[VIDEO] Tour of new UPS 747-8F
#13
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I bet the pilots of those “puny engines” UPS 747’s don’t mind their large bank accounts compared to the pilots of some of the 777 operators
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I see a lot of passengers who feel their iPhone is more important than their own lives. Just watch how many are on their phones during safety briefings.
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The dual cues are extremely more accurate on every aircraft I have flown that had the option. The DC9 had a switch for selecting Single or Dual, your choice...most used the single cue and we hand flew Cat ll approaches even approved for single engine Cat ll.
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So what makes you think cargo ops are the only ones carrying life saving drugs to save your granny?
Last edited by tomgoodman; 08-10-2019 at 04:47 PM. Reason: Quoted bad post
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We (cargo guys) don’t, but how many pax haulers are also a licensed pharmaceutical manufacturer? There is a reason UPS/FEDEX kept hiring after 9/11 when you guys were hitting the unemployment lines. Cargo is a far more diversified industry than the one trick ponies hauling pax. The trick on the cargo side is prying a “fair” share of the profits away from management.
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There’s nothing ‘wrong’ with V-Bars. It’s just a preference. Having flown both I definitely prefer the dual-cue so I’m glad we’re finally switching over. Later this year one of our newest -8s will be delivered with the dual-cue and that’s when they’ll switch the rest of the current 74 fleet over.
This is me using a V-Bar flight director at night and when tired (so pretty much most of the time. )
This is me using a V-Bar flight director at night and when tired (so pretty much most of the time. )
Last edited by whalesurfer; 08-10-2019 at 11:42 PM. Reason: typo
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