Delta Pilot Puts Uniform Up For Sale at Ebay

As the story goes, ebay pulled a listing in 2005 that a Delta Air Lines Captain had placed on the auction site. Up for sale? Captain Wendall Lewis's Captain's uniform. After Lewis saw his monthly pension of $6500 slashed by 73%, he decided to make a statement.  I post this now as my employer explores the depths of bankruptcy.  Don't get me wrong...I love my job and I'm thrilled and proud to wear my uniform every day, but...

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The Strange and Difficult to Find MD80 Standby Compass

MD80 Standby CompassHave you ever been in the cockpit of an MD80 series aircraft?  If you have, then you probably weren’t able get over the scrambled and chaotic design of the cockpit long enough to notice that something important was missing…the standby compass.  I learned to fly in a 1980’s era Cessna 152 with a compass located in clear view in the center of the instrument panel.  The compass had to be checked against a standby “wet”...

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