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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

8th Feb 2016, 19:01

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if you like the 747 ...

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Posted By barit1

These are potential beneficial goodies: ...

These are potential beneficial goodies:

Custom fits & clearances

Special break-in run

Special ops instructions, avoiding rapid thrust changes

Tighter instrumentation calibration

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

7th Feb 2016, 14:04

Replies: 77

if you like the 747 ...

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Posted By barit1

Most interesting, Arfur Dent. Late 70s,...

Most interesting, Arfur Dent.

Late 70s, Wardair (Canada) was upgrading from 727 to widebodies. They first bought two secondhand 741s, later two new 742s plus two DC-10-30s. Pilots transitioning to...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Feb 2016, 12:39

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if you like the 747 ...

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Posted By barit1

My first 747 ride was DFW-ATL during the brief...

My first 747 ride was DFW-ATL during the brief period DL was flying all three widebodies. Their long-range plan was the TriStar, but Lockheed were teetering on bankruptcy, so the DC-10 was a hedge...

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