ComplexHiAv8r
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CONGRATS!!!!:rawk:
Just passed the B-727 type ride !!!
bad arse...
You can totally say ass here!![]()
Congrats man! I've only got about 40 minutes of 727 time and I wish I had the opportunity to fly it more.
828 hours according to my DBMS file at work!
I always heard that whatever amount of time you have in a 7-2, two-thirds of it is spent climbing.![]()
Didn't climb as well as the 737-300/400 or the MD-80 but most 3 engine machines don't climb as fast as 2 engine machines. Still, at 280kts climb it did okay. We had birds with -7 engines (dogs), -9 (okay) and -15s which were good. And you could mix a -7 in with -9s or as I remember 1 -9 in with -7s but not a an intermix with -15s. And when we began going to the west coast we had these rinky-dink LORANs that created great circles. about 6000 key strokes to get to the west coast. But the food was good, the layovers were enjoyable and the company was not an adversary. Times were good.
Ahhh... the routes of the Pacemakers. Those WERE good times.
I cannot picture someone saying that out loud without that someone being Samuel Jackson.
Congrats, Bandit. I'm told the 727 is a "real man's airplane."
Congrats, I hear that is one of the toughest to get. Good luck!
and that is supposed to pass as a comment on the ride? What did you do best, what did you think you needed to better at and what did you learn?
"Light" is not a term I would have used for the 727 feel but with a bit of rudder, it will dance quite well. The big thing is that it is honest, it will go fast, it will go slow, it will go down AND slow down and it is stable on final. Just be sure to wear ANR headsets or ear plugs over 250kts or kiss your hearing GOODBYE!
As for electrical, "Protect Essential!"
Fuel.. "Dump down to 3000 across the board...."
And as with almost all Boeings, get 210kts and you are home free. On final, 135-140kts will do nicely.
Congratulations.
Congrats Brandit! I hope to see those birds flying more rather than blocking the entrance to our rampGood luck!
RD
I always heard that whatever amount of time you have in a 7-2, two-thirds of it is spent climbing.![]()
I believe Hamilton Aviation out at my home in TUS is still converting old airline 727s to cargo freighters, with the addition of a large cargo door on the left forward fuselage. Still a good number of retired pax 727s on their ramp at TUS.