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Hey everybody, I'm a 320B considering 7ERB on the MOAB. Has anybody who has been on the 320 or 330 a while gone back to a "real" airplane and felt like they were behind the curve? (this is not intended as a slam on the airbus, I love the plane, just not the trips) Or is it just like riding a bike? I've heard people going to the bus have found it challenging to adjust, but how about people leaving it? Most everyone I have flown with who flew the 757 consider it their favorite airplane so I figure it must be pretty great.

Thanks for any thoughts.

gloopy

Also what if any compensation will the effected carriers be getting from Boeing? Brand new fleet launch AC still under warranty being grounded probably triggers some sort of tap into their vast coffers overflowing with defense slush funds and unlimited ME3 monies. They could probably pay for it with a single memo to their lobbyists saying no more lobster and well drinks only until this is resolved.

zippinbye

Did that move with a few months as FE in between (so I had that going for me). The riding a bike thing, especially regarding pitch trim ... I kind of missed that for no good reason and it came back pronto. It takes a while to redevelop a proper instrument scan. The scan pattern on the 757/767 is the same as a pure steam gauge plane for the most part, since there are no tapes for airspeed and altitude/vsi. 320 or any full glass cockpit tends to make the eyes lazy; an EFIS stare, if you will.

I like the 7ER fleet better than the Bus, but I’m good with either. Once you have seniority, the choice of flying is awesome on the ER and it flies really great. Twice as many tires and brakes on the MLG provides much more runway stopping confidence than on a stretched Bus or 737, and worries of dragging the tail are greatly diminished. If only that damn yoke could move away at meal time, the 757/767 would be pretty close to perfect. The cave man EFIS does not make your day any worse compared to Bus duty, and the FMS reliably places your jet where you want it on a vertical or horizontal trajectory. Better flight spoilers/speed brakes, and a gear speed that will get you down when in a bind.

Honestly, I’d be happy on either jet if pay and destinations and schedules were equal. But the Boeing is pretty sweet. If you have ever jumped from something like a Piper Archer or your run of the mill tri gear Cessna to a later model Bonanza, you may recall the feeling of how “solid” the Beech was in comparison. It’s like that. Modern CAD engineering with assumed (limited) lifespan for each part on the plane vs. a ruler, protractor and a “make it thicker & it will last” mentality.

I recently did 7ER IQ (for the second time in my career, to change seats) under the latest training footprint, coming from complete glass on the 744. It’s a good course, with plenty of PT & sim time to “ get it.” Now it looks like back to the Bus for me, if I want to have a life. We’ll see how this bid shakes out.

Good luck with your decision and bid results.

DWC CAP10 USAF

I searched and couldn't find it... I think i know the answer, but....

If out on MLOA, I assume you can't put in bid on an AE to move domiciles?

sailingfun

If leave greater than 30 days you are correct. I believe however that on your return you can request any position you could have held on a AE.

HTBH

I had a similar problem. This may be the same issue, maybe not. There are a couple ways to get to self-service. When I used the tab up top it didn't work regardless of browser, but when I searched for it and used that link it worked. It also worked from a link lower in the page.

Han Solo

Over 15 seconds to load the most recent post. Next time it hits page 2, please let it end.

full of luv

I have much better results with Firefox vs Safari on my MACs for self-service and even travelnet sometimes.

BlueSkies

Total noob question about my full service bank (I didn't see anything in the Sked Ref Guide about this, please let me know if I missed it).

This is my first time using my bank. In Mar I've done one 1-day GS (worth about 11 hours).

On the bank page it shows "avail deposit credit" of 7:32. Before the GS I was just over the ALV. My question is, why can't I put the full value of my GS in my bank?

And then when I decide to use my hours from the bank later on how many can I use? It says to fill up, so can I only use it if I'm below ALV to get up to ALV?

Thanks guys.

FL370esq

You can only deposit "credit" above 80 hours into the bank. A GS gives you pay but no credit.