Originally Posted by
TOGA LK
It comes down to LGA, loaded, hot day and that engine shells at a hair under V1. Steel brakes that warp under normal use or carbon brakes that will bring you to a dead stop in 1,600 feet. If you make the go decision it's 2.5 to 3:1 weight/power ratio on the bus, 6:1 on the 9. I'll take the FADEC over limping along with a 40 year old JT8D, managing remaining fate by +- 10 kts. I really appreciated knowing that a good aircraft can get you away from the ground really quick when SHTF....
Originally Posted by
freightguy
Hehe..most of the time I am sitting in an airbus munching away food from the tray table thinking.... glad I am not on the 9. But 9 is a nice plane too...just wish the dang thing had tray tables up-front...and FMS and GPS and LNAV and VNAV and auto-throttles and ...hehe
TOGA & Freight,
I agree that the bus has all the bells and whistles that the DC-9 doesn't. Electronic displays, tray tables, powerful engines, roomy cockpit, etc.
But, there are still times I like being in my DC-9 and would take it over the 320.
1.) Crosswind landings.
2.) ATC assigned runway changes
3.) When I'm riding in the 320 and the engines spool up or down abruptly for no reason at all. (What is that?)
4.) Tight approaches.
And freightguy, the DC-9 does have two tray tables: the Aircraft Logbook and the Cabin (Flight Attendant) Logbook.