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Jon
@jbirdav8r
A320 captain for a major US airline. Former 777, 737, CRJ. Love all things aerospace and music. @NASASocial alum. All opinions are my own.
Feb 21, 2023 • 28 tweets • 6 min read
THREAD:
I was gonna wait to make a 🧵 on my first #boeing777 trip until I got more pics, but since my second trip canx, I will start now! #AvGeek

WALKAROUND: The 777 is simply MASSIVE. This just doesn’t come across in the PowerPoint walkaround training. (1/27) 777-300ER at gate JFK The 737 and Bus feel like properly big airplanes—200 pax is nothing to sneeze at—but a 777 preflight feels like readying a mega yacht for a voyage on the high seas. It’s the first airplane I’ve flown that feels like a “ship.” And it almost seems alive, with (2/27)