Originally Posted by TheManager (Post 1658313)

Hmmmmm. About the jet and the line. The line is great. But man they put a lot of time in it. Got to school myself on PBS mo' better. Something about putting less than signs instead of greater than signs in the wrong place. Doh! BTW, check your V file next week.

The aero plane, well:

Previous post from someone else:


The 737-800/900 isn't as awesome as I thought. Now if mainline only had the big EJets at mainline, with mainline pilots....


My reply, regarding the 73n:



No, you are absolutely right. It's not.

I recently left the 757 for the 73n "family"

Here is how I see it. 75 is like an extraordinary, classy woman. She looks great even standing still. She is also obedient, graceful and very worldly. Kind of like a prima ballerina assoluta. If you ask something from her, she complies, and she can do most anything you can ever dream of. The 757 is quite, roomy and is civilized.

Landing a 757 is as satisfying as it gets. One can still coax it gently onto the ground and easily stop in SNA before the end without wild gyrations and excessive deceleration. That is what eight wheels, fantastic brakes, and an exquisite wing that provides exceptional low speed handling characteristics provide. The 757 is grace defined.

The 737-800, and the miscarriage of an attempted offspring, the 900.

First of all, they are like argumentative and defiant women. Ask it to fly a particular speed, good luck. "Make me!" They are untrustworthy and will constantly work against what you ask of them. They are loud and brash, much like women who constantly feel like they have to shout and raise the tone of their voice.

They are like the older woman who has passed the cougar stage and are spiraling on the way down. Their day was in the 80's. No amount of Botox, filler, or silicone can mask this fact. One look at the continued overhead and the recall blunder decades after the introduction of EICAs exposes that.

Landing this swine is worse. The highest approach speeds ever for an aircraft that have leading edge devices. There is no smoothness and finessing here. You have to be firm with this disobedient troll. You must slap it around and assert yourself. Sometimes choking this airplane out slightly or perhaps a careless inadvertent cigarette burn to bring it in line. It must be firmly landed. It must then be diligently and assertively stopped with every ounce of reverse and every effort on braking. Particularly if wetness is involved. You will always see the end of the runway on takeoff or landing. Not so with the 757. Oh, and be careful cause this airplane bruises easily on her a$$ and you'd never want to be involved in leaving a mark there!

Finally, this plane has no stamina or strength. 900 can't climb. 900 can't do range. Thanks Boeing.

Welcome to the replacement aircraft for the 757.

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Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1658332)

Haha! Yep!

Landing the 73N:

1. Don't do anything until you hear "20 feet."

2. Don't pull the power until you see 2 feet.

3. Flare-ish but not really.

4. Stomp on the brakes until it stops.

Piece I' cake. ;)

Originally Posted by TheManager (Post 1658313)

Hmmmmm. About the jet and the line. The line is great. But man they put a lot of time in it. Got to school myself on PBS mo' better. Something about putting less than signs instead of greater than signs in the wrong place. Doh! BTW, check your V file next week.

The aero plane, well:

Previous post from someone else:


The 737-800/900 isn't as awesome as I thought. Now if mainline only had the big EJets at mainline, with mainline pilots....


My reply, regarding the 73n:



No, you are absolutely right. It's not.

I recently left the 757 for the 73n "family"

Here is how I see it. 75 is like an extraordinary, classy woman. She looks great even standing still. She is also obedient, graceful and very worldly. Kind of like a prima ballerina assoluta. If you ask something from her, she complies, and she can do most anything you can ever dream of. The 757 is quite, roomy and is civilized.

Landing a 757 is as satisfying as it gets. One can still coax it gently onto the ground and easily stop in SNA before the end without wild gyrations and excessive deceleration. That is what eight wheels, fantastic brakes, and an exquisite wing that provides exceptional low speed handling characteristics provide. The 757 is grace defined.

The 737-800, and the miscarriage of an attempted offspring, the 900.

First of all, they are like argumentative and defiant women. Ask it to fly a particular speed, good luck. "Make me!" They are untrustworthy and will constantly work against what you ask of them. They are loud and brash, much like women who constantly feel like they have to shout and raise the tone of their voice.

They are like the older woman who has passed the cougar stage and are spiraling on the way down. Their day was in the 80's. No amount of Botox, filler, or silicone can mask this fact. One look at the continued overhead and the recall blunder decades after the introduction of EICAs exposes that.

Landing this swine is worse. The highest approach speeds ever for an aircraft that have leading edge devices. There is no smoothness and finessing here. You have to be firm with this disobedient troll. You must slap it around and assert yourself. Sometimes choking this airplane out slightly or perhaps a careless inadvertent cigarette burn to bring it in line. It must be firmly landed. It must then be diligently and assertively stopped with every ounce of reverse and every effort on braking. Particularly if wetness is involved. You will always see the end of the runway on takeoff or landing. Not so with the 757. Oh, and be careful cause this airplane bruises easily on her a$$ and you'd never want to be involved in leaving a mark there!

Finally, this plane has no stamina or strength. 900 can't climb. 900 can't do range. Thanks Boeing.

Welcome to the replacement aircraft for the 757.

Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1658304)

No kidding! I just saw that the hometown in Idaho cancelled the welcome home celebration.

What a bunch of bumbling, ignorant morons. When every member of a guy's unit wants him thrown into Leavenworth, that's pretty much game over. What an incredible miscalculation.

Originally Posted by Free Bird (Post 1658337)

You ever fly the maddog? Would love to hear your take on that beauty.

Originally Posted by Free Bird (Post 1658337)

You ever fly the maddog? Would love to hear your take on that beauty.

Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1658341)

That's why I love the 73! I flew the Mad Dog.

Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1658311)

Bowe Bergdahl's dad.