing Wingpointe.
That's really cool that the airport had a designated spot to plane spot!! Wish the new one did, lol
There were other airports in the U.S. that had designated parking lots to spot airliners. Des Moines, IA had a nice place to pull off and watch the planes take off and land. Both of Chicago's major airports, Midway and O'Hare, had viewing decks on top of one of the terminal buildings. This was true for LAX (Los Angeles) as well. St Louis, MO and Milwaukee, WI may still have their places to pull off and watch the planes fly by.
The 727-200's were all from Western Airlines fleet based at SLC, nice video of the good old days when you could go widebody for en 90 min flights. SLCs setting is incredible much nicer than DEN with the Mnts being an hour away
Awesome classic plane spotting video other subscribers 👍🏻
Might be flying into SLC in a few months, and it’ll be a 717 and 757. Was hoping for an MD90
Big Beautiful Tristar
Vanguard coming in on the old 737-100
737-200 such a sexy plane!
Damn, I miss the 767's and L-1011's. I wasn't too hot on SkWest and their Brasilia's With SLC's April to June electrical storms as well as the weird winds living in a true bowl, mountains on all sides; those fireplugs were a. "Z" ticket. The last two had to be a Delta 727-100 the only non -200 on the video and I'm thinking that WN 737 was a -100. Am I right or is it just 2 am eyes?
The Vanguard and Southwest 737's are of the 200 series. I wasn't aware Delta had any 727-100's. As far as I can tell, all the Delta 727's seen in my video at SLC are 200's. Thanks for your interest!
All Delta 727s were 727-232
Wow, the 757-200 N624dl had its tail stored at suntrust park! At 7:10
Hey, thanks for pointing that out! On-line research indicates 757 N624DL first flew with Delta on January 23, 1987 and was retired on July 1, 2011. It was broken up at MZJ in February, 2015. Its tail is on display in front of Atlanta Braves' SunTrust Park Stadium. This is the second aircraft I have video of on UA-cam that had a portion of it preserved. The other is a USAir 737-200, N213US, which has its forward fuselage on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Dan Uscian Wow! Can’t believe you responded, I’m gonna go check out your channel.
Today's airliners are simply BOREING ! Miss these Boeing 727 aircraft with T-tail and 3 rear mounted engines. The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was also grand. Of the wing-mounted twin engines; it's the Boeing 757, which is still in use today.
Things weren't that much better in the 1980s when I did a lot of flying or just airliner watching. It seems that every time I flew somewhere it was on a Boeing 727. I took a trip to South America in 1987 and four of the five flights were on 727s (Avianca, Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Panama, and Eastern Airlines). Just a short one-hour trip on a Faucett Peru Airlines DC-8 broke up the monotony.
@@WAL_DC-6B The Boeing 727 was one tough & safe bird. A real workhorse !
good footage of seagull
Sure miss the 727!
Great camera work.
plagued with problems,this could,and should have rivalled ,Boeing's aircraft plus McDonnell's DC10.
(@7:31) "...Ah, GU 11, hold hold short of runway 34 R for Delta 727 on final."
Hi Dan! This is amazing! Do you own the video? We would love to license this footage from you. Is there a way I could contact you
It's already licensed. Yeah, it really is amazing footage!
@@WAL_DC-6B Thanks for getting back to me:) do you still own the footage as well. This is the contact of my Producer Derek Bannar:
derek@campfire.us
Please feel free to email us anytime as we would really love to license the video from you if possible!
That's view is amazing you can see a plane and background mountain
I can drawing
My favorite bird at 7:32..
The tower has a vector of at least 2 miles from runway 35. Visibility 10 MI plus the curvature of the Earth
Weird to see the CRJ towards the beginning
Those were the original Delta Connection CRJ100/200s that SkyWest and ComAir opertated. They were the first generation of the Canadair/Bombardier regional jets. I remember when they built Concourse terminal C at Cincinnati (CVG) for all of these CRJs. It no longer exists if you go to CVG.
I would definitely suggest a good Burlington coat if you're going to the northern region of the Santa Fe mountains
I finally figured out that in the headline, "aircraft" was plural. I thought for a while we were being shown the same aircraft taking off over and over. :)
OK so you don't know that the Lockheed L-1011 is retired. Lockheed Announced that they will no longer used the L-1011 it retired at around 5 months ago in January.
cool,0:37
The mountains are so close.
But not too close.
Are you flying out of Littleton Colorado
Runway 34 we're just going the other way then left right up down rotate
You just skipped the 757. Nope.
Watch out for the water landing
420 you must be taking off from Atlanta to Alaska
Lil Baby Boeing with those sweet n hot JT8Ds
you forgot to mention the albatroz too
Click on "show more" and you'll see I did give the birds their recognition.
ATC would never say 10-4 they would say Roger that what are they about your truck drivers skytrak or something!? I don't know I don't even know what I'm doing LOL. Have your cake and eat it too or as well as it could be LOL