Originally Posted by DAL73n

Well, I guess it's time to add my 2 cents. The 737-800 is a nice flying airplane. The two large LCD flat panels make flying it VERY EASY. There's plenty of power and it goes a LONG WAY (JFK-SEA against the wind (100+) with a block time of 6.5-7.0). It's easy to fly and forgiving even if you get a little slow. It is hard to slow down - don't get high! The VNAV has gone back to dive and drive (Try the SEAVU2 into LAX). The guys on the airplane are great (at least in LA). It's cramped and noisy (earplugs plus speaker or noise cancelling headset is required if you want to hear in 10 years) in the cockpit, we're stuck with the old overhead panel (Thanks Southwest), could have had the 757 nose (quieter and roomier - Thanks again Southwest) and the trips out west (LAX) suck. Very happy to be flying it (in my mind one and done for 5 hours a day is just fine). The training guys in the 737 dept are great and it's still a Boeing - you won't have any trouble - enjoy it.