Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
I just type what I type. As long as we understand what the other is saying, I don't care.
I've always typed 744 as there was also a 747 "classic" category.
Northspeak: 57
Southspeak: 7-5
It don't matter.. we both get the idea.
My understanding of the 767-500 is that the 764 was the domestic 767-400 category and the 765 was the international. When they were combined, it's like the 7ER now... all that's left is the international category.
Anyone care to correct my ignorance or verify my understanding?
I think I was on the 764 when they changed it to the 765. I never paid attention to why they changed it. Nothing markedly changed in the bid pack that I recall. But, your explanation sounds reasonable.
I think most folks type the plane numbers here the way you bid them in the AE page of dbms. Except, in mixed company, it was considered gentlemanly if you were domestic 75/76 to say you were on the 75 and if you were int'l to say you were on the -er. If you were domestic and said you were on the 75/76 you were showing your ego and enough of doing that would get you nominated for totd. It's also harder to say 7576 and harder to hear it that way.