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Wife and I going on vacation this week...Air Wisky Capt giving his welcome aboard speech...

"I'm so and so, and up here with me is Co-Captain so and so..."

Alright, cool guy to fly with sounds like.

Then he says:

"Welcome aboard this Canadair Whisperjet."

No. No sir. There is one "Whisperjet".

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tomgoodman

03-12-2013 06:00 AM

Eh? What did you say? Oh, Whisperjet! Sorry, I flew 727s and can't hear much since then. :p

captjns

03-12-2013 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tomgoodman (Post 1370180)

Eh? What did you say? Oh, Whisperjet! Sorry, I flew 727s and can't hear much since then. :p

Whisper?!? Ha! Withit loping cruise speed of .875, I affectionately dubbed the jet they"Happy Hour Express".

galaxy flyer

03-12-2013 06:28 AM

The wonderful 727, where a 1,000 hours meant 800 hours of climb, 100 hours of cruise and 100 hours of descent and landing.

Deafening, really

GF

fandango

03-12-2013 06:30 AM

Gloopy....you, sir, are awesome....

(Phones been ringing off the hook.....)

it took me a while to catch up on these....

SkyKing466

03-12-2013 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DirectTo (Post 1370070)

The BAe-146's that Air Wisconsin used to fly were nicknamed the "whisperjet" due to their quiet engines. Maybe he's an old 146 driver. Still doesn't make any sense referring to a CRJ as that however...

Cruise

03-12-2013 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cactusmike (Post 1370068)

You want to go into frequency limbo? Or screw up a call? Try the audio control panel (ACP in airbus speak) on the Airbus. If you are noticing one particular company it's probably a bunch of guys transitioning to the bus.

This^^^ The bus radios are a special kind of evil. :p

captjns

03-12-2013 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer (Post 1370198)

The wonderful 727, where a 1,000 hours meant 800 hours of climb, 100 hours of cruise and 100 hours of descent and landing.

Deafening, really

GF

The -219s glued to the sides with the -17 in the center cut 800 hours of climb to about 200:D. On ferry flights with cookie sheets as ballast, climb rates would astound ATC. They always asked to confirm type. I told them we were a 727 with afterburner.

captjns

03-12-2013 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SkyKing466 (Post 1370208)

Wasn't that jet powered by 4 APUs, excluding the one used on the ground?:D

80ktsClamp

03-12-2013 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captjns (Post 1370233)

Wasn't that jet powered by 4 APUs, excluding the one used on the ground?:D

4 APUs and a hair dryer!

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