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Originally Posted by cni187 (Post 1326237)

Guess those same thugs yelled at me and my captain from a second story window for us to give them our sunglasses. I laughed and then got displaced off the Mad dog.

Not smart. You should have given them the sunglasses.

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Originally Posted by sinca3 (Post 1326175)

RA's looking more and more like a genius for defering the delivery of these pos
Boeing 787 at Boston airport returns to gate with fuel leak - Yahoo! News

Just saw a note that one of them caught on fire sitting at the gate.:eek:

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Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 1326222)

Hawaii! We pretty much don't even fly on the west coast.

Scoop

^^^^^^^^^

I spend more time in Detroit than I do on the left coast.

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Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1326233)

Avweek is noted for unbiased reviews and I have read others from this test pilot that were far less flattering for other jets.

I seem to recall that AvWeek was quite the proponent of outsourcing, too, and seem to remember an editorial in the back emphasizing that point.

I dropped my subscription after that. The mag was always kinda spendy, and naturally, when their subscription people called to bug me to re-up, I told them that my job had been outsourced, and could no longer afford their publication.

Nu

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Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1326248)

^^^^^^^^^

I spend more time in Detroit than I do on the left coast.

And ironically I prefer the DTW layovers. We're always where we don't want to be, I suppose, haha.

And as far as starting my baby on two-a-days, we're working on reducing him down from 12-a-days!

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Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1326248)

^^^^^^^^^

I spend more time in Detroit than I do on the left coast.

There are some nice beaches on Lake Erie. That Livonia layover is great, too!

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Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1326233)

The fuel burn target was a 20 percent improvement over the 767 on a 3000 mile flight. The improvement actually gets better then that at longer ranges up to 6000 miles. They have met that target. In addition the AvWeek test pilot described the aircraft as one of the best flying airliners ever. He really liked how the aircraft is designed to keep the pilot in the loop on everything that is happening. Here is his summary.

"The 787 is indeed the nicest handling and most docile handling Boeing jetliner I've yet flown. Enhancements in the companies FBW flight-control system increase safety margins and make the aircraft impressively pleasant to hand fly.
The aircraft can be flown with equal ability from either seat because the left and right sides have the same access to displays, controls and tools, including left and right HUD's, EFB's and steering tillers. Situational awareness and crew resource management are top notch because of moving and interconnected control yokes and rudder pedals, along with back-driven throttles and speed brake handle.
Admittedly, the aircraft entered service three years later then planned. But, judging on performance, it was worth the wait."

Avweek is noted for unbiased reviews and I have read others from this test pilot that were far less flattering for other jets.

He's paid by Boeing to say all those things, otherwise he wouldn't be employed!

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1326252)

And ironically I prefer the DTW layovers. We're always where we don't want to be, I suppose, haha.

And as far as starting my baby on two-a-days, we're working on reducing him down from 12-a-days!

I actually like the Livonia layover and I LOVE it when we stay at the airport hotel.

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1326053)

Gotta love it. You have a good hotel for an overnight, BHM, and they switch it to a an absolutely lousy location. Somewhere in the contract it must say "must be near convention center, ensure no restaurants within a reasonable distance except in hotel, and be around nothing else, crime not a factor..."

Are we back at the Sheraton?

I thought the Hotel was the Doubletree 5 points area. Did we go back?

We were at the Sheraton for a 30+ hour layover with the band "Widespread Panic." When the A line asked who these strange dudes were on our airplane, I told her "Widespread Panic." She then got on the PA and welcomed aboard "White Spread Panties." :eek:

Captain asked, did you tell her to say that? No, I think she misunderstood me.

They had a weekend concert series at the Jefferson Center across the street from the Sheraton. Guests of the hotel were smoking crack in the halls and making meth on the property. By the end of the weekend a few were running naked through the halls. One young twenty something hottie looked great Friday night. We saw her Saturday and she had used the restroom all over herself and was nearly comatose. People were beating on the door at 2am looking for "dude." Our uniforms stunk like we had been through a fire. (Pot is at least fragrant, burned aluminum foil just stinks)

I wrote it up. The response from the Hotel management sealed the deal ... I think there were 55 arrests on and around the Hotel property (not sure of the exact number) and they refused to call the cops on things going on inside the rooms.

The next flight out we had a regional guy on the jumpseat. He said his Company moved them to the Doubletree at 5 Points and I think we followed. Our Flight Attendants gave up early and all of them went to a friend's house and slept on the floor in the living room. (If we had known what we were in for, we would have joined them)

The Jefferson Center prides itself on hosting "interesting" acts. IMHO, they host stuff that is too interesting for a flight crew to be near.