ATA Airlines L1011-100 lower galley memories #1

[@HomeCanner]

Loved, loved, loved working lower galley of this aircraft!!! I remember laying on the table by the window, looking out over the earth. It was night as we were flying over Kuwait, and the fires were burning off the gas in the oil fields. They extended as far as the eye could see. It was one of the most unforgettable experiences of my entire life. Thank you, ATA, for giving me those precious memories and moments.

[@LoosMoose]

I flew the L-1011 (f/o) for ATA and had a wonderful time... last of the great airlines that were FUN. Tons of memories from all over the world, REACH, DoD, everything...Charter, all the crazy stuff we did and places we went. I was told in training I would need to add pages to my Passport because they would all be filled with stamps from the different countries and that is exactly what happened. WONDERFUL airline and great crews.

[@dagwood8152]

You know exactly what type of fun they had down there

[@ashlabogan7084]

WOWZA thanks for sharing, I preferred to do most of my work down there back in the 1980's and 1990's. When there was smoking on AC it was the place to be and well if yah had someone that was not good at taking care of all the food etc. etc. it made for a bad international flight or back in those days a bad Vegas turn. What fun. Miss those days, I was 22 when I started with ATA and work there for 10 years DTW based.

[@carlak1347]

+Wonder, thanks for your comments! I always said the galley flight attendant was worth her/his weight in gold! I was DTW-based also!

[@SaugotChowdhury]

I am from 74 gear. He talked about L-1011 and came to check out this heritage plane. I hope it was awesome to fly back then

[@InFltSvc]

Good old L10-11. I was at Eastern .... those days were wonderful

[@bjmajor]

Thank you for this video. I so love this model airliner and I would do anything to be able to fly in one again as a passenger. The best plane ever! My love for the TriStar has inspired me to collect diecast models of it.

[@BradRoss63]

That was great! Never before seen a 360 degree view of the lower galley. Always wondered if there was a little window on the opposite side of the service door! My first flight at the age of 11 was on an Air Canada L-1011-1 in December of 1974. I'll never forget that experience, and as a result, the L-1011 was my fave!

[@ginatelford964]

Oh How I miss that galley. Many good memories, like you said Carla, lots of fun.

[@carlak1347]

+Gina Telford, yes, the L1011 was my favorite aircraft! It was like a giant playground! :-)

[@diamonddog257]

@@carlak1347 ... that is great : How did you do on Bra-Less Fridays ?

[@DrexelGregory]

Who here found this video after learning bout the ghosts of flight 401?

[@camillesymons2170]

I sure miss the L1011! They certainly are very impressive machines! I remember the beautiful galley lifts and the large galleys. I've never been in the the lower galleys so this very impressive video gives me an exact idea of what it was like down there! Very impressive! Great video!

[@carlak1347]

Thank you for your kind words. I wish the video quality were better. Be sure to watch video #2 also. [Sorry I don't know how to seam video #1 and #2 together]. I too miss the L1011! An amazing aircraft, to be sure!

[@jws2885]

Nice, this must be N194AT. Its still intact along with a couple former ATA -500's in the Middle East!

[@carlak1347]

+JW's, yes, this is 194AT. I miss her dearly!

[@appletree8441]

Back in the early 80s. I was invited down into the tally of a DC-10. Down the elevator and up the ladder. It was St. Paddy's Day, and the stewardess were making a green floating cake for a Stewart's birthday. On the same flight I think as invited into the cockpit. Since 911.. all that is against the laws.

[@barbarasjelin9925]

I used to work the lower galley at Eastern

[@orestes1984]

I still can't believe Air Trans was flying L-1011s in the 2000s lol...

[@carlak1347]

This was American Trans Air -- not Air Trans. So many people were confused. Eventually, the company changed the name to ATA Airlines.

[@chamkila911]

Thanks for the great video

[@ELPaso1990TX]

Is there a door into the forward cargo hold like on Passenger 57 and can you also get to the nose wheel?

[@carlak1347]

There is no door leading into the forward pit, but we punched out a "wall" panel and climbed into the forward pit [to access cases of wine for the French around the world trip]. Watch video #2 to see the green panels. We simply punched out one panel and climbed on carts to get into the forward pit. No, you cannot access the nose wheel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2i1gpmjfrB_jqM

[@alexcentury2166]

🎵On ATA you’re on vacation🎵

[@jamesjames1716]

Wow, fascinating. Thanks.

[@TonyQKing]

From a (now retired) friend near Montreal - >>>> I used to have to go regularly to Helsinki for directors meetings. For years Finnair used to fly YUL-HKI and used 1011s. Yes, I used to go down those elevators and would sit and play cards and drink wine and coffee with the staff. Air Canada also ran 1011s to HKI but they wouldn't let me go down to the galley. There's a "staff lounge" (for the lack of a better term) fore of the galley that isn't shown.

[@carlak1347]

On ATA L1011s, the area forward of the galley was just a forward cargo pit. No luxurious "staff lounge." Sigh...

[@Marco-uq5yb]

Finnair never had L1011s….. They had MD11s

[@carlak1347]

Be sure to see video #2 with the same name. :-)

[@edsmith6504]

Those elevators (lifts) were VERY small. A 180 pound guy was a tight fit.

[@visionist7]

In _Passenger 57_ Wesley Snipes and Michaela Jackson fit inside no problem 😁 Movie Magic

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Thanks for sharing video shots of what the lower galley looked like on an Lockheed L1011. Just curious, if the "lifts" failed to operate, was there another means of getting to the cabin floor like a ladder?

[@carlak1347]

+Dan Uscian, there were two ways of escape! Please view video #2! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2i1gpmjfrB_jqM

[@WAL_DC-6B]

+Carla K Ha! All I had to do was watch part two of your L1011 videos where you show the two methods to gain entry, due to lift failure, to the main cabin floor. Thanks very much for your response!

[@747heavyboeing3]

Too bad the lift wasn't shown in use

[@carlak1347]

Yes, there were several other things I would have liked to capture but I got tired of competing with the incessant boarding announcements. Did you see video #2? I don't know how to combine the two videos.

[@747heavyboeing3]

@@carlak1347 just did. Very nice. I have a large 60 inch Tristar cutaway model showing all seats, elevator, etc. It's in Eastern airlines

[@Benyikoko]

Where are the stairs? How did you get down there??

[@TonyQKing]

An elevator, apparently. See my friend's comment.

[@alexprovenzano8792]

I've been wanting to interview a few former ATA employees for some time now and I am wondering if you'd like to participate?

[@InFltSvc]

Wow! That bird has seen better days

[@carlak1347]

Someone seamed together my two videos! Enjoy in one video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmjWeJ-Jpd6gfKM

[@rgolab3174]

I'm sure your husband didn't approve of the fun that you used to have down there 😉.

[@carlak1347]

Oh, trust me, he did! My husband was an L-1011 captain! Hahaha! Honestly! He and I together helped a petite flight attendant climb up into the passenger cabin [because the flight attendants in the upper galley kept sending her up and down the lift and she couldn't go up]. She got the last laugh! [My husband was off-duty].

[@NIGELWC]

No such thing as 100 series

[@carlak1347]

There most certainly is an L1011 - 100 series. All you have to do is Google it. ATA flew 100s and 500s. My favorite was the 100.

[@carlak1347]

Here is one of many websites that includes information about the 100 series: www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-l10-1230.htm

[@carlak1347]

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