Diesel 9
It was called the Diesel 9 because one of the TAA skipper's little son couldnt manage DeeCeeNine and called it the desilnine..... the rest is history. It was also called "the crowbar" .........
Yes I did 3, 4, 9 and B717 (or as I prefer to call it MD95 EFD qv) If you loved the nine you would go orgasmic over the 71.
The best day of my life was coming home after 10 years away on the A320 back to the Nine (B717). And flying out of Bay 4 in what was the old TAA finger. Talk about deja vu!
After over 10,000 hrs on the airframe (DC9 and 717) I would swap any aircraft to go back to the Nine again.
God Bless Her and all that flew Her. (wipes tears from eyes.......)
I havnt had time to read all the pages yet; but 22 pages??? How cool is that? They were indeed good days.