Picture of one of Delta's new 777LR's getting ready for the paint shop

[jacksjj]

He was refering to plane you guys took off the taxiway when Delta was picking up the Bills after they lost to the BROWNS. It was about as bad as of a snow storm you can have in CLE. That Shuttle America plane just left CLE a month or two ago.

I work at S5, and flew the CLE plane a week or so ago when it first came back online. Apparently they had to replace the front half of the aircraft, from around the wing somewhere...forward.

The front half... clean as can be. The back half....dirty as sin. Kinda odd.

 

[Spooky 2]

Nice looking plane, but they need to replace the Commodore 64 that controls the auto throttles so you can actually get them to the runway on final without crashing.

Plus it holds waaaay too much fuel.

Boeing's having a bad month. First an unprecedented total electrical failure in the 747-400, which could have been disastrous under different circumstances. Now the 777 computer glitches.

Direct Cable 9 any day of the week.

Hey Redmeat you better call the authorities and let them know you have found the problem with the 777 as I think they are still investigating the issue and so far computer glitches has not even been mentioned. I thought I was clueless about this accident but I think you have me beat.

Clueless

 

[Redmeat]

Hey Redmeat you better call the authorities and let them know you have found the problem with the 777 as I think they are still investigating the issue and so far computer glitches has not even been mentioned. I thought I was clueless about this accident but I think you have me beat.

Clueless

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/24/777_autothrottle/


And yes, you evidently are clueless.

 

[DTW320]

Oh....SNAP!

 

[Spooky 2]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/24/777_autothrottle/


And yes, you evidently are clueless.

Well Redmeat first of all I have forgotten more than your likely to know in your lifetime regarding the B777 and along with that I don't get my aviation news from the press which seldom ever gets it right. As for a computer glitch I'll stand by my previous post and go out on a limb further to say it very unlikely. FYI there is no one computer on the B777 that controls both engines as that was deigned out of the equation with ETOPS. So go ahead give me your best and we can agree to disagree.

 

[Redmeat]

. FYI there is no one computer on the B777 that controls both engines as that was deigned out of the equation with ETOPS.

So more than one computer failed?

Hell what do I know. I fly a DC9, I'm lucky if the FO has a calculator watch.

 

[Spooky 2]

So more than one computer failed?

Hell what do I know. I fly a DC9, I'm lucky if the FO has a calculator watch.

Okay lets both sit back and see what comes of this as it is certainly a mystery considering everyone got okay and the airplane is basicaly intact by most accident standards. I really don't know what to think and I spend hours each day surrounded by B777 experts and they are also perplexed at this hour.

 

[Long Time Gone]

Nice Plane...but they need about 30 of those things like...YESTERDAY!!

Especially since American had 7 of them down in one day for MX, which, by the way, equals DAL's ENTIRE FLEET.

 

[General Lee]

Especially since American had 7 of them down in one day for MX, which, by the way, equals DAL's ENTIRE FLEET.

I think we have 8 now, with 4 more coming this year. (and 4 the next). And hey, next time you talk to your AA buddies, tell them thanks for the 17 ex TWA 757ERs. They look great in our new paint scheme with winglets.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[dashocho]

General, it's time

I think we have 8 now, with 4 more coming this year. (and 4 the next). And hey, next time you talk to your AA buddies, tell them thanks for the 17 ex TWA 757ERs. They look great in our new paint scheme with winglets.

Bye Bye--General Lee

Funny, that's what the Skywest, ASA, Comair, Mesa etc. guys say about you....."Hey General, thanks for giving us all your flying. You're old routes and lost flying sure does look great in our RJ's."

I have an idea, give back more of you're pay and have Delta go buy 17 more 75's, lose even more money and tell us all how awesome it all is.

Please do us all a favor. Next time you to to Europe, Lagos or wherever, please close your laptop, stop typing while you look out the window and actually go enjoy your trip(outside and you cannot bring your laptop along). You say you already do that?? I disagree. I have 10,000 reasons backing me up.

Why do you always take this board so seriously? You always have an answer. You always are the first belittle someone or their airline. I have many guesses why. I don't know whether to laugh at you or feel bad for you.

