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If You Were A Pilot, Which Would You Prefer?  
User currently offlinePe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18316 posts, RR: 56
Posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1648 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.


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User currently offlineXJRamper From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2160 posts, RR: 54
Reply 1, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1600 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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User currently offlineNIKV69 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1593 times:

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

User currently offlineDbo861 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 703 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1574 times:

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

User currently offlineMD11LuxuryLinr From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1385 posts, RR: 21
Reply 4, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1551 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


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User currently offlineSK973 From Sweden, joined Mar 2004, 327 posts, RR: 9
Reply 5, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1505 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

User currently offlineFJWH From Netherlands, joined May 2004, 965 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1477 times:

I'm going for Option #3  Laugh out loud: Landing with a big plane on a big airport  Innocent


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User currently offlinePe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18316 posts, RR: 56
Reply 7, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1466 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."
User currently offlineJeffDCA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1462 times:

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

Cheers,

Jeff

User currently offlineWakeTurbulence From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1279 posts, RR: 21
Reply 9, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 1393 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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User currently offlineMiamiair From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 1387 times:

I'll take option 2.

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

User currently offlineFJWH From Netherlands, joined May 2004, 965 posts, RR: 5
Reply 11, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 1376 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
User currently offlineLHR27C From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 1277 posts, RR: 21
Reply 12, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 1365 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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User currently offlinePHLapproach From Philippines, joined Mar 2004, 1128 posts, RR: 28
Reply 13, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1264 times:


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I'd take a heavy anyday  Big thumbs up Such a rush!

User currently offlineFlymia From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 5667 posts, RR: 6
Reply 14, posted (7 years 8 months 4 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 1254 times:

I will take any option!


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User currently offlineBoeingPride800 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 426 posts, RR: 3
Reply 15, posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1196 times:

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

User currently offlineA340600 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2003, 4087 posts, RR: 56
Reply 16, posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 1165 times:

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

Sam Big thumbs up


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User currently offlineCanadianNorth From Canada, joined Aug 2002, 3354 posts, RR: 12
Reply 17, posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 1152 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


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User currently offlineZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined May 2004, 6699 posts, RR: 12
Reply 18, posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 1146 times:

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

User currently offlineMD11lover From Switzerland, joined Oct 2003, 444 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (7 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1037 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

User currently offlineKennedy1 From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 76 posts, RR: 0
Reply 20, posted (7 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1024 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!

User currently offline777ER From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 10946 posts, RR: 25
Reply 21, posted (7 years 8 months 4 days ago) and read 989 times:

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


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User currently offlineLevent From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, RR: 4
Reply 22, posted (7 years 8 months 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 982 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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