Delta announces 75 CS100 purchase

Let me be the first to say: sweet, more narrowbodies! :)

I would love for an announcement to be about 70+ 777s or 787s...

Baby steps though, gotta cover all that regional flying they're finally taking back.
 
Derg said:
You're high! :) But you weren't around for the split categories. The MD-90s were exclusively DFW pilots and the -88's were everywhere.

The problem that I had with the -88's at the time was that we'd go from a nice, quiet (except when the VSCF fans were running) -90 and then end up in an AHRS-only MD-88 that would often find itself confused under 5000 feet and the map would do all sorts of "interesting" stuff.

It's all relative. The -88/90 were like space ships compared to the 737-200 which I had just come off.
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Oh yeah, Im dead serious. The 90 just seems to have a lot more instability issues, not to mention it gets quite confused on the VNAV with regularity. Throw in its tendency to 'disarm' the armed altitude, its substandard airflow, and its horrible FADEC and I think you have an airplane with fancy features that are more trouble than they are worth.

I do love its thrust reversers though. That is its only saving grace.
 
SpiceWeasel said:
Let me be the first to say: sweet, more narrowbodies! :)

I would love for an announcement to be about 70+ 777s or 787s...

Baby steps though, gotta cover all that regional flying they're finally taking back.
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Is it true that Delta only operates 18 777 aircraft? If so, I feel special. We saw 3 of them (total) in Seattle yesterday.
 
mshunter said:
You mean like not put all their eggs in one basket, a-la 787? And design/build something that airlines actually need?

Nah, makes to much sense.
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The airlines needed a replacement for ultra-long/thin routes. To get what they needed out of the aircraft they had to use a lot of newer technology and that is where the issues came from.
 
SpiceWeasel said:
You're it. I was there. I did 6 years, 8 months, and 22 days in the system. I am thankful it got me to where I am, but I also recognize it for the cancer it is. I topped out at $43.49.
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Don't forget where you came from. And don't pull the ladder up behind you.

Edit: That's not necessarily directed at you. I realize it sounds wrong, but it's not meant to.
 
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mshunter said:
Don't forget where you came from. And don't pull the ladder up behind you.

Edit: That's not necessarily directed at you. I realize it sounds wrong, but it's not meant to.
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That's the thing,they're not pulling the ladder up, they're extending the ladder at the career airlines and knocking a bit of height off of the stepping stool.
As a solid tier 5 candidate I approve of this method!
 
mshunter said:
Don't forget where you came from. And don't pull the ladder up behind you.

Edit: That's not necessarily directed at you. I realize it sounds wrong, but it's not meant to.
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I'm a phone call or text away with useless info about getting hired at my shop. I talked to @mastermags while I was on OE I believe. We want your flying, but ideally we want you first (and to choke the supply of folks below you so that there is no D scale).
 
SpiceWeasel said:
I'm a phone call or text away with useless info about getting hired at my shop. I talked to @mastermags while I was on OE I believe. We want your flying, but ideally we want you first (and to choke the supply of folks below you so that there is no D scale).
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That's what this place is all about. Thanks for extending the offer. I have a loose end to tie up first, my degree. Should be about another year and a half. I'm torn between taking time from flying to finish it and quiting Ying for a little bit, and keeping on flying. I'm at that point where time wise, it'd almost be a wash either way.
 
SpiceWeasel said:
You're it. I was there. I did 6 years, 8 months, and 22 days in the system. I am thankful it got me to where I am, but I also recognize it for the cancer it is. I topped out at $43.49.
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I did the math on mine. And just by pure chance it was..... 4 years, 4 months, and 4 days. Down to the dot.
 
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