How long were the lines to visit the FedEx plane?

 

Well, that and the Main Landing Gear remained intact.


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There was this one guy in the Executive Lounge of the Airport Hilton that was checkin' us out with the telescope. Does that count?





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So did you use the "tall ship" runway identifier in the APLC/PAT for take off? I had to do that once.

 

Bob Kelly?

 

Naturally.

Speaking of PAT -- the DC-10 doesn't have them -- we were met in the parking spot in MEM on our return from that trip by a couple of engineering-type guys that had a PAT "box" they were carrying into the cockpit to find a place to mount it. I asked the guy carrying the box if he realized this was a DC-10, and he answered in the affirmative. When I asked if he was sure they wanted to put PATs on the DC-10s before they were converted to MD-10s he assured me that indeed they DID intend to put PATs on the DC-10s, and would have them all installed by July (I assumed he meant of this year).

Did y'all hear the rumor that Omni's deal for the retired NWA DC-10s fell through, and we're gettin' 'em?



Coulda been, coulda been. He had a bagel in one hand and the cream cheese had gotten on his chin, so it was hard to tell for sure.







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I thought he was out of that business, and is now just a line slug. But your post does highlight that old addage: "Build a thousand bridges and ...................". I guess he's still not remembered as Pierre the bridge builder.

 

The Omni deal for the NWA DC10s did not fall through - we got 6 jets from NWA - flying 5 and one used for parts - you might be thinking of the ATA deal for the rest of NWAs DC10, ATA was getting 9 jets

 

Hey, anybody will do when it comes to rumors, right?



(Thanks for the info!)



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In addition, on the MD-10/11 there is a single anteanna on the fuselage bewteen the wings, the DC-10 does not have this.