Originally Posted by
EMBFlyer
That could be a one-off thing. How much does the Orbis airplane fly every year? I'd venture to say less than 300 hours.
According to sources I’ve seen the Orbis pylons have been retrofitted. I know this sounds dumb but there is a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Facebook group where people post all sorts of photos of the work being done.
In addition to that, the NTSB hearing is coming up in a few weeks 2 days of public hearings. And I’ve seen photos of pylons being taken from the desert as well to be retrofitted and placed in service.