Best looking airplane in your log book.

bunk22 said:
I've read it was a pleasure to fly. Definitely a sexy jet IMO.
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It is a joy to fly and probably the last pilot's jet. There isn't much automation so you have to hand fly her a lot. Which is good. She is also very agile for her size. Believe it or not the old girl is still one of the fastest in the air at Mach .90.
 
Bandit_Driver said:
It is a joy to fly and probably the last pilot's jet. There isn't much automation so you have to hand fly her a lot. Which is good. She is also very agile for her size. Believe it or not the old girl is still one of the fastest in the air at Mach .90.
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I still remember when the 727 was one of the most common airliners you'd see around, aside from the 737. Sure, there were A300s here and there, DC-9s/MD-80s and 737s , but the 727 was still probably more numerous than those, being flown by so many carriers. And thats just talking US carriers.

And I remember when 3-man cockpits were a relatively standard thing.

Am still waiting for this baby below to fly: 727-22, N7004U, United Airline's first 727...a shorty model. It's owned by the Smithsonian, but being stored at the boneyard in AZ. Am hoping they get it airworthy and fly it out of DM over to the museum.
 

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Bandit_Driver said:
It is a joy to fly and probably the last pilot's jet. There isn't much automation so you have to hand fly her a lot. Which is good. She is also very agile for her size. Believe it or not the old girl is still one of the fastest in the air at Mach .90.
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The very first airplane I can remember riding on was a PSA 727 when I lived in San Diego as a child. My father was in the Navy and of course PSA was the airline in So Cal. To me, a classic beauty. This photo is somewhat sad as this was the 727 (N533PS), FLT 182, lost on 25 Sept 1978 in the mid-air with a C172 over North Park.

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bunk22 said:
The very first airplane I can remember riding on was a PSA 727 when I lived in San Diego as a child.
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PSA was the first for me too. I was 14 and flew them weekly between Burbank and San Diego, $8 each way. They are the reason I was taking flying lessons at the age of 15.

Remember those hot little uniforms the FA's wore?

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fholbert said:
PSA was the first for me too. I was 14 and flew them weekly between Burbank and San Diego, $8 each way. They are the reason I was taking flying lessons at the age of 15.

Remember those hot little uniforms the FA's wore?

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Unfortunately, no as I was about 4 or 5 lol.
 
MikeD said:
I still remember when the 727 was one of the most common airliners you'd see around, aside from the 737. Sure, there were A300s here and there, DC-9s/MD-80s and 737s , but the 727 was still probably more numerous than those, being flown by so many carriers. And thats just talking US carriers.

And I remember when 3-man cockpits were a relatively standard thing.

Am still waiting for this baby below to fly: 727-22, N7004U, United Airline's first 727...a shorty model. It's owned by the Smithsonian, but being stored at the boneyard in AZ. Am hoping they get it airworthy and fly it out of DM over to the museum.
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Sweet...You need an extra pilot let me know.
 
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