When I went through new hire school at UAL in early 1967, everyone had to go through an abbreviated F/O school on the DC-6/DC-7. The program was cancelled about 6 months after I got on the line.

The school had a number of DC6/DC-7s used strictly for this new hire requirement and the airplanes were only maintained to part 91, so you can imagine their condition.

The new hire F/O training was split about 50-50 between the 6 and the 7. I do recall the DC-7 as having more get up and go than the DC-6.

After that portion of training was over - maybe 3-4 weeks worth - the entire class was assigned as DC-6 flight engineers. The actual domicile assignments to EWR, DCA, ORD, DTW, SFO and SEA were done about 2 weeks before graduation. I went to EWR as I lived on Long Island. The most senior guy got EWR and so did the most junior.

Funny, a class or two after mine was over 50% jet awards. B-727 and Caravelle.

The flight engineer training and line flying was all DC-6. The last DC-7 had been removed from line ops several months before I started.

Came on the line in April 1967, flew two DC-6 S/O trips and then went to 727 S/O school.

Times were different.