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Nevermind the comments from OYS and "the" general,...both wake up every night after midnight with Southwest decision remorse. Both decided to go elsewhere, and continually regret their decision...
 
On Your Six said:
Not a SWA hater, just trying to figure out how this can happen. Even Boeing is trying to figure it out. You probably think they hate SWA too? Don't get paranoid.


OYS
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How pathetic . I bet you post over 20 times a day. You are one big internet bully. I can just imagine what you look like in person, Very sad. :)
 
JT12345 said:
You know u guys are pushing it with the Boeings and Airbuses with high cycles.

There is a reason why the DC-9 and DC-8s r still flying today, and u don't see too many 707s or 727s. The hulls on DC airplanes are thicker and can handle more cycles than Boeing. Now i don't know about the 717, but I bet it can handle more cycles and would be a good replacement for 737-300 short leg trips. The Boeing and Airbus planes are only designed for about 25-30 years of average life. I say average for average cycles on the airframe. It is also the reason why Mcdonald Douglas is no longer with us. They made the planes too thick in the hulls. They last too long. Less repeat customers maybe.
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Dude, I'mma gonna smack you next time I see you in the crew lounge... startin' up trash talkin'... ;)

The 727 had one of the thickest fuselages ever made by Boeing. There's a reason it has absolutely ZERO in-flight fuselage issues, despite being designed as a short-runway performer running around a Mach .90 all the time in the descent. The reason they're not running around anymore is 10,000 PPH fuel burn on takeoff PER ENGINE times 3 engines and fuel isn't exactly cheap these days, not to mention it was a LOT of money to make them Stage 3 noise compliant and most airports are locked off to Stage 2 airplanes these days without major $$$ involved.

And it's "McDonnell Douglas", buddy. See you next week out of MKE again... :D
 
The Prussian said:
Nevermind the comments from OYS and "the" general,...both wake up every night after midnight with Southwest decision remorse. Both decided to go elsewhere, and continually regret their decision...
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I count my blessing everyday that I have a great job that will give me the variety I need to stay enthusiastic. Southwest has better pay CURRENTLY, but when that changes I think many Southwest or Airtran pilots will look to get out of their situation, filled with stagnation and pure boredom. When does an airline job turn into a job? When destinations during a trip blend into each other. I am looking forwad to my career now, not only because I already struck out with United, but because I see fun and exotic locations, not just a great paycheck and certain stagnation tagged with it. The pay will be there eventually, we all know that. Enjoy that merger of yours.


OYS
 
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slaquer5 said:
How pathetic . I bet you post over 20 times a day. You are one big internet bully. I can just imagine what you look like in person, Very sad. :)
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Internet bully? Just concerned about your -300s and the holes. You should be too. Start taking it easy please on those landings. That's all. And you guys keep me posting with your retorts to common sense. Also, I am a pretty good looking guy according to my third wife.


OYS
 
OYS,

You got furloughed from UAL and actually decided to try Delta? WTFO? And what exactly does "big corporate iron" look like?
 
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JT12345 said:
You know u guys are pushing it with the Boeings and Airbuses with high cycles.

There is a reason why the DC-9 and DC-8s r still flying today, and u don't see too many 707s or 727s. The hulls on DC airplanes are thicker and can handle more cycles than Boeing. Now i don't know about the 717, but I bet it can handle more cycles and would be a good replacement for 737-300 short leg trips. The Boeing and Airbus planes are only designed for about 25-30 years of average life. I say average for average cycles on the airframe. It is also the reason why Mcdonald Douglas is no longer with us. They made the planes too thick in the hulls. They last too long. Less repeat customers maybe.
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Doesn't the USAF have a whole fleet of Boeings built in the late 50's/early 60's?
 
OYS= stupid kernal :puke:

And Homey don't listen to da Kernals.
 
The Prussian said:
Nevermind the comments from OYS and "the" general,...both wake up every night after midnight with Southwest decision remorse. Both decided to go elsewhere, and continually regret their decision...
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You nailed that one. They both know that nobody even reads the Delta threads, so they post on ours. Oh wait, here they come again. :laugh:
 
canyonblue said:
You nailed that one. They both know that nobody even reads the Delta threads, so they post on ours. Oh wait, here they come again. :laugh:
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Speaking of nails, you may want to use some on the 737-300 roofs. Seriously, it's amazing nobody was killed. Next time you fly one, I suggest you roll it on in the touchdown zone, not aim for the numbers and first reverse exit. Try it, I used to fly UAL 733s and it was easy, and no cracks in those planes that are parked now because of bad management. Good luck!


