Synopsis
Shows the varied forms of radio and telephone communications used by commercial air carriers in confirming reservations, preparing aircraft for flight, monitoring aircraft in flight and maintaining air-to-ground contact.
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Details
- Running time
- 21 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0244_Plane_Talk_S00067_15_18_05_00
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Plane Pillow Talk? · Spuzz · 2017-07-04
I love this film, as it shows the up-to-the minute details of plane travel circa 1965. We see many plane companies not flying anymore, eg, Eastern, Western etc. and we also get to see many airport stylings of the time. Essentially, this film follows a man who is flying from Chicago to Los Angeles. When he gets to the airport, the counter person INSTANTLY knows, without checking the ticket the guy's name AND where he's going, now if that's not customer service, I don't know what is. He gets an earlier flight home, and he makes a call on a rotary pay phone which looks like a darn relic now. The…