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Old 08-04-2008 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MaydayMark
...The bad ... flight left over an hour late due to maintenance issues (maybe including maint training?), the courier/jumpseat area had 3 very small airline seats, cramped jumpseat compartment, relatively noisy. IT's certainly MUCH nicer than catching a ride on a 727 but it won't be at the top of my j/s list in the future.
Mark - have you ever jumped on a UPS 75? I am asking because I'm curious how you’d compare your "relatively noisy" 757 to our without a doubt very noisy 75s? I've jumpseated on many pax version 757s before and have never experienced them to be this loud. I was told it had to do with ducting for the pacs; I've flown 737s before and find our 757s much louder.

The 'good' news is that supposedly it'll get much quieter in a few years as my hearing starts to go bad on me...

Also, your birds must be very spacious - we have 4 not 3 jumpseats on our 757!


PS. I’ve seen pictures of the new glass cockpit – very nice indeed.
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