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Reply #45 - Mar 28th, 2011 at 9:55am
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A "senior moment", that's a good description.  Grin
Seems like it lasts, can't remember, but I will have some more questions, don't worry.

Lou, what routes did you fly back then, mainly, and what are you flying in the sim now?

We had a talk about those challenging approaches lately. Is the South American stuff, with the hot and high airports, something which attracts you in the sim?
Or are you doing some bush flying besides the heavy metal stuff?

You still wear the white shirt and a tie when you're on the yoke, don't you?  Cool
  
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Reply #46 - Mar 28th, 2011 at 3:05pm
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CoolP asked: Lou, what routes did you fly back then, mainly, and what are you flying in the sim now?

We had a talk about those challenging approaches lately. Is the South American stuff, with the hot and high airports, something which attracts you in the sim?
Or are you doing some bush flying besides the heavy metal stuff?

You still wear the white shirt and a tie when you're on the yoke, don't you?


I flew a mix of things, sometimes domestic, sometimes international. I always liked northern Italy in the Milan (MXP) area. If I had the money, that's where I would live, up on the lakes. I also enjoyed flying to the Caribbean. Another fun destination was Stockholm. When you fly in the high latitudes you often see the aurora, but sometimes going to this far north you are even north of the display itself. Very cool indeed.

The aurora remind you why GPS is a secondary nav system. Many times during the year a large solar flare would leave the sun and sometimes within hours the solar wind would impact the magnetosphere as a solar storm. We would actually get an emergency message from our dispatch to divert to a lower latitude to avoid the radiation from the solar particles. Also, the GPS system facing the sun would be impacted by a large storm and sometimes shut down many of the satellites for a period of time. That is why inertial is the primary system for commercial flight.

On the sim I fly all kinds of stuff. I enjoy landing on the carrier with the FA-18 in IMC, or sometimes flying an engine out approach in the CS-727, or with ORBX NA Blue and the A2A cub hopping around from field to field up in Washington state. The CS 707 is also fun to fly using the old doppler nav system and shooting an ILS in low weather into Paris or Berlin or a host of cities around the world. Then I start up the 757 a go out and shoot some auto lands, just like the old days!  Wink

My wife sometimes brings me a crew meal for those long flights!  Grin

No tie, no hat - please, I had enough of that thank you.  Cool

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Reply #47 - Mar 30th, 2011 at 1:03am
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You may have seen me refer to the 727 as a "Pig." This was because with the -7 engines it was not a stellar performer in climb. Over the years crew members named all the TWA 727's. The 727 in the Captain Sim model was plane number 7844 - The Star of Frankfurt, but it's real name was Pork Chop!

Naming the pig ships was a lot of fun and some of the names were pretty funny. Here is the list:

727-100 "Piglets"

7831 - Boeing Oink
7833 - Ham Tram
7839 - Piggy Sue
7840 - Sky Pig
7841 - Thunder Pig
7842 - Porky's Pride
7844 - Pork Chop
7845 - Warped Hog
7846 - Lil' Porky
7847 - Schwine Der Blitzen
7848 - Hog jaw
7849 - Lard Limo
7850 - Jimmy Dean
7851 - Short Snort
7852 - Queen of the Sty
7853 - Kitty Hog
7854 - Cloud Boarer
7855 - Slow Pork
7856 - Porcine Princess
7857 - Swine Flew
7859 - Gloria DeJavaline
7889 - Celestial Chitlin

727-200 "Pig Ships"

4301 - Porky's Flagship
4302 - Porky's Petunia
4303 - Hambone
4304 - Porc du Jour
4305 - Picnic Ham
4306 - Heavenly Hambone
4307 - Pigadilly
4308 - Duroc Delight
4309 - Sows About It
4310 - Squealor Pealor
4311 - Spring Chitlin
4312 - Lard Sakes
4313 - Kermit's Desire
4314 - Hampshire Humper
4315 - Hog Lander
4316 - Trough Aloft
4317 - Weiner Winger
4318 - Pigmalion
4319 - Aurora Boarialis
4320 - Lard Above
4321 - Heavenly Hog
4322 - Ham Sweet Ham
4323 - Petulent Porker
4324 - Gilty Lady
4325 - South Dakota Suey
4326 - Me-a-Farrow
4327 - Poland China Diner
4329 - Makin' Bacon
4330 - Short Lardage
4331 - Smokin' Porkin'
4332 - Porky's Palace
4333 - Pig o' my Heart
4334 - Truffle Hunter
4335 - Strato Swine
4336 - Fog Hog
4337 - Oklahoma Oinker
4338 - Pickled Pig's Fleet
4339 - Swine Star of Beirut (the last TWA 727 to be retired)
4340 - Bacon Bomber
4341 - Gloria Vandergilt
4342 - City of Smithfield
4343 - Boaring Soaring
4344 - Old Lang Swine
4345 - Pork Link Connected
4346 - Sue Oui
4347 - Road Hog
4348 - My Hammy Vice
4349 - Sty Stream
4350 - Sow Belly
4351 - Ozone Oinker
4352 - Ham Commander
4353 - Poland China Clipper
4354 - Millennium Wallflower
4355 - Porker Forker
4356 - San Juan Sow
4357 - Barbados Bristler


Here is the STAR of FRANKFORT a.k.a. Pork Chop at the gate in Tegel airport in Berlin in the French sector - circa 1987.

