FDX - 727 For Sale
03-24-2008, 05:24 AM
#11
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Joined APC: Apr 2006
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Flew a Valsan from DFW to Dallas Love for maintenance, empty! What a friggin' ride that was. The Captain laughed his a$$ of at me as I was standing on the yoke trying to get it to not go thru 6K on departure....
03-24-2008, 06:02 AM
#12
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Joined APC: May 2007
Position: B757 Capt
Posts: 177
Fondly remember my first Valsan takeoff....several flights out of right seat IOE, empty, Great Falls to Spokane, winter (max pwr) and a 30kt headwind. Oh yeah, the capt was getting his line check.
Wonderful ride!
Wonderful ride!
03-24-2008, 08:36 AM
#13
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Joined APC: Oct 2006
Posts: 58
I had a front-end DH to Millington once (yep, NQA) to return an empty VALSAN back to the Planet. Our clearance was runway heading maintain 2000. I had to start pushing on the yoke to level off as we were still rotating! Block time: 17 min. Pay: 6 CH. Best trip I've flown yet!
03-24-2008, 08:57 AM
#14
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Joined APC: Aug 2006
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I had a front-end DH to Millington once (yep, NQA) to return an empty VALSAN back to the Planet. Our clearance was runway heading maintain 2000. I had to start pushing on the yoke to level off as we were still rotating! Block time: 17 min. Pay: 6 CH. Best trip I've flown yet!
Did you deviate? What was the bank?
03-24-2008, 11:51 AM
#17
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Joined APC: Jul 2006
Position: 767 Cap
Posts: 1,306
Yeah, Valsan was a company that did the big motor (JT8D-217) conversion on the 727. Unfortunately, they're out of business now. While Fedex got quite a few (12,) numerous other companies also got them. Before Fedex, I worked for a charter/ cargo firm that had 2 of them. Sun Country at one time had a few of them.
03-24-2008, 02:03 PM
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I can hear my husband now: "Dream On!"
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