737 Max EICAS deadline 12/27/22
12-19-2022, 11:38 PM
#52
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don’t worry. Your 5 leg west coast first day will get you warmed up before you cross the pacific on day 2 and then come back all the way OGG-DEN on day 3.
And don’t forgot your COS turn on the backside.
12-20-2022, 05:02 AM
#53
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Watterson said something about a big inspection coming due on the -700s. I can’t remember after how many hours they need it, but he said it wasn’t worth it to keep flying the airplanes and pay for that inspection. This was in response to a question about whether we could use them as dedicated freighters. Sounds like as they approach that inspection they’re getting parked one way or the other.
12-20-2022, 05:04 AM
#54
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Watterson said something about a big inspection coming due on the -700s. I can’t remember after how many hours they need it, but he said it wasn’t worth it to keep flying the airplanes and pay for that inspection. This was in response to a question about whether we could use them as dedicated freighters. Sounds like as they approach that inspection they’re getting parked one way or the other.
12-20-2022, 07:09 AM
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Yup. He seemed pretty adamant that at 24 y/o they are dropping dead because that inspection is totally not worth it.
Good. I just flew a -700 that I flew new in 2007 and holy crap. At just 15 y/o it was sobering to see the wear on it.
Good. I just flew a -700 that I flew new in 2007 and holy crap. At just 15 y/o it was sobering to see the wear on it.
12-20-2022, 08:02 AM
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I have a CE-680 type rating that I got for the Citation Latitude, which has a very modern Garmin avionics suite with EICAS. But the rating was originally for the Citation Sovereign, which uses an older non-EICAS Honeywell setup. So the precedent for a common type is absolutely there.
12-20-2022, 08:06 AM
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12-20-2022, 08:30 AM
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12-20-2022, 09:11 AM
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Extra fun for the FO who just flew the 5 hour leg and hadn't made a radio call since taking the runway...it shouldn't be a surprise that the timer sometimes gets missed.
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