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Originally Posted by MaydayMark (Post 2082540)

Many (most?) of the used 757's we purchased had winglets and we took them off. At many of our out-stations the 757s were going to have to park in the same 727 parking spots and there was concern about wing tip clearance ...

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Totally false. All our 75s were sans winglets when purchased. One of the reasons we have stopped buying 75s, besides the less than stellar reliability of some of the older airframes, is that we have purchased almost every plane available, that has not been modded with winglets.

While there is an STC to add the winglets, there is currently no approved STC to remove them, as the mod makes extensive changes to the outer wing.

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Originally Posted by ARAMP1 (Post 2082944)

It's been my experience so far that, flying skills aside, if you put forth a little effort, the training department will make sure you make it through.

Each to their own, obviously. I'm just saying that if I was on probation one of my goals would be to stay below the radar as much as possible.

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