KEN DEALY 1947 - 1977 PILOT, CHIEF PILOT, DIRECTOR-TRAINING SLC DEN Ken's photo was in the January 1968 edition of FRONTIERSMAN along with 11 others. They were all receiving their 20 year anniversary pin. Al Kendell sent the photo to me on 4/4/00. According to the Social Security Death Index, Kenneth Dealy was born 10/18/1915 and died 10/10/1994, age 78. -Jake Lamkins (4/21/00) Do You NEED A No-GOOD COPILOT Captain Ken Dealy/Captain Jack_Kettler It was a cold morning in February 1949 when Captain Ken Dealy shut down the engines in Cheyenne, Wyoming and walked into the small terminal in search of a mechanic. He was advised that it was the mechanic's day off but there was a pilot in the coffee shop that might be helpful. That pilot/mechanic turned out to be Jack Kettler, a tall, good looking cowboy who had been a mechanic for Inland Air Lines and a copilot for Western Airlines. He was laid off by Western when business fell off and Kettler describes what happened next. When I learned Captain Dealy's DC-3 had a stuck throttle, I agreed to take look at it, but since I didn't have my tools with me I needed two bits. I dug in my pocket and came up with the twentyfive-cent-piece I needed to remove the cowling from the engine. After a quick inspection I requested the captain to retard the throttle. Captain Dealy was apprehensive it might break the cable until I informed him there was a small sandstone rock stuck in the bell crank mounted on the fire wall. By closing the throttle it crushed the rock that had flipped upward into the bell crank from the tire, and the DC-3 was ready for service. After the logbook sign off, Captain Dealy told me to go get ten dollars from the station manager. I told him, "I don't want your money, but do you need a no-good copilot for that operation?" I informed the captain of my past flying experience and the various aircraft I had flown in WWII and that I was currently serving with the Wyoming Air Guard 187th Fighter Squadron in Cheyenne. Captain Dealy said, "You be here at 1800 when I make the return trip. Chief Pilot Scott Keller is coming through with me this evening." I was hired on the spot by the chief and told to be in Salt Lake City two weeks later on the 1st of March, 1949. -Tex Searle, from his book Golden Age Of Flying (2/26/10) Kenneth A. Dealy SLC Check Pilot Per CHA 7/15/48 Employees Roster Pilot seniority date of 3/26/47 on the 10/28/67 FL/ALPA seniority list. He is not on the 9/1/72 list. In an April 1974 article he's shown as director of training. A Jan 1978 article says he retired with 30 years which would be 1977. -Jake Lamkins (2/26/10) Subject: Updated memorial webpage KEN DEALY 1947 - 1977 PILOT, CHIEF PILOT, DIRECTOR-TRAINING SLC DEN http://fal-1.tripod.com/Ken_Dealy.html I found several more articles about Ken. Post your remembrances. -Jake Lamkins (2/26/10) K. A. DEALY SLC Capt Per 11/4/55 FL Roster K. A. DEALY Notation says Ken SLC Capt DOB 10/18/15 DOH 3/26/47 Per Feb 1960 FL Roster -Jake Lamkins (7/12/11) Updated memorial webpage KEN DEALY 1947 - 1977 PILOT, CHIEF PILOT, DIRECTOR-TRAINING SLC DEN http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Ken_Dealy.html Three items added to ken's webpage. Post your remembrances. -Jake Lamkins (7/13/11) Nothing at Find-A-Grave.com He is buried in Iowa per http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=124606 I found an article about his Nov 26, 1954 Gallup crash and he's mentioned in an interesting Jul/Aug 1978 article. -Jake Lamkins (5/28/17) FLacebook - FL Club FLight West: Ken Dealy DEN director-flight training Ken Dealy's memorial webpage has been updated at http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Ken_Dealy.html A dozen items were added including a very interesting article from the Jul/Aug 1978 Frontier Magazine which was read into the U. S. Congress Record of Proceedings. Post your remembrances about Ken. -Jake Lamkins (5/29/17)