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10-11-2019, 02:04 PM
#3471
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Joined APC: Jun 2016
Position: First Officer
Posts: 234
Originally Posted by gliderguider
Anecdotal observation only, but flown the 717, on the 737 now, and it seems to be far more reliable than even the 717 which was a reliable itself.
That is what I have been told that by maintenance folks and guys to fly and have flown the 737....Lots of people talk bad about it’s old overhead panel and cramped/loud cockpit (which makes me laugh because I think all of these airplanes are loud without earplugs)....but speak fondly of the way it flies and its reliability... probably my next jet at Delta.
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10-11-2019, 02:14 PM
#3472
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Joined APC: Apr 2018
Posts: 2,211
Originally Posted by GyroNole
That is what I have been told that by maintenance folks and guys to fly and have flown the 737....Lots of people talk bad about it’s old overhead panel and cramped/loud cockpit (which makes me laugh because I think all of these airplanes are loud without earplugs)....but speak fondly of the way it flies and its reliability... probably my next jet at Delta.
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10-11-2019, 02:24 PM
#3473
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Joined APC: Sep 2013
Position: On the hotel shuttle
Posts: 5,399
Originally Posted by gliderguider
Anecdotal observation only, but flown the 717, on the 737 now, and it seems to be far more reliable than even the 717 which was a reliable itself.
10-11-2019, 03:44 PM
#3474
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Joined APC: Nov 2011
Posts: 4,395
Originally Posted by GyroNole
That is what I have been told that by maintenance folks and guys to fly and have flown the 737....Lots of people talk bad about it’s old overhead panel and cramped/loud cockpit (which makes me laugh because I think all of these airplanes are loud without earplugs)....but speak fondly of the way it flies and its reliability... probably my next jet at Delta.
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10-11-2019, 04:04 PM
#3475
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Joined APC: Aug 2013
Posts: 164
Originally Posted by GyroNole
That is what I have been told that by maintenance folks and guys to fly and have flown the 737....Lots of people talk bad about it’s old overhead panel and cramped/loud cockpit (which makes me laugh because I think all of these airplanes are loud without earplugs)....but speak fondly of the way it flies and its reliability... probably my next jet at Delta.
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10-11-2019, 04:09 PM
#3476
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Joined APC: Jan 2019
Position: 320B
Posts: 67
Originally Posted by RJ4LIFE
I tell people this all the time - the 73 gets ragged on a lot for it's lack of technology but that may actually be one of its greatest strengths. The systems are simple and reliable - hell, they've had 50 years to work out all the kinks. It almost never breaks, and when it does its pretty obvious what needs to get fixed; not some computer glitch or intermittent sensor issue.
10-12-2019, 07:26 PM
#3478
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Joined APC: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,315
Originally Posted by RJ4LIFE
I tell people this all the time - the 73 gets ragged on a lot for it's lack of technology but that may actually be one of its greatest strengths. The systems are simple and reliable - hell, they've had 50 years to work out all the kinks. It almost never breaks, and when it does its pretty obvious what needs to get fixed; not some computer glitch or intermittent sensor issue.
10-12-2019, 07:52 PM
#3479
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Joined APC: Apr 2011
Position: retired 767(dl)
Posts: 5,572
Originally Posted by cni187
It has automatic pitot heat now, but we still have to move the damn switches. I'll never understand that one. The cockpit is still the size of a B-17.
10-13-2019, 04:11 AM
#3480
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Joined APC: Feb 2008
Posts: 18,041
Originally Posted by RJ4LIFE
I tell people this all the time - the 73 gets ragged on a lot for it's lack of technology but that may actually be one of its greatest strengths. The systems are simple and reliable - hell, they've had 50 years to work out all the kinks. It almost never breaks, and when it does its pretty obvious what needs to get fixed; not some computer glitch or intermittent sensor issue.
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