Originally Posted by
flyboycpa
It just seems like it would be easier to use the "7" and the "3" key to call the plane what it is, rather than typing g-u-p-p-y every stinking time.
Remember, you don't hear other airlines calling it the Guppy (which really is an Airbus product anyway). It's only you L-UAL guys.
Originally Posted by liquid
I gotta say, us 737 drivers hate that term, "guppy" I can get past the 73 vs 37 or 75 vs 57 but "guppy"
United Air Lines was the launch customer for the Boeing 737 in 1965 and flew them in continuous service until the airline was recently right-sized for a merger with a company that started flying Guppys in the late 80s. As a pilot group, UAL has way more longevity on the Guppy, but we know that sCAL won't acknowledge the longevity argument.
When someone says "we 737 drivers", just remember that that the UAL pilots are the original Guppy drivers, and most current sUAL pilots have significant Guppy experience.
Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy, Guppy,