The first retard is asking you to pull the TLs back, the second is telling you to pull them back, and after that it's personal.

Well you just have to understand Douglas design philosophy.

Start with a decent design, stretch it until every component is far beyond any capacity ever envisioned by it's designers. Never, ever do anything new. Everything must be derivative of a previous effort. Never give up. Never give in to calls for standardization. Human factors? ... toughen up slacker! ...


1) a few MD-82s flying -- round dial, no LNAV/VNAV - didn't work well, try something else.
2) some MD-88s arrive -- glass, but no LNAV/VNAV yet- didn't work well, try something else.
3) MD-88 LNAV/VNAV installed, but not authorized for use
4) LNAV authorized for use - didn't work well, try something else.
5) VNAV authorized for use - didn't work well, try something else.
6) MD-82s retrofitted with glass and LNAV/VNAV - didn't work well, try something else.
7) MD-88 with IS&S Flight Deck, derived from a 10 year old business jet, can't command airplanes as disparate as the MD88 and MD90 (different pitch control logic) try something else. - didn't work well, try something else ... .

The next attempt will be to scavenge something from a hooptied up DC-10, preferably sourced from Craigslist, yard sales or Asian operators (equivalent level of traceability and certification).


Already been done you say ... I say, perfect!

Anything you want to know about Delta's EFB project ... just apply Douglas design philosophy.

. Microsoft Surface RT, the MD88 of EFB's!

Indeed. I will say that my appreciation for both baseball and soccer grew immensely after my kids began to play them and I listened to the coaches explain the various intricacies of the strategy of each game. It was only then that I truly began to understand both games and understand everything that goes on while the grass grows.

Not always much scoring, but lots to appreciate in both sports.

I completely disagree with your stand on the last contract survey, but..... we can completely agree on the choice of Jack Lambert to personify all the awesomeness that is the NFL.:D

Can you photoshop johnny football into that picture. And not that I need to say it, but he will be in Fav-re's place.:D

"A fiduciary duty is a legal duty to act solely in another party's interests." Fiduciary Duty | Wex Legal Dictionary / Encyclopedia | LII / Legal Information Institute

So jerk, in your "professional opinion," you believe that pilots owe DAL "fiduciary duties" under the PWA???? And you believe that based on what??? Can you provide some case law that supports your premise that airline pilots owe fiduciary duties to their employer under their contract? Hint: it doesn't exist.

I think you and your sidekick, square, need to do some more research on what type of relationships dictate fiduciary duties (see doctor-patient, attorney-client, trustee-beneficiary, etc...) before you two start using terms that you don't understand.

Standing by for the back pedaling. Actually, neither of you ever admit you're mistaken. More accurately, standing by for the spin on why your post was actually correct. :cool:

Cool picture of Lou Gehrig and that other guy.

Scoop

anyone here a Duty Pilot or have been one on the past? i have a buddy who wants to becone one and he would be good at it but I honestly know very little about becoming one. PM me if you have anything you can share.

Douglas "Dune"
 

You broke the code! We were the Sardaukar of airline pilots, as noted in this (corrected) wiki reference: :D

"MadDog Mushers are the foremost pilots in the universe and are feared by all. They are secretly trained at the inhospitable MD-88 school: the harsh conditions there ensure that only the strongest and most ferocious students survive."