MD10 vs MD11
04-10-2007 | 07:38 PM
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04-11-2007 | 10:00 AM
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04-11-2007 | 10:27 AM
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SWA now only flies only FMS 737's. pretty much all the same except the newer ones 700, 800 and 900 have a better efficient wing. The systems are exactly the same.
I'll let an Older SWA guy chime here but when they flew the old -200's with Steam gauges and Heading hold, they dumimed down the automation of the 300 and 500's. In other words they flew the 300's without using VNAV/LNAC. They used the FMS for performance only.
I worked for a carrier that flew both Dc-9s and MD-80's as well as 737-200 and 300's. It was a different Bid pack for each, we didn't cross fly them even though they had the same Type rating respectively. It was a smart move.
04-11-2007 | 10:33 AM
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I'm not sure what you mean...................
SWA now only flies only FMS 737's. pretty much all the same except the newer ones 700, 800 and 900 have a better efficient wing. The systems are exactly the same.
I'll let an Older SWA guy chime here but when they flew the old -200's with Steam gauges and Heading hold, they dumimed down the automation of the 300 and 500's. In other words they flew the 300's without using VNAV/LNAC. They used the FMS for performance only.
I worked for a carrier that flew both Dc-9s and MD-80's as well as 737-200 and 300's. It was a different Bid pack for each, we didn't cross fly them even though they had the same Type rating respectively. It was a smart move.
SWA now only flies only FMS 737's. pretty much all the same except the newer ones 700, 800 and 900 have a better efficient wing. The systems are exactly the same.
I'll let an Older SWA guy chime here but when they flew the old -200's with Steam gauges and Heading hold, they dumimed down the automation of the 300 and 500's. In other words they flew the 300's without using VNAV/LNAC. They used the FMS for performance only.
I worked for a carrier that flew both Dc-9s and MD-80's as well as 737-200 and 300's. It was a different Bid pack for each, we didn't cross fly them even though they had the same Type rating respectively. It was a smart move.
That was my whole point.
Our whining about our subtle differences is laughed at by a lot of groups who fly "MUCH LARGER" differences than we do.
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