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[roundout]

I mean, this isn’t the White Star Line.

These are facts

 

[L-16B]

Hope you got a decibel meter for Christmas

Nooooope but Santa did get me 1,000 rounds of 5.56 and a new prism scope for the pigs

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Nooooope but Santa did get me 1,000 rounds of 5.56 and a new prism scope for the pigs

I got a WASR M 9mm

 

[roundout]

Nooooope but Santa did get me 1,000 rounds of 5.56 and a new prism scope for the pigs

What prism did you get?

 

[Minuteman]

BART Twill Cap

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[Apophis]

I got a WASR M 9mm

I got an HK91 in October that was both my birthday and Xmas gift.

But it was like 3800 bucks so I can’t complain, haha.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

that’s my evil master plan

 

[derg]

I guess the Airbus answer desk was closed. Ok!

 

[Minuteman]

I guess the Airbus answer desk was closed. Ok!

Do you know if/when a specific aircraft has steel or carbon brakes installed? Do you have a preference for either? Is one type easier to give the ol' spicy wheel?

 

[derg]

All of ours have carbon, but I’m not too sure.

I’ve flown with both steel brakes (older 767’s) and carbon brakes, I think they’d have a little more purchase than the steel brakes.

I haven’t been able to have a direct comparison to the steel versus carbon brakes on the 320 series. Carbons do get spicy, but I think so did the ER’s with steel.

 

[L-16B]

What prism did you get?

I got the vortex spitfire. Have it dialed in for around 100 yards. Can’t wait to get to the ranch with it!! My gf has all the thermal stuff on hers, it’s a blast.

 

[Bandit_Driver]

Favorite headset in the Airbus? Do you use an adapter or have a dedicated XLR set? Please don't tell me you use the nasty ass ship set...

XLR Plug QC 35 II's with UFLYMIC. Love them and I don't have to use the crappy dogged out 750's with the missing mic muffs.

Our ship sets are slowly being replaced with the 850s, and I have to admit I kind of like it… I think it has just about the right amount of ANR.

someone found 850's? I thought the 850's were discontinued a couple of years ago.

I use the ship set. Clean them with a sanicom for every new plane and never had an issue. I take them off through 18,000. Some guys bring big Bose ANR and leave them on the whole time. To each their own, I don’t wear headsets during cruise the bus is too quiet for that.

IMO Sanicom's are a feel good wipe. I don't think they kill much. Matrix 3 wipes I've seen on Delta. Some of the other airlines have hospital grade wipes now.

 

[Adler]

XLR Plug QC 35 II's with UFLYMIC. Love them and I don't have to use the crappy dogged out 750's with the missing mic muffs.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

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I am still mad jealous of your 727 time. Even though it was, by your own account, a particularly arduous time in your career.

 

[charlie1017]

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Just curious (dont know much about 727s)... Is there a reason why the middle engine EPR is much lower than the number 1 or 3? Again I'm ignorant of how this plane is flown or managed.

 

[Bandit_Driver]

Just curious (dont know much about 727s)... Is there a reason why the middle engine EPR is much lower than the number 1 or 3? Again I'm ignorant of how this plane is flown or managed.

This was a Super 727-200 it has JT8D-217’s on Engine 1 and 3 and a JT8D-17 in number 2. The -217 was too big to fit in the #2 position.

IIRC We would set cruise thrust on engine 1 and 3 and then match #2 to the N1 of engine 1 and 3. This resulted in lower EPR on 2. Eng 1 & 3 had more power and also more bypass air as well. They were also slightly more fuel efficient engines too. So Engine 1 and 3 would do the bulk of the work in cruise.

The -217 had a bypass ration of about 1.5:1. The original 727 engine had a bypass ration of 1:1 or slightly less on the smaller.

The 727-100 / 200 could run

JT8D -7B, -9A, -15, -17A, 17R

The super -200 ran
Engine 1 & 3 were -217 or -219
Engine 2 was -17

The 727 is a great bird and I wish I could have flown her in the passenger days. We also had good crews too.


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[Autothrust Blue]

The 727 is a great bird and I wish I could have flown her in the passenger days. We also had good crews too.

If I want to wake my father up, all I have to do is yell “protect essential.”

 

[charlie1017]

This was a Super 727-200 it has JT8D-217’s on Engine 1 and 3 and a JT8D-17 in number 2. The -217 was too big to fit in the #2 position.

IIRC We would set cruise thrust on engine 1 and 3 and then match #2 to the N1 of engine 1 and 3. This resulted in lower EPR on 2. Eng 1 & 3 had more power and also more bypass air as well. They were also slightly more fuel efficient engines too. So Engine 1 and 3 would do the bulk of the work in cruise.

The -217 had a bypass ration of about 1.5:1. The original 727 engine had a bypass ration of 1:1 or slightly less on the smaller.

The 727-100 / 200 could run

JT8D -7B, -9A, -15, -17A, 17R

The super -200 ran
Engine 1 & 3 were -217 or -219
Engine 2 was -17

The 727 is a great bird and I wish I could have flown her in the passenger days. We also had good crews too.


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Awesome response thank you!

 

[derg]

This was a Super 727-200 it has JT8D-217’s on Engine 1 and 3 and a JT8D-17 in number 2. The -217 was too big to fit in the #2 position.

IIRC We would set cruise thrust on engine 1 and 3 and then match #2 to the N1 of engine 1 and 3. This resulted in lower EPR on 2. Eng 1 & 3 had more power and also more bypass air as well. They were also slightly more fuel efficient engines too. So Engine 1 and 3 would do the bulk of the work in cruise.

The -217 had a bypass ration of about 1.5:1. The original 727 engine had a bypass ration of 1:1 or slightly less on the smaller.

The 727-100 / 200 could run

JT8D -7B, -9A, -15, -17A, 17R

The super -200 ran
Engine 1 & 3 were -217 or -219
Engine 2 was -17

The 727 is a great bird and I wish I could have flown her in the passenger days. We also had good crews too.


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Nice!

I still remember my flows from the panel!

 

[Toobdrvr]

I know (at least) one A220 pilot who doesn’t yank the plane in the air on TO…