This is funny, well maybe only to me!

[DC8 Flyer]

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/775317/L/

check out the King GPS above the MCP. Don't know why, but that made me chuckle.

 

[U-I pilot]

wow.....i use those in the archer's.....that seems like quite the upgrade for that classic 747....
I guess its a drop in the bucket....a go around would cost more than that thing!

 

[DC8 Flyer]

wow.....i use those in the archer's.....that seems like quite the upgrade for that classic 747....
I guess its a drop in the bucket....a go around would cost more than that thing!

Thats funny, I never thought of it that way! I can see the pilots asking for those now "Give em to us or we go around 2 more times per month!"

 

[88_MALIBU]

I talked to a buddy at NWA who said the Cherokee I fly with a 430 is more advanced than the DC-9 he flies. I had to laugh but then looked at the panel and realized he was right.

 

[mar]

The GPS is kinda funny...

...but what's up with all those red tags? Yikes!

 

[enigma]

...but what's up with all those red tags? Yikes!

I think that they say "hey FO, keepa youz handz offa".



enigma

 

[mar]

Gear up, flaps up, shut up...

...yeah man, I hear ya, but if he can't raise the flaps what good is he?

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

I flew the 737-200 for a couple of years, friends would ask about the FMS, GPS, inertial nav, etc, The neighbors would ask about the autoland system etcetc........

2 Vor's, DME, RMI, and a really crappy autopilot was it!!!! Half our fleet had the old sperry autopilots, Heading bug on the F/O's side could not control the autopilot. Control wheel steering was the best you could do. It held the wings in whatever bank angle you put it in.

Funny, when I was flying the do-328 with all glass that was only one year old, had passengers complain all the time about having to ride "This old prop plane"............never had one complain about riding in a 30 year old 737 that was not as well equipped as your average Bonanza.

It's all about perception I guess!

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

Every now and then would have a passenger ask about an MEL sticker....being a good company man I would normally not get too deep into it. Something like "oh that only applies in the snow, or it involves a couple of non functional Air Cell phones in the back. Passengers just don't understand if you tell them the B autopilot is inop, or half the pressurization system is non functional.

 

[EagleRJ]

...but what's up with all those red tags? Yikes!

I think the plane was undergoing maintenance when the picture was taken.

The red tags say "Don't Touch- This stuff's being worked on!" in Yiddish!

I was looking for all the secret missile-countermeasure stuff. Must be on the engie's panel!

 

[TurboS7]

Classic airplane for Classic pilots.