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1959 Air Jordan "Low Flyers Club" Card
Going through old boxes, I found this card that apparently certifies that my dad flew 1000 ft below sea level, signed by the captain of his Air Jordan flight. Pretty cool. (www.dropbox.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Back in 1994 I delivered some new Harley-Davidsons to King Hussian of Jordan. One day we got to take a trip to the Dead Sea on one of his French made military helicopters. As we flew on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea the pilot pointed out our 1000 feet below sea level flight. I don't have a card but I have the experience!
The card states that he is "entitled" to fly below 1,000 feet below sea level. It does not say that he actually did so.
I too experinced the thrill of flying below sea level over the Dead Sea. It was back in the 80's...in a Cessna172...with an EL AL pilot friend of mine. I recall the altimeter looking very strange dipping below zero feet MSL. I was never issued a card!
That's really cool. I didn't realize that a place that low even existed. I had to look it up. It gets down to -1388 feet. Crazy!!
If they dished out cards like "Passenger on first coast - to - coast Dreamliner" (or probably,more likely ".... first Dreamliner that didn't leak fuel or catch fire") passengers might just find something to enjoy in modern day airtravel. LOL
Very Cool....... Certainly one to frame and keep.
Sounds like a version of the "Turtle Club" from that same era.