I got my FE written on the DC8. I know all about turbo compressors etc. Aren't those derelects great? Now that I am retired I never care about what law I am in. Isn't it great? I kind of lied because Boeing doesn't have laws. Only Airbus. I remember looking over my right shoulder on takeoff on the 727 seeing the #1 gen kick off before V1 on a slick runway in the carribean at max weight. I told the FO flying it was OK, the FE would fix it. Unfortunately at V1 the FE selected #1 for essential power and we lost our instruments. I said he will fix it just fly. He finally got us back but I always knew what was wrong and how to fix it but with the new technology it might not be that easy.