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Old 04-08-2017 | 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Cylinderpop
Just saw this from Embraer social media. Truly heart breaking from what I've heard about this place in the old days. https://mobile.twitter.com/undefined...70076275425281
The one picture with the engine access door open, that would be correct for the times! We had engines shutting down in flight for months 20 years ago. The one with the main cabin door open isn't correct, that door wasn't retrofitted for about a year after the first deliveries. The first a/c starting at #925 came with the airstair doors, they sucked!

Man, those planes were so underpowered ATC kept asking us what they were! We couldn't climb greater then 1000' per minute and accelerate at the same time. None of us even flew a jet before much less flew higher the 25,000'. My first time at 370 was also the captain's first time. We both said "I've haven't been this high in an airplane before and at the controls!" we had no idea what we were doing! Now 20 years later, I'm still flying these things and I can't get hired by a legacy because I'm to qualified! God dam Greek tragedy!
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