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Originally Posted by Check Essential
(Post 742612)
Now if they could just do something about the recirc fan that sounds like a hurricane. If you are sitting at the gate with the APU air on, just turn off the left pack. This will lower the noise level from a CAT IV hurricane to merely that of a tropical storm. This works good during briefings and checklist reading. Obviously you have to weigh the cost of shutting off a pack but the amount of the noise reduction is amazing and unless its really hot, is probably worth it. You can also set up for single right pack when taxiing in. Scoop |
Originally Posted by NuGuy
(Post 742231)
Heyas,
I'd rather see us get the ATA 757-300 birds...which I'm not even sure if they're available anymore. Nu |
Originally Posted by acl65pilot
(Post 742734)
Sounds good.
Know a bunch of the 73N INS's. Great ppl. Was basically told it is half the airplane the 757 is. I am not picky, I am sure it will be a blast Some stuff is actually better in the 737 - like the displays and the dual GPS LNAV capability. Not to mention that the left seater can easily, and I do mean easily, hand-fly a single engine CAT III approach with the HUD, albeit down to a 50 DH vice an AH. The problem with the VNAV in the 737 is that it is weighted far too heavily toward fuel savings (idle descents) to the point where it will often hold you up at altitude far too long and then immediately after starting down it will start wanking at you for drag - which is a drag (pun intended :)). I mean, really, if you are going to start asking for drag .00005 seconds after starting down why not just start down a little earlier. Starting down 15 miles prior to TD (via descend now) may help but it will eventually rejoin the "unrealistic" descent path and then start asking for drag again. There are many techniques to get around this (increase tailwinds, Engine A/I on, etc) but these merely defeats the purpose of VNAV in the first place which is fuel savings. The VNAV is quirky but you will eventually achieve "Total VNAV conciousness" so you will have that going for you. :D Trust me - after a few flights you will be much more bummed out about the inadequate cockpit confines then VNAV shortcomings. :eek: Scoop |
Originally Posted by johnso29
(Post 742858)
I think we bid for what we could hold on the 320 so we will keep it.
I think y'all are talking about what you got for a primary vacation bid and whether you will keep it. If you are MD'd, which I don't think you or super are, you will keep your vacation. For AE/VD and I think for reinstatement (check with the union on this one), you bid your vacation based on the category you hold on 31 Jan 2010. If you convert on April 1 2010, you will rebid all your vacations at once. If you convert any month after this and have bid a week or whatever before you convert, you take your vacation and have fun!:) It all depends on what category you hold on 31 jan and when you convert. Denny |
Originally Posted by acl65pilot
(Post 742781)
Got ya!
In reality I will go from a mid level FO to a very senior CA in less than seven years. Which seven years are those? |
Originally Posted by Scoop
(Post 742904)
ACL,
Some stuff is actually better in the 737 - like the displays and the dual GPS LNAV capability. Not to mention that the left seater can easily, and I do mean easily, hand-fly a single engine CAT III approach with the HUD, albeit down to a 50 DH vice an AH. The problem with the VNAV in the 737 is that it is weighted far too heavily toward fuel savings (idle descents) to the point where it will often hold you up at altitude far too long and then immediately after starting down it will start wanking at you for drag - which is a drag (pun intended ). I mean, really, if you are going to start asking for drag .00005 seconds after starting down why not just start down a little earlier. Starting down 15 miles prior to TD (via descend now) may help but it will eventually rejoin the "unrealistic" descent path and then start asking for drag again. There are many techniques to get around this (increase tailwinds, Engine A/I on, etc) but these merely defeats the purpose of VNAV in the first place which is fuel savings. The VNAV is quirky but you will eventually achieve "Total VNAV conciousness" so you will have that going for you. :D Trust me - after a few flights you will be much more bummed out about the inadequate cockpit confines then VNAV shortcomings. :eek: Scoop WOW, I cannot wait! :eek: |
My guess is 2022-2029?!
Denny |
Originally Posted by tsquare
(Post 742917)
Which seven years are those?
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
(Post 742921)
2016/17 to 2024/25
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Sure as heck ain't for the next few years! Take another 12 to hit 50%.
Retirement by year at the combined DAL: 2009 7 2010 7 2011 9 2012 20 2013 120 2014 203 2015 273 2016 326 2017 379 2018 472 2019 560 2020 652 2021 831 2022 877 2023 832 2024 821 2025 732 2026 632 2027 530 2028 507 2029 506 2030 540 2031 473 2032 396 2033 318 2034 236 2035 173 2036 165 2037 132 2038 106 2039 87 2040 85 2041 71 2042 66 2043 48 2044 31 2045 27 2046 10 2047 4 2048 1 |
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