Captain Jack Furrer’s Background
(DOB – August 28, 1928)
| 1) | 06/27/1946 | First flight | Taylor Craft NC54243 | |||
| 2) | 08/01/1946 | First solo flight | Taylor Craft NC54243 | |||
| 3) | 08/02/1948 | Hired by Southwest Airways | Purser | |||
| 4) | 09/1950 | Joined the USAF | Radar Technician B29’s & B36’s | |||
| 5) | 09/1954 | Discharged from USAF | ||||
| 6) | 10/1954 | Rehired by Southwest Airways | Purser | |||
| 7) | 12/16/1954 | Certified Commercial Pilot License | Certified in Cessna 4075N Model 140 | |||
| 8) | 04/16/1955 | Certified Instrument Pilot License | Certified in Cessna 4010V Model 170 | |||
| 9) | 04/14/1955 | Hired by Southwest Airways as Pilot | ||||
| 10) | 04/21/1955 | Certified Mulit Engine Rating | Certified in Cessna N2130 UC78 | |||
| 11) | 04/22/1955 | First DC-3 flight | N63107 | |||
| 12) | 09/22/1956 | First Martin 202 flight | 930411 | |||
| 13) | 01/14/1959 | Became DC-3 Captain | N63106ATR | |||
| 14) | 04/15/1959 | First F27 flight | N2770R | |||
| 15) | 01/09/1960 | First Martin 404 flight | 40432 | |||
| 16) | 02/17/1960 | Became Martin 404 Captain | 40432 | |||
| 17) | 12/21/1960 | Last DC-3 flight | 63105 | |||
| 18) | 03/12/1963 | Became F27 Captain | N2772R | |||
| 19) | 07/30/1966 | Became Check Captain M404’s & F27’s | ||||
| 20) | 07/11/1967 | Last Martin 404 flight | 40436 | |||
| 21) | 11/01/1968 | Last F27 flight | 2778R | |||
| 22) | 01/06/1969 | First DC9 flight | 946L | |||
| 23) | 01/17/1969 | Became DC9 Captain & Check Captain | ||||
| 24) | 03/29/1985 | Last DC9 flight | 952L | |||
| 25) | 01/07/1986 | First B757 flight | N602RC | |||
| 26) | 01/16/1986 | Became B757 Captain | ||||
| 27) | 08/24/1986 | Last B757 flight – Retired | N601RC | |||
| Total Hours Flown – 18,642 |
| Southwest Airways | Aug 1948 – 04 1955 | Purser | ||
| Pacific Air Lines | Jan 1959 | Captain | ||
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| AirWest | Jul 1968 | Assistant Regional Flight Manager | ||
| “ | Nov 1968 | Regional Flight Manager | ||
| Hughes AirWest | – – – below – – – | |||
| Air Liberia | Jan 1974/Jul 1974 | General Manager Air Liberia (Contracted by Hughes AirWest) | ||
| Ghana Airways | 1976 (4 months) | Sent with leased DC9 to Ghana Airways as their Chief Pilot | ||
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| Republic Airlines | Oct 1979 | Director Flight Operations in Denver | ||
| “ | Feb 1980 | Director Flight Operations in San Francisco | ||
| “ | Jun 1983 | Line Captain in Phoenix | ||
| “ | Jan 1986 | B757 Captain DTW | ||
| “ | Aug 1988 | Retired . . . |