Just how old is that plane you're flying on?
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dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
The FE panel has been converted back to the standard accessory panel, but the rotating seat is still installed. Oh, and the foldout desk is still there...great place for your coffee if you're the IRO.
But its the Mighty Beech. Ya can't beat that for good flying, even if the wings are about to fall off.
ahw01
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It is interesting how certain types are still economic to fly while some 737-300s are being parted out because they're worth more like that.
I'm interested in the aircraft we train in, we no longer have a fleet of 152s, they sure could rack up the hours, but I flew in a 10000+ hr 172 the other month, it flew fine but makes you think about its short life up to that point (only 11 years old!). Flight schools don't tend to make the total times of their aircraft obvious, but I think 10k hours would be a limit for me / time to renew that aircraft in the fleet, but then maintenance costs come in, am sure some a/c are less costly than others, so maybe that's why some keep on truckin'
Alex.
I'm interested in the aircraft we train in, we no longer have a fleet of 152s, they sure could rack up the hours, but I flew in a 10000+ hr 172 the other month, it flew fine but makes you think about its short life up to that point (only 11 years old!). Flight schools don't tend to make the total times of their aircraft obvious, but I think 10k hours would be a limit for me / time to renew that aircraft in the fleet, but then maintenance costs come in, am sure some a/c are less costly than others, so maybe that's why some keep on truckin'
Alex.
frog_flyer
FredFlyer
I fly '68, '69, '70 C-5As. I can count on one hand the number of flights I haven't referenced some form of an emergency checklist
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
Yeah, but on a 60 year old beaver everything including the data plate has been replaced at some point.
The Queen of the Fleet (on the wheelplane side) here is a '69 Cherokee 6 with over 16000 hours. Our Caravan has about that many but it was built for it much more than the Cherokee was. Also it's 30 years newer.
Soul Brotha'
Off to go do Black guy stuff
Sell out.
Maybe they're talking about a real 717; the Boeing 717-148....1957 model to be exact.
Ain't no MD-nothin'....ala MD-95....... about this one.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
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Autothrust Blue
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jafra98
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If you don't see the coffee can under the engine after a flight don't walk run........
TFaudree_ERAU
Mashin' dem buttons
I'm not that good at math, but if it was built in '81, it's older than 26.
TFaudree_ERAU
Mashin' dem buttons
You aren't a man unless you fly the simulator known as s/n 55-041
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Not that there's anything wrong with being 26 and flying 26 year old airplanes of course