  

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Reply #48 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 1:47am
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Hey, Lou, just what plane are you standing next to in your profile picture?
  

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Reply #49 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 2:07am
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Looks like a 767. Yeah, those Boeing wipers aren't that great, both Lockheed and Douglas had seperate wipers for pilot/copilot instead og ganged for both.

The 767 is a nicer flying plane than the 757, as it has more control surfaces on its bigger wings, even though its heavier than a 757. My Dad says its one of the best planes he's ever flown. What's your take Lou?
  

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Reply #50 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 4:53am
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It's interesting that your dad says the 767 is a great plane to fly, because I've had the same experience with Captain Sim's 767. While I fly the 757 more because I think it looks nicer, something about the 767's flying dynamics makes it fun. It's kind of odd, though, considering the 767 was designed to be exactly (or extremely closely) like the 757 (which is great, because you only need one set of manuals). Wink
  

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Reply #51 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 5:34am
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So Lou,
In watching the Bruce Dickinson video's he seems to think a lot more highly of the 727 than the 707. As for power, flight characteristics etc.... did you like the 727 more than the 707.  You've made reference that the 727 wasn't you favorite plane to fly. Just wondering your take on comparing the two.
Also, speaking of the 707 specifically, what things did you like about and what things did you not like about it. From an aesthetic standpoint, the 707 is really a sweet looking plane anyway.
  
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Reply #52 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 1:18pm
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Yeah, they were designed together, with the 767 coming out before the 757, but they were entered into service together. The 767, although bigger, is a smoother flyig airplane because with those big wings, you've got a lot more control surfaces. My Dad says that the 757-300 is it bit sketchy though, as its the length of a 767-300 that he flies a lot but you're going faster than any other airliner before V1 and you can go more than 35 degrees in pitch without hitting the tail skid (which he hasn't done). However, funny my Dad's favorite plane is the 767 but its the only plane he's had with Delta thats had an engine failure.
  

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Reply #53 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 2:39pm
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Boeing247, I'm standing next to a 767-300. I liked the 757 a lot because you could get it into just about any field and it was a real performer.
  

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Reply #54 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 2:45pm
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BrianG, As for the 727 vs 707, they are so different it's hard to compare. I liked the 727 because it was a hot fast plane - although it was not a climber with the -7 engine. Some operators put larger engines on her and she was fine. The 707 was a sweet flying heavy plane (no boosted controls) whereas the 727 was fairly light on the controls since they were all boosted. The 727 in manual reversion was a dog. These two planes fly well, but I like the 727 for sport feel.  Smiley
  

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Reply #55 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:00pm
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You say it's the only plane he's had with an engine failure? Is the 767 prone to that?

Interesting bit of info. I wasn't aware that they were actually designed at the same time.
  

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Reply #56 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:12pm
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The engine had a disk fracture and a big fire, shut down on approach to Atlanta. The only other engine failures he's had are in the DC-3.

Yes, the 757 and 767 are designed together, and as close as two planes get that do such different things. As you know, they have similar cockpits, therefore share the same type rating, however the 767-400ER (the only -400 model by the way) has an all glass cockpit like the 747-400, and ONLy continental has gained FAA approval for combined ratings fro the 767-200/300 and 767-300, however Delta's 767-200s are retired. American still uses them though.
  

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Reply #57 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:14pm
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Just to note the DC-3 wasn't for Delta, in case you were wondering.
  

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Reply #58 - Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:17pm
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It's pretty cool that he flew the DC-3. What airline was it for?
  

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Reply #59 - Apr 1st, 2011 at 12:44am
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It was for some cargo airline that used to charter for FedEx called Airgo based in Dallas. Its callsign was Air Dallas. He's flown quite a few planes, but got there too late to even flight engineer on teh DC-8, or fly the L-1011. But he did fly the MD-11, 727, 737-200/300, 767, 757,  and DC-9 series (including MD-series). His favorite is the 767, but the 727was a nice flying plane as well. He says the 767 has dynamics much liek the Beechcraft Baron, much liek our family has.
  

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