I got slightly nervous on the teensy dehavilland (sp?) dash-8's... Then I decided that I won't have to worry about what to do if an engine throws a prop if I sit in line with said prop :P
-- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Nov 4, 2010, at 17:06, "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > I don't like the little Embraer jets that the regionals use... last time I > was on one they couldn't verify the gear was down for landing, had to fly by > the tower to get a visual verification. This was on a Delta-affiliated > regional airline... last time I flew Delta also, their planes are ancient. > The MD-80 I flew on the next leg of the same trip was like 30 years old and > leaking fuel out of the wing the whole way. > > Allan > > > On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:37 -0400, "Walt Zarnoch" <zarnoch...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I prefer Boeing or MD, or the little puddle jumper jets. >> Then again I've only been in the air 8 times, so I don't have much >> experience to know which is better. >> >> Northwest, then Delta after the merger. Seems to be the best fare for >> me, but I look at all options first. >> >> Walt, who likes the but dyno feeling of getting up to 142mph in the >> puddle jumper jets on takeoff... >> >> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> >> wrote: >>> I try to fly Southwest. Cattle-car experience but the fleet is all Boeing. >>> Every time I have been on an Airbus the things seemed to labor just to get >>> off the ground. >>> >>> Allan. >>> >>> On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:04 -0500, "R A Bennell" <b...@mts.net> wrote: >>>> Might get this wrong but heard on radio in my truck that Australian >>>> airline has grounded its fleet of the Airbus A380 because one of theirs >>>> suffered an engine explosion over Indonesia. Managed to land but that >>>> must have given a few folks a bit of a scare. >>>> >>>> Randy >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
