Thread: First FDX 757 in Mobile, AL
View Single Post
Old 06-01-2007, 01:34 PM
  #9  
Jolly
Line Holder
 
Jolly's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: -400 FO
Posts: 25
Default
Originally Posted by FliFast View Post
Nice pix, I believe this is a Rolls-powered, factory-new (to USAir) airplane. USAir's initial 757s were old Eastern Airlines planes. If I'm not mistaken the Eastern planes all had the old paddle autopilot switches and they may have had a tiller on the right side also. I'm not sure. However, the newer 757s they received straight from Boeing had the new switchlight type autopilot switches and no CWS switches...and no tiller on the right side. Boeing felt F/O's drive like maniacs.

Actually, they listened to our feedback that we couldn't taxi with flight attendants in our laps.
Jolly is offline  
Reply