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ROFCIBC · February 17th, 2005, 09:36

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I talked to a mechanic and the -82/-88/-90's that were delivered to Delta never had the airstairs because they were uber heavy and rarely worked correctly.

Strange how the ground school instructors taught us how to reactivate them if the situation arose.

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See? The much beer soaked old brain located in the upper cavity of moi was right!

Plus I only believed what a ground instructor said if I could actually go to the airplane and make it happen!

FWIW I did carry a spare rope for the manual starter in case the one on it broke!

February 17th, 2005, 09:36	#30
ROFCIBC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bossier City, Louisiana Posts: 591	Re: MD-80/90 airstairs [ QUOTE ] I talked to a mechanic and the -82/-88/-90's that were delivered to Delta never had the airstairs because they were uber heavy and rarely worked correctly. Strange how the ground school instructors taught us how to reactivate them if the situation arose. [/ QUOTE ] See? The much beer soaked old brain located in the upper cavity of moi was right! Plus I only believed what a ground instructor said if I could actually go to the airplane and make it happen! FWIW I did carry a spare rope for the manual starter in case the one on it broke!