JIMMY BENNETT 1962 - 1986 PILOT ACF GSW MKC DAL DFW DEN I was leafing through the Obituary page today and although I can't supply any specific date info, on many of the pilot's listed there is no info at all. My memory is far from perfect but I thought I'd pass along what I remember about some of these guys. Jimmy Bennett: Jimmy died in the 737 simulator while instructing or checking. Jimmy was always a really positive person, willing to help any way he could. He just keeled over and that was it. -H.A. "Frosty" Frost (11/26/99) J R BENNETT Seniority date of 6/11/62 on the 9/1/86 FL/ALPA seniority list. -Jake Lamkins (8/3/07) I just found the Old Frontier website to day through Weldon Finney. I found my late brother, Capt Jimmy Bennett, in the �Deaths in the FLamily� listing of deceased pilots and thought I would pass along a correction to his birth date and his age when he passed away. Frosty�s write-up is essentially correct�he died of a ruptured brain aneurism. Jimmy was born 14 Nov 39. He was 50. I have attached a picture of Jimmy for the website posting. Let me know if it is OK for uploading to Jimmy�s listing. Thanks so much for the recognition and preserving the history of this once great airline!! -Steve Bennett (1/1/10) J R BENNETT Born 14 Nov 1939 Died 15 Mar 1990 Age 50 SSN issued in Texas -SSDI (1/1/10) Thanks for the email. Am I correct that Jimmie was James R. Bennett who started with FAL in 1962? What airline was he working for when he died? The pic you sent is fine and I will upgrade Jimmie's website & let you know when I'm done. Send any other pix/info you wish included on his webpage. An obituary would be nice. -Jake Lamkins (1/1/10) Thanks a million Jake! I didn�t even know of the �old� Frontier website! I�m real happy to learn about it! Yes, you are correct that Jimmy was James R. Bennett. I believe 1962 would be correct as Frontier bought Central Airlines sometime in 64 I think. He was a Captain flying for Continental when he died. He was a Line Pilot and a Check Airman on the B737-200 and the Super 80. I do have another photo or 2 that I will send you. I�m attaching one of him in his Central days coming off at flight with his CV-240 in the background. The other will be of him in his PT-17 Stearman circa 1973. Not sure I have the obit. I�ll see if I can locate one. MANY, MANY Thanks Jake!! This is so greatly appreciated!! -Steve Bennett (1/1/10) I also happened to notice Jimmy's date of passing is not correct. The date should be Mar 10, 1990. Thanks so much again and I'll send a couple more pictures soon. -Steve Bennett (1/2/10) Posted at the FL Club Updated memorial webpage JIMMY BENNETT 1962 - 1986 PILOT GSW MKC DAL DFW DEN http://FAL-1. tripod.com/ Jimmy_Bennett. html Jimmy's brother Steve sent some pix and corrections to the info we had. Post your remembrances of Jimmy. -Jake Lamkins (1/2/10) Jimmy was a prince of a guy, a pilot's pilot, and a great teacher. He already seemed like the quintessential "old head" back when I flew as his Frontier first officer in the mid-Eighties - but in retrospect he would have been only around the ripe old age of 45 at that time. Jimmy and fellow Texas crop duster Tom Boren were birds of a feather, and I will always miss them both. -Mark Ingram FAL 737 First Officer, April 1984 to August 1986 (1/2/10) Here are 4 more pix for Jimmy�s memorial webpage. Jimmy Bennett 0001: Jimmy, circa late 1980s Jimmy Bennett 0002: Jimmy, circa late 1980s, Rockport, Texas Jimmy�s Stearman: Jimmy in rear cockpit, 1st flight after 2 year restoration, Grand Prairie, TX, 1971 Jimmy�s Ryan PT-22: Lucas Field, Arlington, TX, circa 1959 It occurred to me I failed to mention that the pic of Jimmy coming off the CV240 was taken at Amon Carter Field, Ft. Worth, TX. I may send another photo or 2. I will see my mom tomorrow (she�s 94 now!) and see if she happens to have Jimmy�s Obit. I can�t thank you enough for creating such a great memorial for Jimmy. After 20 years I still miss him more than I can say. -Steve Bennett (1/2/10) I started pilot class with Frontier in April of 1984, and immediately upon completion of training and 25 hours of Initial Operating Experience (IOE) on the line, I went to Denver after a couple of days off to start a block of Reserve availability, beginning the following day. I called Crew Scheduling upon arrival, and Ellie said that I had already been assigned to a trip departing the next day, staying the first night in Seattle, and the second in Joplin, MO - the latter the very "home" airport I had just left earlier that same day. Ellie said the captain on the trip would be Tom Boren. I was in the pilot crew room at the time, and asked a pilot acquaintance if he had ever flown with Tom, and if so, could he offer any advice. He said that Tom hardly spoke, to the point that one could interpret that as his being angry or dissatisfied with his first officer, but that I should not take that personally and just fly the trip by the book. True to that guy's advice, Tom hardly spoke a word to me or the air traffic controller jumpseater on the DEN-SEA leg of the flight. However, when later I went down to the hotel restaurant for "debrief," Tom was already there and we had a nice visit - at least by the lights of Tom's Buddha-like stoicism and silence. Like my own father and Jimmy Bennett, Tom was a pilot's pilot, masterful, smooth and subtle with an airplane. He made it all look so easy. I will always be grateful for his - and Jimmy's - patient tutelage. -Mark Ingram (1/10/10) Attached is an undated picture of my brother Jimmy Bennett in his Captain’s uniform. I suspect since his moustache is still dark, it would be circa early 1980s. Thanks for everything you do for the old Frontier guys and gals! Coming to think about it, his cap is crunched up from wearing the big headsets, flying captain on the 580. so I’m gonna bet he was in his mid to late 30s which would put it mid to late 1970s, -Steve Bennett (3/1/12) Here is another picture of my brother Jimmy Bennett for you to add to his memorial page. This photo was made of Jimmy somewhere on a trip in the 80’s, on a ramp I believe, but I don’t know which airport! Thank you again for building a wonderful memorial for Jimmy! Like it says….gone but not forgotten! -Steve Bennett (8/1/13) Here is the other picture I mentioned the other day that I’d love for you to add to Jimmy’s memorial. It is a picture that his widow, Rosalyn, made in 1991, several months after Jimmy died. She had it made to depict her feeling of seeing Jimmy in heaven, doing what he loved best (next to flying of course), and her looking up and knowing he was happy. It is very touching! This is the one she gave to me. The “blivet” at the lower right is due to the photo being stuck to the glass in the frame and my amateurish repair. If I had Photoshop and knew how to use it, I could have done a better job I’m sure! Thanks again for everything!! -Steve Bennett (8/5/13)