Interesting 757/767 trivia

[amorris311]

You guys take a 76 into Quito!?

Do they fly a tailored approach?

you think quito is bad try guayaquil. that is a funky airport with short runways and has everything landing there.

 

[DE727UPS]

"The 757/767 can't track a raw VOR radial. Only a LOC or a RNAV track"

I beg to differ. Though I'm sure it's only semantics.

The 757/767 can receive VOR's just fine. It's called "raw data" and it's what you get if you go to manual tuning on the MCP and enter a VOR freq and course. I think that automatically takes you out of map mode on your EHSI, as well, or maybe you have to select it, I can't remember. Anyway, you could "track" a VOR course using heading select just fine. But that's different from putting in a radial in the FMC. You can build a VOR radial in the FMC and use LNAV, too, but that's not "raw data" VOR signals. Of course, the FMC only understands a "course to", so in that respect, you kind of have to trick it into tracking a radial outbound by converting that into a "course to" fix. Which is what I think you mean by RNAV course.

 

[derg]

You guys take a 76 into Quito!?

Yup! Well, it's a 757. At NIGHT even!

Do they fly a tailored approach?

Yup!

 

[derg]

I beg to differ. Though I'm sure it's only semantics.

Absolutely semantics, but without an FMS no trackie!

Hey, do you guys have Pegasus, PIP/"Plug N Play", 200K or something else?

 

[blee256]

And doesnt the MFD show track instead of heading?

 

[Dugie8]

And doesnt the MFD show track instead of heading?

I won't answer for the 75/76 but all of the MFDs I have used show mag heading with a purple "pip" that shows ground track.

 

[derg]

We've got both heading AND track on the ND's.

 

[staplegun]

We've got both heading AND track on the ND's.

And the ability to display either "True" or "Magnetic" course and heading...

Kevin

 

[DE727UPS]

We have Pegasus on the 767's and what UPS calls the "classic" FMC on the 757's. Pegasus is better. You have to know both, which kinda sucks. As does knowing two airframes and three engines.

 

[skydog]

Do Delta 767-300 drivers also drive the 767-400 and the 75?

 

[staplegun]

Do Delta 767-300 drivers also drive the 767-400 and the 75?

757 & 767-300 are in the same category, 767-400 is separate.

Kevin

 

[derg]

Staplegun -- I might get to do *part* of that trip. The IOE planner is saying that I need four ocean crossings with two different captains so...

 

[staplegun]

Staplegun -- I might get to do *part* of that trip. The IOE planner is saying that I need four ocean crossings with two different captains so...

That would be great!

I didn't know it had to be two different LCA's...

Kevin

 

[amorris311]

delta has rules, its not nam!

 

[derg]

Walter...

 

[amorris311]

donny im retarded sometimes. i apologize.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

I'll have gone through 3 IOE captains after my shuttle checkout this thurs and friday. I guess they don't trust me.

 

[Fly4Pay]

I'll have gone through 3 IOE captains after my shuttle checkout this thurs and friday. I guess they don't trust me.

By any chance, did the previous ones take up serious binge drinking after they flew with you?

 

[derg]

There's hope! Real autothrottles actually work a lot better than that!

 

[cime_sp]

Wow, you guys are in white data on VOR approaches? I know you said it's per ops procedures, but do you know why?

PF is in white needles on a VOR...PNF has to be in green. Not really sure why, but the white needles are MUCH more accurate. Not really interested in the WHY of it though. All I know is that it makes my life easier and the FAA signed off on it!!!