I had to copy and paste this comment from the article. Of course we all know that most of the comments are made by severely uneducated people, but I rarely come across one where virtually every word is completely false (except for the cable part):

"The MD 80 is still the easiest jet to fly, all old fashion cable and rudder flying just like the old days. the mechanical design eliminates at least 1/2 of the problems you find with newer jets. The engines are so strong, you have to taxi on one engine, even then if you don''t set the brake, the plane will roll in idle on just one engine. When an MD-80 takes off with both engines at full steam, you have plenty, plenty of power and an engine loss is no big shakes."