There's no reason that would make the planes more popular. If keeping the planes more like Boeings was for the sake of minimizing training for pilots transitioning, it would make hardly any difference because there's already so many other huge differences in other systems.
For those already type rated, I bet if you polled all current Airbus pilots worldwide on how many would like Airbus to go back to yokes, it'd be less than 10%.
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Not shocked, Boeing is a disaster right now plus it's about $80m cheaper than the 777-8 or 9.
Personal opinion but I think Airbus would be even more popular if they went back to a yoke control instead of the video game style side stick.
Delta maintains the largest Airbus fleet of any US carrier, this should certainly not be shocking, but rather expected.
The 777 is still the gold standard (notably the 300ER) for wide body twinjets, such a great aircraft! The 8/9/8F will simply build on that when they start entering service in the next 24 months. The 777X will be a game changer on many fronts. Numerous current A350 operators also have orders for the 777X.
There's no reason that would make the planes more popular. If keeping the planes more like Boeings was for the sake of minimizing training for pilots transitioning, it would make hardly any difference because there's already so many other huge differences in other systems.
For those already type rated, I bet if you polled all current Airbus pilots worldwide on how many would like Airbus to go back to yokes, it'd be less than 10%.
Bang on. The side stick/centre control column debate is really just folklore. There are many benefits to the side stick and that's just how Airbus decided to engineer their aircraft after the A300/310.
Pilots are perhaps the most adaptable creatures on the planet, always able to execute on the engineers/designers best intentions and quirks. Ask any pilot who has time on the DHC-6 what the first likely question they asked upon sitting down in the cockpit was. 'Why the hell did they put the throttle quadrant overhead'?
Found myself stuck in YWG for an extra night when WestJet cancelled my flight home Friday afternoon. Made the most of being rebooked to Saturday by checking out the new location of the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada. They moved pretty much right next to the terminal. Great new facility, and lots of awesome bush flying aircraft on display. Plus some real neat aircraft like the JU-52, Air Canada Viscount turboprop, CF-104 and TCA Lockheed 10 still in flying form.
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Certainly doesnt instill confidence when I fly in a 737 Max going forward.
Ya, best to stick to the non-Max ones....
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration late Sunday recommended airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets inspect door plugs to ensure they are properly secured after some operators reported unspecified issues with bolts upon inspections.
Getting pretty tough in Canada to not end up on a 737.
Was seated next to a WS pilot dead-heading to Calgary to do sim time on Saturday. We talked a lot of avgeek shop. He's not super keen on the MAX 10's that are coming, figures they will be quite a runway pig (takeoff and landing, we both expressed sadness that Boeing didn't NG the 757 instead). Loved flying the little 600 series when they had them. Of all the current WS fleet the 700 is his favourite, lots of power and jumpiness to them versus the 800's and MAX 8's.
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Getting pretty tough in Canada to not end up on a 737.
Was seated next to a WS pilot dead-heading to Calgary to do sim time on Saturday. We talked a lot of avgeek shop. He's not super keen on the MAX 10's that are coming, figures they will be quite a runway pig (takeoff and landing, we both expressed sadness that Boeing didn't NG the 757 instead). Loved flying the little 600 series when they had them. Of all the current WS fleet the 700 is his favourite, lots of power and jumpiness to them versus the 800's and MAX 8's.
Sigh, yeah that's the dream right there. Such a shame, those things are rocket ships
He's not super keen on the MAX 10's that are coming, figures they will be quite a runway pig (takeoff and landing, we both expressed sadness that Boeing didn't NG the 757 instead)
If it's anything like the -900ER (which is should be, extra power isn't going to be enough to make up for the larger size), then you bet that's going to be a runway pig. I know it's flightsim, but I took off at MTOW in Denver on a 20C day, and I used every single inch of that runway. Slow climb speeds too.
Feels like a Heavy taking off.
If it's anything like the -900ER (which is should be, extra power isn't going to be enough to make up for the larger size), then you bet that's going to be a runway pig. I know it's flightsim, but I took off at MTOW in Denver on a 20C day, and I used every single inch of that runway. Slow climb speeds too.
Feels like a Heavy taking off.
We both joked they will be like the A340-300 days here at YYC all over again. Eating up every foot of available runway, and the curvature of the Earth helping them get airborne.
We've been flying safely on 737 NG in the country for 20+ years and no Canadian airline even has the model in question.
I remember talking to a few AC agents here when MAX came back from grounding, they had a whole rebooking procedure ready for people who didn't want to fly citing safety. Given the number of people talking such a game on social media about "I'll never step foot on those planes", they were ready for quite a few.
