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rkkwan Mar 27, 2008 9:18 am
Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 9474376)
It was actually a DC-6 IIRC.

I'd love to fly a DC-10 again! I've only got one flight on the type -- IAH-LAX a few days before 9-11 in 2001. Less than a month later CO retired them.
Oh, really? Was I that drunk? Hm...

Anyways, I've flown AA's and NW's DC-10, and I think my parents flew AZ's DC-10 HKG-xxx-xxx-FCO on their honeymoon and they have also flown SR's.

What I really really would like to fly is the MD-11. I missed my best chance, as I stopped flying AA's DFW-NRT before they switched from the 747SP to the MD-11.

ssullivan Mar 27, 2008 10:16 am
Originally Posted by rkkwan (Post 9474525)
What I really really would like to fly is the MD-11. I missed my best chance, as I stopped flying AA's DFW-NRT before they switched from the 747SP to the MD-11.
If you can figure out a way to get on it, there's always the World/Sonair charter flight from IAH to Africa that services the oil industry...

But it's scheduled to switch to a 747 from a MD-11 later this year.

I've not flown the MD-11 either. My biggest regret was not getting on the L-1011 before DL retired it.

rkkwan Mar 27, 2008 10:20 am
Finnair still flies the MD-11, unless I'm mistaken. But I'm not as crazy as you and Scott to go out of my way to fly a specific plane type. :)

SuperG1955 Mar 27, 2008 10:26 am
There are still some DC-3's flying. Mostly freight though.

Don't be surprised if you start seeing them, they're more economical than RJ's.

colpuck Mar 27, 2008 11:25 am
Doesn't KLM fly the MD-11?

J.Edward Mar 27, 2008 11:26 am
Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 9475335)
Doesn't KLM fly the MD-11?
Yes.

belynch Mar 27, 2008 11:28 am
Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 9475335)
Doesn't KLM fly the MD-11?
They schedule them. Whether they get off the ground is another question though. :rolleyes:

ssulivan, if not flying on an L-1011 before it retired from DL is your biggest regret, then, uhm, ...how do I say this politely... you need to drink more. :o

ssullivan Mar 27, 2008 11:28 am
Hey, CO Insider, if you're reading this, how about some DC-3s operating as Continental Connection for flights like IAH-LBB? I'd rather fly one of those than a Chautauqua CRJ!

Hmm... on second thought maybe I should make that request of NW, since they're more keen on the idea of flying passengers around in antique aircraft than CO is.

J.Edward Mar 27, 2008 11:29 am
Originally Posted by theblakefish (Post 9474186)
I have booked IAH-ATL-SXM several times, due to the fact that it's the only ST route that gets me to XM (and, as a result, SBH :D ) in one day, but the filth over at DL always, and I mean, always has changed the IAH-ATL flight so that it delays my departure from ATL for a whole day or necessitates an extended layover. :(

I would stick with CO. Yea, it is a bit more flight time, but you're a FT'er!! :cool:
Plus as it's an international market you can force a long connection. Oh, and if you do book it as a one way be sure to check out expedia's price compared to CO's...there just may be a LFG in it for you.

ssullivan Mar 27, 2008 11:31 am
Originally Posted by belynch (Post 9475352)
ssulivan, if not flying on an L-1011 before it retired from DL is your biggest regret, then, uhm, ...how do I say this politely... you need to drink more. :o
OK maybe not my biggest regret, but it is still a type I wish I had flown at least once. Ranks right up there with the 707, any model that starts with DC except the -9 and -10, and the Concorde.

And I'm trying to be good and drink less! Don't encourage me to drink more. ;)

sfogate Mar 27, 2008 11:32 am
Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 9475353)
Hey, CO Insider, if you're reading this, how about some DC-3s operating as Continental Connection for flights like IAH-LBB? I'd rather fly one of those than a Chautauqua CRJ!

Hmm... on second thought maybe I should make that request of NW, since they're more keen on the idea of flying passengers around in antique aircraft than CO is.
You do not want to fly around on a DC-3, unless you like sitting on a honey bucket. I believe CO's DC-3 is currently parked in a TX museum.

J.Edward Mar 27, 2008 11:34 am
Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 9475378)
...encourage me to drink more. ;)
That's the spirit!

rolov Mar 27, 2008 11:36 am
Does TAM still fly the MD-11 ?

ssullivan Mar 27, 2008 11:37 am
I don't know... it can't be much worse than flying on a CRJ-100/200.

fozz Mar 27, 2008 1:21 pm
Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 9474902)
I've not flown the MD-11 either. My biggest regret was not getting on the L-1011 before DL retired it.
I LOVED the L-1011s. It's a pity Lockheed couldn't get their crap together. They were far nicer then the DC-10s.


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