Jim,

I too was an instructor on the 747 as well as the 727 & 707, both simulator and on the line. We had a 747 simulator in New York at KJFK and also used a wonderful simulator in Dallas, TX near the airport at the facility of Braniff Airlines. I also flew the plane on the line for several years. TWA had 747-100, -200 and SP's. The SP was the last 747 I flew before moving on to other planes. The 747 was a wonderful plane to fly, but alas it was a maintenance hog and needed to be near full to make money. I retired in 2005 (mandatory age 60) after almost 40 years with both TWA and American Airlines.

I would like very much to see CS come out with a 747 fleet, but I would like them to finish the up-grades on the ones they already have on line. The 727 and 707 are really fun old school planes so I would hope they can fix the little bugs that exist before moving on to something else.

Lou