Originally Posted by
tomgoodman
Flew the DC-9 first, then the MD-88. It was like having your oxcart retrofitted with television.
I flew the DC9 as copilot, then the 727, then the 757, then my first Capt. gig was the MD88. In the sim I was swearing up a blue streak at the FMS, MCP, EFIS, lame Auto throttles.
"What a piece of Crap! I can't believe the FAA certified this POS!!" when the IP tapped me on the shoulder and asked, "You're coming off the 757, right?"
I answered, "Yeah, why?"
He said, "Because the guys coming off the DC 9 say, 'Wow, this is NEET!' but all the 757 guys sound like YOU!"