classic whales
I have to thow my two pennies in with guppy;
Yes I fly the Classic whale, yes its old, yes I'm getting older..
The use of the classic is not always indicative of a @##$bag operation. Sometimes wise money will avoid heavy, heavy, lease/mortgage on the newer 777 and or 744 for the uplift potential of the classic with relatively no monthly payment.
Yes, she does suck fuel, yes, she doesen't like Sub.83M, but still a pilots aircraft, albeit old retired guys looking for another shot at the best 70's tech still out there.
Still the fastest...and yes, when I was a boy in NYC, the greatest thrill in 1970 was to see the whale on the Parkway Visual for 13 KJFK, from the Belt parkway, fell in love, stayed in love.
And still I walk up to the old Gal, thinking, "boy i'd really like to fly that thing one day"..."hey wait a minute, I am"
safe journies...Sushi