C'mon Rod they were not that bad. Yes, very short range which did cause some problems. Hot as hell in the summer in Queensland and were not designed for Australian operations especially BNE-MSA-DWN.
I still remember the 8 leg days BNE-ROK-MKY-TSV-CNS returns.
We were lucky to go on the B727 at that time.
Hope your enjoying your retirement? Like to catch up sometime.