Twin Wasp

I know nothing about the 76 lifestyle.

I'll just add that everything varies (where have you heard that before?) I got 3 400 landings this month. While one month bids tend to be 16 or 17 days straight, two month bids are more broken up. Maybe 8 days then some days off followed by 15 over the end of the month and 10 toward the end of the second month.

Crazy Canuck

767 300s are real nice and quiet

Professor Chaos

The DHL flights out of CVG (YHM, DTW-MSP, SFO, PHX-SAN, GSO-BWI) are all 2 pilot operations (although you do get a fair number of jumpseaters).

The pax ops depend on scheduled block hours, but three man crews are common (all the oceanic stuff is 3 man crews, and when OE is in full swing 4 man crews start showing up a lot more).

The -300F's in Asia are 3 man crews.

Even the "new" -300F's in Asia have steam gauges. While every 767 we operate is at least slightly different, they all have steam gauges with a PFD and EHSI. If you are coming from a glass cockpit, you'll need to be prepared to expand your scan.

The freighters in the CVG DHL operation are by far the loudest we operate. The pax planes and the -300F's are much more bearable.

Upntheair27

Do most guys wear Bose headsets in the loud birds using the hot Mic and interphone?



QUOTE=Professor Chaos;2036176]The DHL flights out of CVG (YHM, DTW-MSP, SFO, PHX-SAN, GSO-BWI) are all 2 pilot operations (although you do get a fair number of jumpseaters).

The pax ops depend on scheduled block hours, but three man crews are common (all the oceanic stuff is 3 man crews, and when OE is in full swing 4 man crews start showing up a lot more).

The -300F's in Asia are 3 man crews.

Even the "new" -300F's in Asia have steam gauges. While every 767 we operate is at least slightly different, they all have steam gauges with a PFD and EHSI. If you are coming from a glass cockpit, you'll need to be prepared to expand your scan.

The freighters in the CVG DHL operation are by far the loudest we operate. The pax planes and the -300F's are much more bearable.[/QUOTE]

NightIP

No hot mics in the -200 tuna cans... You could key up the intercom each time using the "down" part of the yoke switch (they don't lock), but that's such a pain that nobody uses those. In the -200s and -300 passenger aircraft, we just yell at each other.

The -300Fs have lockable intercoms with ANR headsets, so we do fly those with hot mics.

Radials Rule

Does this leading edge technology not work on the 762's or 763P's audio panel as it does on the 744?



Oh, as for you 747 new-hires about to start OE, just bring some of these and it is an immediate sign-off to go to the line.

seoceancrosser

Unofficial required equipment for 74 FO's is rubber bands, a laundry bag from the hotel and Polar trip envelopes. If you have that stuff on hand at all times then you can do no wrong and will be a member of the "good guy" club.

BYOB

Well sign me up!!!! I'm just waiting for a class date! I'm so ready to punch out of the regionals after 12 years....

NightIP

Ha! Actually, a lot of our jets don't have that audio panel configuration. And honestly, the -300 pax jets are quiet enough that you can just speak normally. The -200s? Well, most of the legs are short enough that we just deal with it. Most.

Talon1011

Also, don't forget to bring the clothes bag from the hotel room. It's far better than the full body condoms the catering folks put on the airplanes for cockpit garbage bags! ;-)