Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
I don't know. Moving is no fun... free or otherwise. Also, I can't imagine many 767 pilots willing to do the DC-9 and put up with the heat in the summertime and a major step backward (like 20+ years backward) in technology. I remember when I was in the right seat of the 88. The guys who upgraded to Captain on the 88 coming off the 767 as F/O's (and hadn't flown the 88 before) were the guys who hated the 88 the most. Multiply that by a factor of probably 10 with the DC-9... and I can't see many 767 pilots bidding it.
When I jumpseat on the -9, I'm a dog watching TV. Its been so long since I did steam guages, I just assume the pilots are doing all the right stuff. I guess I'd be the check airman everyone wanted.