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Old 09-28-2021, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by syfy12
757/767 nothing really
The 757 was the Atari Ferrari when it first entered service.
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Old 09-28-2021, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Larry in TN
The 757 was the Atari Ferrari when it first entered service.
That's funny! I've heard it called the Lady. Long legs, big.....engines.

For the 67, I've heard someone call it the Super Guppy.
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Old 09-28-2021, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by BurritoBeach
That's funny! I've heard it called the Lady. Long legs, big.....engines.

For the 67, I've heard someone call it the Super Guppy.
Long legs, big jugs, skinny waist and low maintenance.
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Old 09-28-2021, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Larry in TN
The 757 was the Atari Ferrari when it first entered service.
Muscle car performance with Apple IIe computing power.

Until I can fly something bigger, I don’t want to fly anything smaller. Love the fleet.
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Old 09-28-2021, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Airhoss
Long legs, big jugs, skinny waist and low maintenance.
As she ages, maintaining her appearance requires more after market parts that aren’t cheap. 😁
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Old 09-28-2021, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dingdong
...Until I can fly something bigger, I don’t want to fly anything smaller. Love the fleet.
Mehh...hated having to do a sit-up just to see the nav display. Blue water lavs, so 70s. Airplanes can auto tune ILS freqs these days, wow! But worst of all, seat 4A and sitting in “IRO” seat. So uncomfortable for 3 pilot ops.
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Originally Posted by F15andMD11
Mehh...hated having to do a sit-up just to see the nav display. Blue water lavs, so 70s. Airplanes can auto tune ILS freqs these days, wow! But worst of all, seat 4A and sitting in “IRO” seat. So uncomfortable for 3 pilot ops.
What? I just flew a new airplane and couldn’t auto tune the dang ILS!
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Old 09-29-2021, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by CousinEddie
What? I just flew a new airplane and couldn’t auto tune the dang ILS!
I think he is referring to the 757. Which does not auto tune the ils. I was quite shocked to discover this whilst going thru training.
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Originally Posted by worstpilotever
I think he is referring to the 757. Which does not auto tune the ils. I was quite shocked to discover this whilst going thru training.
Where do we find such men?
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Old 09-29-2021, 07:47 AM
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Great looking airplane, but the ergonomics, noise, and plenty more were a let down. Left the fleet as quick as I could. I'm the anomaly that preferred the 737.

One reason was being able to use a headset and have a quiet transcon. I felt better after 5 hours in the Guppy than I did after 5 in the 757 due to the headset.
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