Close your laptop. Go play golf. Go drink a beer(in public, not at home alone with your laptop) Go meet a girl or try to. If she says no, go meet a girl that will gladly take some of that sweet Delta cash you make.

It's time to go outside again. There is a real one out there that's not called the internet. Please!

 

[Troy208]

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[General Lee]

Funny, that's what the Skywest, ASA, Comair, Mesa etc. guys say about you....."Hey General, thanks for giving us all your flying. You're old routes and lost flying sure does look great in our RJ's."

I have an idea, give back more of you're pay and have Delta go buy 17 more 75's, lose even more money and tell us all how awesome it all is.

Please do us all a favor. Next time you to to Europe, Lagos or wherever, please close your laptop, stop typing while you look out the window and actually go enjoy your trip(outside and you cannot bring your laptop along). You say you already do that?? I disagree. I have 10,000 reasons backing me up.

Why do you always take this board so seriously? You always have an answer. You always are the first belittle someone or their airline. I have many guesses why. I don't know whether to laugh at you or feel bad for you.

Close your laptop. Go play golf. Go drink a beer(in public, not at home alone with your laptop) Go meet a girl or try to. If she says no, go meet a girl that will gladly take some of that sweet Delta cash you make.

It's time to go outside again. There is a real one out there that's not called the internet. Please!

You must have written this in LBB, your brain has melted. You have to remember that someone was belittling the amount of 777s we had, and it was wrong too. Guess what? I enjoy this board. I spend quality time with my family, which really is none of your business. Enjoy flying that 737 around, multiple leg days, thru krapholes like LBB, with 25 min turns, for the rest of your life. I won't be. I enjoy my job, enjoy seeing the world on DL's dime, and enjoy the fact that I can go back to Domestic anytime I want to. Variety is the spice of life ya know..... Don't worry, tomorrow will be another day for you---this one spent in Midland, but Harlingen is on the horizon....

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[WickedPissa]

You must have written this in LBB, your brain has melted. You have to remember that someone was belittling the amount of 777s we had, and it was wrong too. Guess what? I enjoy this board. I spend quality time with my family, which really is none of your business. Enjoy flying that 737 around, multiple leg days, thru krapholes like LBB, with 25 min turns, for the rest of your life. I won't be. I enjoy my job, enjoy seeing the world on DL's dime, and enjoy the fact that I can go back to Domestic anytime I want to. Variety is the spice of life ya know..... Don't worry, tomorrow will be another day for you---this one spent in Midland, but Harlingen is on the horizon....

Bye Bye--General Lee

So you are saying being a wide body guy at a legacy enables you the time to pursue your goal of being a loser and wasting literally days of your life on this board is better than being Joe Shmo 737 guy? Where can I un-sign up?

 

[say again]

You must have written this in LBB, your brain has melted. You have to remember that someone was belittling the amount of 777s we had, and it was wrong too. Guess what? I enjoy this board. I spend quality time with my family, which really is none of your business. Enjoy flying that 737 around, multiple leg days, thru krapholes like LBB, with 25 min turns, for the rest of your life. I won't be. I enjoy my job, enjoy seeing the world on DL's dime, and enjoy the fact that I can go back to Domestic anytime I want to. Variety is the spice of life ya know..... Don't worry, tomorrow will be another day for you---this one spent in Midland, but Harlingen is on the horizon....

Bye Bye--General Lee

An airport is an airport!! As long as I can have a few beers after work, I'll be perfectly happy in places LBB. As for 25 min. turns-who cares?? I do it, and have no problem with it. Id rather that then sit in a plane for 7 hrs. Enjoy the world, Ive seen it a few times over and can gladly say that i have no ambition to see it again.

 

[General Lee]

So you are saying being a wide body guy at a legacy enables you the time to pursue your goal of being a loser and wasting literally days of your life on this board is better than being Joe Shmo 737 guy? Where can I un-sign up?

You betcha. How you like dem apples? Hey, I enjoy this board and have been on it for years. I don't have to explain it to you, but I guess I have wasted more time doing just that. Where can you sign up? Hey, you already are a loser, nevermind.

Bye Bye--General Lee