UA735WL From United States of America, joined Apr 2012, 99 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1852 times:
So I've been trying to take a DL DC9 trip and I've been wondering if there is any chance that I'll be able to catch one at my home airport(AUS or SAT)? Would be pretty awesome to get one AUS-ATL...
FlyASAGuy2005 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6520 posts, RR: 11 Reply 5, posted (6 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1854 times:
The 9 isn't even showing in the station profile. Just as a suitable alternate so I do not believe there's any scheduled DC9 service into AUS on Delta. Sorry.
Try ORD!
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LoneStarMike From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 3644 posts, RR: 38 Reply 6, posted (6 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1854 times:
Yeah, I was going to say if you go and look at the Monthly Activity Report for September for AUS and scroll down to the 13th page, there's a pie chart showing the passenger aircraft fleet mix. I don't see DC-anything in that pie chart and there's not even a sliver for "other."
B4REAL From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 2595 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (6 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1854 times:
Quoting UA735WL (Thread starter): So I've been trying to take a DL DC9 trip and I've been wondering if there is any chance that I'll be able to catch one at my home airport(AUS or SAT)? Would be pretty awesome to get one AUS-ATL...
If it is any consolidation - they aren't that memorable.
cschleic From United States of America, joined Feb 2002, 1033 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1852 times:
The delta.com downloadable pdf timetable shows aircraft type, at least what's scheduled (before any substitutions). You can search through that but, like said above, ATL and DTW have most of the activity.
The majority of DC-9s are flying shorter routes out ATL - CLT, BNA, MEM, CHS, SAv, ORD, JAN
or a handful of shorter routes out of DTW - ORD, CLT, STL
(Side note, did not realize how many flights were upgauged to the 753 in AUS this week for the F1 races
We were lucky enough to get them for 2 weeks here in ROC from ATL.this past Summer. Thankfully the weather cooperated,too . 90+ degree temps + JT8D + fuel to ATL makes for one long and loud take off !!
[Edited 2012-11-20 08:07:42]
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TrijetsRMissed From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 2099 posts, RR: 6 Reply 13, posted (6 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1703 times:
Quoting B4REAL (Reply 9): If it is any consolidation - they aren't that memorable.
B4REAL, I guess you missed out...
Sit aft of the wing and notice there are no auto-throttles. You can visualize the PIC making incremental hands-on adjustments during the descent and approach. All other types operating today have auto-throttles, making this unique.
Also, the -17s often find themselves out of rhythm/sequence. Again, specific to the DC-9. This would be memorable if you can catch it.
atlengineer From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 72 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (6 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1598 times:
Quoting TrijetsRMissed (Reply 13): All other types operating today have auto-throttles, making this unique.
If you get the chance to fly a DC-9, check out the cockpit on the way in or out. No glass flat panel displays, no flight computer to program to let the computer do most of the flying. Just mostly dial gauges. Then compare the cockpit to an MD-88 or MD-90. In the 9's, the pilot gets to do most of the flying.
AmericanAirFan From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 397 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (6 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1532 times:
Quoting Longhornmaniac (Reply 2):
We haven't had DC-9s here in a long time. Mainline is almost exclusively M88 and 752, with the odd M90 thrown in.
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Cameron
The MD-90 has actually started flying in as a regular and seldom changed to a 757. It used to be the other way around fly a 757 in. I'm going to have to go spot the MD-90 landing on 17L in some good morning light!
It's been a long time since we've had DC-9s for sure. I think we stopped getting DC-9s before the NW/DL merger actually.
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FlyASAGuy2005 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6520 posts, RR: 11 Reply 16, posted (6 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1493 times:
Quoting AmericanAirFan (Reply 15): The MD-90 has actually started flying in as a regular and seldom changed to a 757. It used to be the other way around fly a 757 in. I'm going to have to go spot the MD-90 landing on 17L in some good morning light!
It's been a long time since we've had DC-9s for sure. I think we stopped getting DC-9s before the NW/DL merger actually.
Looking out several weeks, it does in fact seem to be exclusively 757s and 88s ex ATL. However, the 88s swap to 90s (going down to 1x 757 as well) with the upcoming schedule change on 12/15.
From now until 12/14 AUS is 3x 757, 3x MD88 (3x 757, 2x 88 on lighter days). From 12/15 on its 5x MD90, 1x 757.
[Edited 2012-11-22 11:27:28]
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71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2736 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (6 months 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1396 times:
Quoting atlengineer (Reply 14): If you get the chance to fly a DC-9, check out the cockpit on the way in or out. No glass flat panel displays, no flight computer to program to let the computer do most of the flying. Just mostly dial gauges. Then compare the cockpit to an MD-88 or MD-90. In the 9's, the pilot gets to do most of the flying.
AmericanAirFan From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 397 posts, RR: 3 Reply 18, posted (6 months 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1363 times:
Quoting FlyASAGuy2005 (Reply 16): Looking out several weeks, it does in fact seem to be exclusively 757s and 88s ex ATL. However, the 88s swap to 90s (going down to 1x 757 as well) with the upcoming schedule change on 12/15.
From now until 12/14 AUS is 3x 757, 3x MD88 (3x 757, 2x 88 on lighter days). From 12/15 on its 5x MD90, 1x 757.
Looking at flightaware it seems to be consistently MD-90s now.
TrijetsRMissed From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 2099 posts, RR: 6 Reply 20, posted (6 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1055 times:
Quoting atlengineer (Reply 14): If you get the chance to fly a DC-9, check out the cockpit on the way in or out. No glass flat panel displays, no flight computer to program to let the computer do most of the flying. Just mostly dial gauges. Then compare the cockpit to an MD-88 or MD-90. In the 9's, the pilot gets to do most of the flying.
No doubt the DC-9 has the highest workload from a piloting perspective. I've been invited up to to the flight-deck (pre and post departure) a couple of times in the past year. Always great to trade stories with the pilots. I think the D95 drivers in particular, appreciate the interest from passengers.
As for a FMC, NW did have them installed with the late '90s retrofit. Visible here on the F/Os side, just right of the checklist.
FlyASAGuy2005 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6520 posts, RR: 11 Reply 22, posted (6 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 800 times:
Quoting AmericanAirFan (Reply 18): Looking at flightaware it seems to be consistently MD-90s now.
That's why I said looking out in my original post
1868 switches back to an 88 on the 27th and will remain until 12/15. 1837 was usually a 757 but went to a 90 for a while; goes to 88s on the 27th. 686 goes to 88s on the 27th as well. All running until 12/15. Historically, AUS is an 88 and 57 station but DL lpves to switch the game up every now and then.
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