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stfoley23 02-19-2018 03:09 PM

787
 
How long would it realistically take to work your way onto the 787 dreamliner?

emersonbiguns 02-19-2018 03:29 PM


Originally Posted by stfoley23 (Post 2532410)
How long would it realistically take to work your way onto the 787 dreamliner?

9.378625 years.

fartsarefunny 02-19-2018 03:51 PM


Originally Posted by emersonbiguns (Post 2532426)
9.378625 years.

9.378626....you’re too optimistic...

jcountry 02-19-2018 04:01 PM


Originally Posted by fartsarefunny (Post 2532434)
9.378626....you’re too optimistic...

IDK.

It’s a very senior plane.

If the retirements really kick in, things could change fast.

PRS Guitars 02-19-2018 04:12 PM

Lowest in LAX are 2001 hires (with 05’ from AWA also mixed in that seniority range). They can all hold NB CA. So we’ll probably have 2014 hires on it in 2.5 years, just looking at my seniority calculator, and standard disclaimer about economic events etc.

viper548 02-19-2018 04:52 PM

Junior LAX 787 guy is about 3750 from the bottom. Based on retirements a pilot hired today would be looking at right at 5 years to get to that seniority. There are 8 more deliveries planned between this year and 2019, so that might drop a little bit.

Al Czervik 02-19-2018 08:04 PM

The really, really cool thing about the 787 is that it has a yoke to stare at for 14 hours.

Saabs 02-19-2018 11:02 PM


Originally Posted by Al Czervik (Post 2532579)
The really, really cool thing about the 787 is that it has a yoke to stare at for 14 hours.

Hey you need that mechanical advantage with a big yoke to power the hydraulic actuators.

A330FoodCritic 02-20-2018 12:53 AM


Originally Posted by saabs (Post 2532629)
hey you need that mechanical advantage with a big yoke to power the hydraulic actuators.

That's funny :D

Sliceback 02-20-2018 06:02 AM


Originally Posted by Saabs (Post 2532629)
Hey you need that mechanical advantage with a big yoke to power the hydraulic actuators.

Head smacking truth!!!! What a waste of space.

But Airbus has a side stick and Boeing can’t admit someone has a better mouse trap.


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