OYS
 
OYS, you somehow seemed convinced that the one aircraft with a hole, and the five others with small non visible detected cracks is somehow related to landing? Can you provide some proof that REAL engineers have been unable to find to date? Let us not forget that many -200's have come and gone and have been flown the same way by many of the same pilots. Even harder actually.

If you want to bash SW, you better be a little smarter than that.
 
flint4xx said:
OYS, you somehow seemed convinced that the one aircraft with a hole, and the five others with small non visible detected cracks is somehow related to landing? Can you provide some proof that REAL engineers have been unable to find to date? Let us not forget that many -200's have come and gone and have been flown the same way by many of the same pilots. Even harder actually.

If you want to bash SW, you better be a little smarter than that.
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I don't know for sure, and neither does Boeing. Does that alarm you? I would think 6 planes having that type of problem, along with one of them having an inflight emergency, might just make you think about it. Put two and two together, and you get "be more careful while landing and braking.". Can you say that isn't the problem for sure? Boeing said you had years to go before looking at those parts, and now 6 planes had major problems. How are YOU addressing these problems? I would say take the next high speed may be a place to start. Good luck.



OYS
 
Why does anyone respond to OYS? Seriously- he's beyond rational and there are a lot of guys like that- hundreds- but who cares?

I really don't give a ******************** what anyone who doesn't work here thinks about how we do business or how we fly. They speak from ignorance- the real definition, not the Internet slam. SO let him hate. It's a compliment. And the larger the anger, or more irrational the argument, the larger the compliment.
 
The 737 Pop Top is something I know rather well. I drove THOUSANDS of rivets on -200's after the Aloha incident. I have worked on Douglas Products as well. The -300 fix will be forth coming, the tear strips/crack arrestors failing are what caught my eye. This thing will pass after the remedy is done, the problem is the down time. OR the FAA OVER re-action. 20 years ago, top notch mechanics were a dime a dozen, now, they'll probably get fixed in Juarez or something. The only thing that place was good for was the DONKEY SHOW!
 
Data said:
There, fixed it for ya.
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I wasn't even here when that happened, and I guess next you'll blame me for the Delta L1011 windshear deal in DFW years ago... But, one thing we all saw was Leno, Conan, Fallon, etc. lambast you for your "we love the skies, and it shows!!!" (Leno). Both the taxiway Mike deal and your tuna can 733 had the chance to hurt a lot of people, but yours was 6 times worse! Time to get yourself fixed.


OYS
 
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waveflyer said:
Why does anyone respond to OYS? Seriously- he's beyond rational and there are a lot of guys like that- hundreds- but who cares?

I really don't give a ******************** what anyone who doesn't work here thinks about how we do business or how we fly. They speak from ignorance- the real definition, not the Internet slam. SO let him hate. It's a compliment. And the larger the anger, or more irrational the argument, the larger the compliment.
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Everyone else cares abut how you maintain your planes. I may fly for another airline, but my relatives out West ask me if it is safe to fly on your planes. You have a serious PR problem right now, and yelling at me or calling me irrational for pointing out possible remedies to your obvious problems is ridiculous. Re-read your dumb post above. Talk about an idiot--- that's you. I don't hate your airline, I just hate ignorant guys like you who can't see the real problem here, your attitude. Pass the blame everyone, pass the blame....


OYS
 
Hahaha-

See? I told you all. Hatin is a big compliment. It's just how guys with too much ego say : "Damn, I cannot hang with this guy"

Thank you OYS, I appreciate it(!)
 
Agian Oys, go shoot at your watch. Wait! How about you worry about landing on the runway instead of the taxi way. If your family is worried about our planes, then they should worry about delta and its pilot's.LOL. You are a do oo sh bag. Good luck in life and all the pissing in the wind you have done on this board. Idiot!
 
Boeing said they were surprised that the SWA planes had cracks with so few cycles, which really deflects the blame onto the SWA pilots. Trying to keep the 15 or 20 min turn schedule, these guys slam the planes on, jam on the brakes, and make that reverse to get to the gate early. They do it all the time at LAX on runway 24R. If Boeing was surprised, maybe you should look in the mirror. And this wasn't just one plane, it was 6, right? Time to take it easy on those -300 planes
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I liked it better when OYSIX was looking for a J O B.
 
On Your Six said:
I wasn't even here when that happened, and I guess next you'll blame me for the Delta L1011 windshear deal in DFW years ago... But, one thing we all saw was Leno, Conan, Fallon, etc. lambast you for your "we love the skies, and it shows!!!" (Leno). Both the taxiway Mike deal and your tuna can 733 had the chance to hurt a lot of people, but yours was 6 times worse! Time to get yourself fixed.


OYS
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That is one lame attempt at a slam.
 

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