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Scott · 03-07-2002, 12:24 AM

It's a sad day because the 3-holers days are almost at end. Yet, the F.E. job is icky!! I did it for nearly 6 excruciatingly long months and NEVER looked back with fondness. Still, there is much nostalgia among the older gentlemen who gently caress the switches and knobs. FYI, the 737-100 and -200 had the engineer position for a short time. A classic struggle between ALPA which insisted on the need vs the airlines and Boeing who knew better. (you won't hear me saying that often) The engineer sat in what is now the "fold-up" jumpseat immediately forward of the cockpit entry door. Duties included pre-flight, performance computations, visually watching traffic, and monitoring the overhead panel.

03-07-2002, 12:24 AM	#7
Scott Insane Collector Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Escondido, Ca. USA Age: 50 Posts: 2,763	It's a sad day because the 3-holers days are almost at end. Yet, the F.E. job is icky!! I did it for nearly 6 excruciatingly long months and NEVER looked back with fondness. Still, there is much nostalgia among the older gentlemen who gently caress the switches and knobs. FYI, the 737-100 and -200 had the engineer position for a short time. A classic struggle between ALPA which insisted on the need vs the airlines and Boeing who knew better. (you won't hear me saying that often) The engineer sat in what is now the "fold-up" jumpseat immediately forward of the cockpit entry door. Duties included pre-flight, performance computations, visually watching traffic, and monitoring the overhead panel. __________________ Fly the Friendly Skies of United uniTED takes wing Feb 12, 2004