Where were you on September 11th 2001?

petite · Post by **petite** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:03 pm

OAC year of high school. After a pleasant visit to the Dean's Office, I saw the whole thing unfold on TVs in the library.

Sheila · Post by **Sheila** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:28 pm

I worked the night shift till six a.m. so I was sleeping when it happened. I woke up, alone at home, and turned on the tv. Think I was watching replays of the Tower burning and falling because I think the towers already fell by 12 noon. Anyway I had to go write a test/exercise that afternoon which was alittle messed up because I felt scared or something. They evacuated the Tall buildings in downtown Winnipeg that day, where I was.

GA MX Trainer Dude · Post by **GA MX Trainer Dude** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:10 am

I was in Tamworth NSW Auatralia. Picked up one of my students who needed a lift and he told me about an airplane crash in New York.

We all watched the days events unfold on the telly. No classwork that day!!!

Between the Ansett Airline failure and 9/11 the aviation industry in Oz imploded. My wife and I would fly back to YVR using C3 - advanced bookings gave us about $1000.00 cdn return tickets. After C3 expired it cost us $1400.00 one way to get back to YVR a year later.

3 weeks after 9/11 had to return to YYC - and my father passed away the end of October - he was a bomber pilot - RCAF attached to the RAF during WWII - he had some choice language about the event that I would not care to repeat

I remember a great many days of public significance like:

JFK
Tenerife
Orly
Opollo 13
Elvis
John Lennon
Princess Di
way too many recent aviation disasters.

and an even greater many dates of private significance.

Throughout this thread and many others the concept of "Our People" - both in this industry and outside of the industry being the most important element in our lives shines clearly. Yes it is a sad expression on our hectic lifestyle that it takes something of this magnitude to bring out the best in all of us and to literally shock us into a moment of reflective silence. The amazing thing is that for the majority of us - it is back to the business of life shortly thereafter. Humans are truly a most resiliant brand of creature.

fanspeed · Post by **fanspeed** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:17 pm

on my way to yvr-didn't hear about anything til I got on the ground. Got a hotel room and watched planes land for 4-5 hours, some escorted by fighters........ Spent the next three days in yvr.

4hrstovegas · Post by **4hrstovegas** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:35 am

Just completing pre-solo check when we were called back to base. What a turning point....

CID · Post by **CID** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:57 am

This is sort of eerie. Most of us are familiar with WingDings and how some people spend time trying to associate certain words with their wingding equivalents.

"Ground Zero" was apparently at 33 feet ASL. This could be stated as "33 QNH". Do a wingding conversion on that. Eerie huh?

fanspeed · Post by **fanspeed** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:00 am

so that's part of an elaborate conspiracy, or a coincidence. Come on, CID,-that's the same as giving credence to the bible code.

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:15 am

I was sitting in class, and one of my friends came in late. He had been watching CNN, and told everyone what happened. The prof dismissed the class. The director of the school addressed everyone at noon that day. What a horrible day...never forget.

CID · Post by **CID** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:50 am

so that's part of an elaborate conspiracy, or a coincidence. Come on, CID,-that's the same as giving credence to the bible code.

Fanspeed, where exactly did I even imply it was part of some "elaborate conspiracy"? Get a grip.

fanspeed · Post by **fanspeed** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:31 am

sorry-I meant no offence.

... · Post by **...** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:18 pm

Hello again...let's continue this thread in honour of those that died 5 years ago at the hands of religious fanatics.

Whether if it were Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish or Muslim…no one should have to die like animals for these made-up beliefs called 'religion'…no one.

Keep the peace.

M

Julian · Post by **Julian** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:25 pm

I was flying...

I took off from La Grande 2 @ 9:00 and landed in Québec @ 12:00.
Din't know what was going on till I was on the ground in YQB...

FlyYukon · Post by **FlyYukon** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:30 pm

THe first plane strike, still in bed, then the second one watchin the tube ready for school.. Watched the towers fall then went to school (grade 10).

Later that day got evacuated, along with most of YXY as a report of a hijacked 747 was landing here, which turned out to be a misunderstanding.. but there were snipers all over the airport and everything was shutdown in town.

Wayy up here too. That day Two 747's landed on our 9700' runway, the second and third to ever land here.

*edit* No 747's since that day either, who knows if we will see another up here.

FY

C-GPFG · Post by **C-GPFG** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:35 pm

Briefing a TC examiner advanced stalls at the YKZ TC office. Was ignoring the office staffs' chatter about a plane hitting the first tower. Just assumed it was a lost Cessna in bad weather until we walked out to the aircraft and the examiner told me it was a 767. Airspace was closed as we taxied out for the air portion.

bob sacamano · Post by **bob sacamano** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:13 pm

Overseas with a girlfriend, got a call to watch cnn just in time to see the 2nd plane hit.

Otter envy · Post by **Otter envy** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:48 pm

I was ripped out of bed by my brother in law and fired in front of the tv, I arived there just in time to witness the second 767 plunge into the second tower.

Every generation has a "moment", I thought ours was the space shuttle exploding. Wait, mabey the gulf war. No, definatly the towers..... is this ever going to stop?

Its like the sixtys are happening all over again.

Otter envy

hercdriver · Post by **hercdriver** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:50 pm

Working the Ops desk at 436 Sqn. Did not take long for things to spool up. Still remember the crowds around the lounge TV watching in disbelief.

Zapp Brannigan · Post by **Zapp Brannigan** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:05 pm

My girlfriend woke me up after the first plane hit the towers before I had to go to class. I then saw the footage of the second plane.

I will always remember sitting in my microbiology class thinking how this world is going to change after this day and will never be the same.

Spokes · Post by **Spokes** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:20 pm

Wife woke me to tell me that a plane hit the tower. I too assumed some lost Cessna. saw the second hit. later that day received a crew comendation for a SAR flown in Scotland a couple weeks prior.

Schooner69 · Post by **Schooner69** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:46 pm

We were just back on the ground from our weekly shuttle from Saint John NB to Portsmouth NH. Watched in disbelief as the the images of the impacts were replayed several times. One of our aircraft was grounded in Charlettetown for a couple of days.

I Like Myself · Post by **I Like Myself** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:17 pm

I was on the bus heading to school (grade 10). One of my pals told me while listening to the radio on headphones.
I recall watching it on TV for the rest of the day. I remember it was right around that time I decided I wanted to become a pilot (coincidence). Until then I was thinking of ATC.

YVR Dude · Post by **YVR Dude** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:46 pm

I was visiting my parents..having a nice sleep in when my parents knocked on the bedroom door...asking "come out and watch the TV...something is happening" I asked, where? She replied.."everywhere"!
I jump out of bed and proceeded to watch the news for the next 8 hours or so...Unbelievable! I had just finished my first recurrent on the 757 for Canada 3000 and never thought that that day was the end of my job..
I had a buddy going to position on the runway in Toronto when they closed the airspace and they had to taxi back to the gate.

I feel for all the people that were directly affected by this...everyone!

grimey · Post by **grimey** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:03 pm

Working on the T1 driver for a piece of ADSL equipment. Somewhat ironically, 9/11 is part of the reason I got laid off, and therefore the reason I got into aviation.

Vector2ILS · Post by **Vector2ILS** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:04 am

OAC year of high school in World Issues class of all places

G whiz · Post by **G whiz** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:58 am

In Portland trying to get a clearance when I was advised there was a "nation wide ground stop" in effect!!