Originally Posted by
III Corps
Our -23 was an early one and the autopilot NEVER worked. NEVER. So we hand flew it all the time.
We had a -24 for a while and a -25. You're right about the -25 compared to the others but still at its time, they were all screamers.
I've told this before but an old copilot of mine went with American and ferried a 767 out of ORD one winter night with fuel to dest and reserve, nothing else. About 8 minutes from brake release to FL410. That would outrun not only most of the bizjets but also many of the early jet fighters.. all while having a cup of coffee and sitting on a soft seat.
There are a few -24s in and out of PDK including one all BLACK one. ???
It can't be ALL black. They made Hugh Hefner repaint his DC9 years ago from all black to a very dark blue because the FAA said the controllers could not see it at night (Hah!). What about the bunny logo on the tail that was always illuminated at night? Gotta love em!