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If You Were A Pilot, Which Would You Prefer?

Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18045 posts, RR: 56
Posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1566 times:

If you were a commerical pilot, which of the following would you prefer? Please note that this is just for fun and so don't consider pay or things like that.

Would you prefer to:

1) Fly a small aircraft (a regional jet or a prop) into big airports; or
2) Fly a medium/big aircraft into small airports.

THOSE ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS!

I would certainly prefer 2), as I'd find it exciting flying, say, a 738 into small airports much more exciting than being just another plane at a big airport.

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

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XJRamper From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2148 posts, RR: 55
Reply 1, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1518 times:

I would choose option #2 cause a couple of years ago when NW had a few of their 747-2/400 in there as well as a DC-10 and a handful of 757s and the DC-9s. That would have been fun flying into TOL in those aircraft than my little C172...heavy Laugh out loud

XJR

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NIKV69 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1511 times:

Option #2 of course! It has to be the biggest rush to bring in a 747 into St Marten!

Dbo861 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 687 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1492 times:

This one's easy, definately #2. But then again, I'd take anything bigger than a 172 anyday.

MD11LuxuryLinr From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1385 posts, RR: 22
Reply 4, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1469 times:

Yep.. Option 2 for me also. Sounds more exciting, of course. I can only imagine the thrill of being behind the controls of an aluminum titanic and flying it into a facility that wasn't necessarily designed for it. Short runways, mountainous terrains, reef runways.. Plus, the attention received because its one of the biggest aircraft around.. Smile

Caution wake turbulence, you are following a heavy jet.

SK973 From Sweden, joined Mar 2004, 327 posts, RR: 9
Reply 5, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1423 times:

Definately Option #2 for me after being a passenger on a full Thai A300-600 landing at the small airport of Hat-Yai where it seemed arrestor hooks might be needed to stop the plane from overrunning! LOL Laugh out loud

FJWH From Netherlands, joined May 2004, 965 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1395 times:

I'm going for Option #3 Laugh out loud

: Landing with a big plane on a big airport Innocent

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Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18045 posts, RR: 56
Reply 7, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1384 times:

I'll let you have that, FJWH, as English isn't your first language, so I wasn't really expecting you to understand the warning: "THESE ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS." LOL. Just kidding. Wink/being sarcastic

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

JeffDCA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1380 times:

Option #2. Nothing like the brakes on, full power departure in a 74 or similar aircraft! Big grin

Cheers,

Jeff

WakeTurbulence From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1277 posts, RR: 21
Reply 9, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1311 times:

For sure option 2. I love watching a/c come into SNA and BUR all the time. It looks so exciting, even though it probably isn't that much different from a larger airport. Still looks fun though.
-Matt

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Miamiair From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1305 times:

I'll take option 2.

How about Eastern Air Lines flying a 727-100 to EYW? THat must have been a riot.

FJWH From Netherlands, joined May 2004, 965 posts, RR: 5
Reply 11, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1294 times:

Pe@rson:

Yeah I was only joking... Smile/happy/getting dizzy

But now seriously, I'm going for option #2 with the same reason as NIKV69!

FJWH

FlightS in the next 3 months: MSP, PHX, MEM, NCE, TFS, BCN. All round trips from AMS

LHR27C From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 1267 posts, RR: 22
Reply 12, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1283 times:

Option 2. Some of the small airports are very interesting, particularly if you're trying to get a large aircraft out of them Big thumbs up

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PHLapproach From Philippines, joined Mar 2004, 1123 posts, RR: 31
Reply 13, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1182 times:

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I'd take a heavy anyday Big thumbs up

Such a rush!

Flymia From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 5454 posts, RR: 6
Reply 14, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1172 times:

I will take any option!

"It was just four of us on the flight deck, trying to do our job" (Captain Al Haynes)

BoeingPride800 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 424 posts, RR: 3
Reply 15, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 1114 times:

I would fly a DC-9 or a 738 into a smaller airport of course.

A340600 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2003, 4076 posts, RR: 56
Reply 16, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1083 times:

Option 2, nothing beats full thrust reverse, speed brakes and a nice bit of clean hard braking Big grin

Sam

Despite the name I am a Boeing man through and through!

CanadianNorth From Canada, joined Aug 2002, 3354 posts, RR: 12
Reply 17, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1070 times:

Bigger the better and remember folks, if you dont need full flap, spoilers, full reverse power, and some hard braking, its just no fun!

CanadianNorth

What could possibly go wrong?

ZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined May 2004, 6691 posts, RR: 12
Reply 18, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1064 times:

The bigger the better so option 2. I'd fly a 744 into a small airport anyday if I had the choice.

MD11lover From Switzerland, joined Oct 2003, 444 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 955 times:

I really like the thought of both options. I always think it would be neat to fly a UA Express Brasilia into SFO, but yet again, how about flying a 330 into RTB? Eurofly operates flights from Italy to RTB during the summer. The airport is practically on an island and all the other a/c are ATRs, Let, Otters..etc.

MD11lover

I think i would choose option #2 though. Smile

Kennedy1 From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 76 posts, RR: 0
Reply 20, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 23 hours ago) and read 942 times:

I'd choose something like a BBJ just for the bizjet factor into a smaller airport. Small town people are usually very interested in bizjets and catch a lot of attention. To people who see old single piston planes all day, a 737 BBJ is going to be big to them!

777ER From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 10883 posts, RR: 25
Reply 21, posted (7 years 5 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 907 times:

Option 2 and a B773. I like challanges so I would challange myself to WLG

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Levent From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, RR: 5
Reply 22, posted (7 years 5 months 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 900 times:

I´m gonna break the rules here: what about landing a Fokker 50 on an aircraft carrier? Smile/happy/getting dizzy

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