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Old 03-05-2008, 10:08 PM
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What are the real chances of a common type with the B777 & B787?
How do you CAL flyers feel about that?
Also, anyone have further info. on the series/models of B777 ordered last week?
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Old 03-06-2008, 03:47 AM
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The FAA lets pilots fly any model of the 737 when there is not much similair between the 300 and 900 models. They also let us fly the 757-200 and 767-400 and there is nothing similair about those. There is two ways of doing it: common type and dual rated. CAL is planning a dual rated, like the 757/767. It's two separate types, but pilots fly both and recurrent training will be one night in a 777 sim and one in the 787 sim. That's what I'm hearing from 777 instructors in the training center, but we'll see what really happens.
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Old 03-06-2008, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Ottopilot
They also let us fly the 757-200 and 767-400 and there is nothing similair about those.
You can sy that again!
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Old 03-06-2008, 08:51 AM
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I believe one of the stipulations when we ordered the 787's was that they had to be a common type to keep training costs down.
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CAL and Boeing want it that way. I guess the FAA will have the final say?
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Old 03-06-2008, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Ottopilot
CAL and Boeing want it that way. I guess the FAA will have the final say?

Now that's funny! The FAA is a lap dog to the airlines....
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