Maritime Captain Paul Kalapodas a friend of the 94th ACG speaks with Marisol Garcia of Ocean Blue Event Planning 94th ACG event planning / coordinator specialist about the 737
Accomplished pilot and First Vice President of the Greater Miami Aviation Association (GMAA) Kristen Jurn on the phone observes the preparation of the 737 lift, as she represented the Greater Miami Aviation Association at the event
N205AU as she sits still on airport ground awaiting to be hoisted up by the 500 ton crane and swung over the perimeter wall of the airport
The key component of the move, the 500 ton rated crane that will lift the 737-201 in one shot up and over the airport perimeter fence and placed onto Le June Avenue
Shown left to right is Mr. Ron Infantino surviving passenger form Eastern Airline Flt 401 L-1011 which crashed into the Florida Everglades on 29th Dec 1972 and Benny F. Benitez who's vision of bringing another commercial aircraft to the George T. Baker Aviation School has become reality
Shown are some of the members from MCM Construction Company during their safety brief prior to the commencement of the lift. Note the boom arm of the 500 ton behind the MCM members prior to being erected and placed into position for the lift
Miami, Florida 28th June 2011 (Late Night): Six (6) months after arriving into Miami from Alexandria, Louisiana back on 28th December 2010, the 737 was ready to make the last leg of its journey onto its finial destination to the George T. Baker Aviation School. One could not have asked for better weather conditions as the night was cool and clear with no winds a major plus considering that an entire Boeing 737-201 was to be suspended while when moved by crane.
Much like the event a year earlier with the arrival of the American Airlines MD-82 (N234AA) there was a sense amazement that a year later another commercial jet was "hopping the fence from MIA" and coming over to the school.
Preparations was the key factor during the late hours of night prior to the crane boom being erected and placed into position. MCM Construction Company professionalism and sense of operational / industrial safety was a driving force during the pre-phase hours before the lift and thereafter. Industry friends and colleagues of the 94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group (94th ACG) all came out to see in amazement in what Benny F. Benitez, Founder and CEO of the 94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group vision resulted in many working for a common community goal, the benefit of the students at George T. Baker.
It should be noted that the George T. Baker Aviation School is the ONLY school within the United States to obtain two commercial jets by means of them being hoisted off an airport by crane, truly and accomplished by all who make up the Miami / South Florida Aviation market.
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