Flying Cargo on the DC-9
10-15-2018, 01:51 PM
#41
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
The DC-9 never told a pilot: “I have your request, but for your own good I will instead comply with what you would have requested had you been as smart as the nerds that programmed me.” 
10-15-2018, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by nitefr8dog
And the programming required making sure the 2 Vor's and 1 ADF were turned on!
10-15-2018, 04:31 PM
#43
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Originally Posted by captjns
What are you guys complaining about... This is all we needed in our trusty B737-100s had
10-15-2018, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by sky jet
I know you jest, but at some point in time pilots got in the airplane and thought that thing was practically witchcraft.
Then I thought I was in the 20th century with the Narco Mark 12a.
10-15-2018, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by captjns
What are you guys complaining about... This is all we needed in our trusty B737-100s had
10-15-2018, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by captjns
Then we really thought we were light years ahead of the airlines when we were introduced to R-NAV... flying a PA-31 in the ‘70s.
10-15-2018, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbosina
The first time I flew an airplane equipped with DME I thought I had entered a time warp into the distant future...
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