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hoover 05-05-2026 12:13 PM


Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 4032158)
We brief that. In case we're on fire.

Presumably that was some kind of milk run thing? You could ride a bike in less time than taking that flight.

Diverted to SNA because of wx then when cleared took those left to LGB

YAKflyer 05-05-2026 12:31 PM

OK I'm a really old guy.....but back in the late 80's or early 90's Delta used to fly a scheduled MIA-FLL which I flew it several ties on a 727.





Potcake 05-05-2026 12:54 PM

IAD -BWI-IAD 4x daily super dooper Jetstream 3200

Turbosina 05-05-2026 02:46 PM

SFO-STS. 51 nm distance.. My record was 13 minutes from start of takeoff roll to blocking in. Did this probably hundreds of times over the years.

ShyGuy 05-05-2026 04:56 PM


Originally Posted by tennisguru (Post 4031695)
DTW - FNT…

Did that in a CRJ-200, along with DTW-LAN and DTW-TOL.

worstpilotever 05-05-2026 05:12 PM

WRI-JFK in a 747-400.

Halon1211 05-05-2026 07:02 PM

When I was a child my first flight on a 777 wasn’t even an hour long. It was GRU to GIG on American.

Because I guess American would fly a “tag” or Round robin route from MIA to those cities back in the day.

NWARet 05-06-2026 06:17 AM


Originally Posted by Turbosina (Post 4032298)
SFO-STS. 51 nm distance.. My record was 13 minutes from start of takeoff roll to blocking in. Did this probably hundreds of times over the years.

Did Dtw Fnt as a standup with just under 8 hrs rest. If you could block early and get the rest period over 8 it became a 2 day trip paying 2 min days instead duty rig. Needless to say, we hurried.

dera 05-06-2026 04:17 PM

MIA-FLL on 747 is fun.

Turbosina 05-06-2026 07:42 PM


Originally Posted by NWARet (Post 4032489)
Did Dtw Fnt as a standup with just under 8 hrs rest. If you could block early and get the rest period over 8 it became a 2 day trip paying 2 min days instead duty rig. Needless to say, we hurried.

Now that's 4D chess right there! Nice 😎

I did nothing but standups for almost a decade. Would fly 300 block and credit 1000 ☺️


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