Kev3188
Veteran
Truth!wings396 said:...both were a POS to handle from a ground perspective.
I worked the F28's at QX. Can't say I miss that too much...
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Truth!wings396 said:...both were a POS to handle from a ground perspective.
Happy 2014 to you all!PI used the F28s mostly on the Florida Shuttle which accounted for 32% of Piedmont's gross revenue, US came in and screwed it all up.
My good friend's dad started it with Piedmont, all the F28s stayed in Florida with one spare in MIA at the "carport" hangar, and the only F28 at the time that left the state was JAX-LGA-JAX.WorldTraveler said:Happy 2014 to you all!
remind us of the details of the Florida Shuttle and how US screwed it up.
Glenn, they were actually called "Lift Dumpers" on the F-28. From what I have been told, Fokker didn't want to put TR's on the F-100 either, but US forced the issue on them. It had something to do with putting too much stress on the tail section of the A/C from what I recall. I also recall US laying off their use later on unless they were really needed to slow the A/C.Glenn Quagmire said:I remember flying on an F-28 out of Peru as a kid. I think it was around 1973. It was Aero Peru.
I do remember the funky tail speed brakes on the thing. I don't know of any other commercial aircraft that had those. They also did not have reversers (at least on the early models).
700UW said:Empire, then Piedmont then US Air operated the F28-1000, F28-4000 and the F100(US only).
PI used the F28s mostly on the Florida Shuttle which accounted for 32% of Piedmont's gross revenue, US came in and screwed it all up.
WorldTraveler said:FWIW, and to your point, DL tried for a few months to retain Pan Am's knowledge when they bought the TATL operations but quickly realized that DL had to come up with better ideas in order to keep the TATL operation from taking down DL.