Originally Posted by
Viper25
Yawwwwn. Who the heck cares? Does anybody really get a kick from their VSI? Or by getting to cruise in 15 minutes instead of 20? It’s a transport category aircraft, it’s not going to be thrilling based on performance.
Also, you are just as much a programmer on the 757 as on any other fleet.
Bid an aircraft for base, pay, comfort, trips, or seniority. But do not bid it for “performance.”
I enjoyed flying it when I did. Roomy, reliable, 767 destinations etc. I recently jumpseated on a 757-300 and realized how archaic the flight deck was and that's a perspective from a 737 driver. I realized the thing I enjoyed was the variety like pro team charters, Europe, Asia (gyoza at the spiral staircase) efficient transcon trips, Alaska, Hawaii, Caribean etc. not manually setting speed bugs on a round dial.