Well, I ran into our friend today and I first asked him how old he is and he is older than I thought at 41. I asked him again what he flies and he says MD-880 to which I replied, funny I thought Convair had the only 880 designation. Then he says no you misheard me I said 88, to which I said well the 88 is just a glorified MD-80 is it not (I know its different) and he says well basically just different engines. So I asked how he likes the 777 and he says well I have been "selected for an FO position and I am waiting for it to come through" So I asked again, how you go from a MD-80 to a 777 and he replies, "well I used to fly 757's but moved down to a MD-880 for more time in the seat" So I say well you moved to the left then in the MD-880 (and he didn't correct me on the a/c type) and he says "no, still an FO but I get more time and better routes"
I dunno I am just a simple government employee/pilot but I can't image going from a 757 to an MD-80 then to a 777, seems to be a bit backwards to me.
Thoughts?:yup:
If this really is a natural progression then you airline guys are more screwy then us Gov. employee's
Oh and my usual profession is "Professional Embalmer" - nobody EVER wants to hear about your job after that.