by "f86sabre" (f86sabre)
Published 06/01/2017 at 21:28
by "f86sabre" (f86sabre)
Published 06/01/2017 at 21:28
Tags: Planelopnik
STARS: 5
757-300. Long and lean with big engines.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
06/01/2017 at 21:29, STARS: 2
I’ll be honest, the 757 is one of my least favorite jets to fly on.
"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
06/01/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 2
I will take a 757 over any sketchy 20 year old Embraer
"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
06/01/2017 at 21:41, STARS: 1
With a proper interior they are fine. The 737-8/9 annoy me.
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
06/01/2017 at 21:42, STARS: 3
Nah - it’s gotta be the smallest version with the biggest engines, the traditional hot rod recipe. American has the ‘B’ version of the RB211/535E4 on their -200s, which has several thousand pounds more thrust than any other 757 variant. This engine was chosen for hot and high operations in South America, but it makes the noise-abatement takeoff from SNA feel like a carrier shot - absolutely unreal, and a real kick in the backside.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
06/01/2017 at 21:55, STARS: 2
Just the way I like ‘em.
"KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs" (kusabisensei)
06/01/2017 at 22:36, STARS: 1
I’d take a 757-200 over a 737-800/900 any day.
In fact, one trip to SMF, I deliberately connected via SLC, rather than the direct routing, so the largest part of the trip was on a 763, rather than the whole way to California on a 737-800.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
06/01/2017 at 22:43, STARS: 2
I know a guy who chose to drop on the seniority list to drive a 757 instead of an A320
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
06/01/2017 at 22:44, STARS: 0
But the -900 with the big overhead bins though...
"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
06/01/2017 at 22:49, STARS: 0
The bins are nice and can go in a 757 as well. The -900 suffers from weak A/C packs and it is too much plane for the brakes and tires.
"Viggen" (viggen37)
06/01/2017 at 22:50, STARS: 0
The 757 in all its iterations just presses all the right buttons. Gives me the James May fizz feeling.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
06/01/2017 at 22:50, STARS: 1
The trick for not worrying about poor A/C is to not fly through ATL
"GE90man" (ge90man)
06/01/2017 at 23:36, STARS: 0
The flying pencil
"DarkCreamyBeer" (darkcreamybeer)
06/02/2017 at 00:35, STARS: 1
Just got home from a quick turn trip to Boston. A321 > any Boeing narrow body.
"Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!" (eurylokhos)
06/02/2017 at 06:23, STARS: 1
A few years ago I mentioned to a guy I was flying with how much I like the 757. He gave me the perfect explanation, the 757 is the skinny girl with big boobs of the airline world. Truth.