A-300F4-622R
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That could never have happened at my old outfit. They removed most of the Janitrols, so I flew around inside of a sleeping bag.
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That could never have happened at my old outfit. They removed most of the Janitrols, so I flew around inside of a sleeping bag.
scooter2525
Very well Member
I'm not worthy! Men were men in your time.
Douglas
Old School KSUX
A-300F4-622R
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That was the mid-1980s, before the wussification of America! No autopilot, No radar, No GPS, No operable deice equipment, No heater, No HSI, No DME.
Just wings of fabric and men of metal
scooter2525
Very well Member
and that is flying.
Cal Goat
Prestige Worldwide™
I am very proud to say that I flew 199DS to Burbank for its alleged retirement from company "service". This was when the -310s were phased out llast year and, as I recall, that stinking heap of crap had to get a replacement engine before being ferried back to KBUR. I was reserve that day and they had me test fly it and then take it down to KBUR for good.
Final flights are often solemn, emotional occasions, but sending that jalopy to the boneyard was a glorious and celebratory event. I gave her a ceremonial kick and middle finger as I walked away. I know they sold some of those -310s, but last I heard, 9DS was still sitting idle in Burbank. I don't even think some crappy third world operator is desperate enough to buy that cursed, wretch of an airplane.
Anyone know if it's still there?
Final flights are often solemn, emotional occasions, but sending that jalopy to the boneyard was a glorious and celebratory event. I gave her a ceremonial kick and middle finger as I walked away. I know they sold some of those -310s, but last I heard, 9DS was still sitting idle in Burbank. I don't even think some crappy third world operator is desperate enough to buy that cursed, wretch of an airplane.
Anyone know if it's still there?
z987k
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If you're just going to "land" it in the desert once, I don't see why they wouldn't take it.
z987k
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Our 350's in pdx were mostly nice(relative term though). Lots of /G, most all of them had an autopilot, quite a few could even couple an approach.
Kinda sounds like ours. Out of 8 in the fleet I think only two lack an IFR GPS. About half have functional A/Ps, the FDs are hit and miss. Quite frankly it's our line MX guys favorite thing to defer.
I've never had a heater failure. Had a few drop offline only to come right back when reset.
I really wish that the requirement for an AP SPIFR didn't exclude freight aircraft.
ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
The Jo is the first plane I've flown that had a "decent" autopilot that wasn't deferred all the time, or wasn't hit and miss in terms of me actually flying it. Personally, any more, I don't care. A good AP helps, but it's all time management anyway.
jhugz
Guppy gear swinger
That, by far, is one of the dumbest things I've ever read on this website. 'gratz
brian434
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I was thinking of my three weeks without heat flying with them just prior to xmas. Wrapped in that wool metro engine blanket that I stole.
Oh, I keep forgetting, You've no doubt flown all the AmFlight AND all the KLA Chieftains.
Oops, my bad.
A-300F4-622R
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RA hasn't had that issue with me although I don't fly it that much. That said, 430 and an A/P. Score! I'm taking that to TAD this afternoon. 906 is definitely the dog of the fleet but it's spent the last few weeks in the corner of the hangar getting an overhaul.
Now, the 404s? You can keep those........
A-300F4-622R
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Can we jumpseat on you guys? If so how do you do it in DEN?
