Simviation Forum - These damn winglets are growing on me!!

Apr 26^th, 2004 at 7:12am

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I don't know why, but for some reason I havent been looking foward to all of Southwest's 737-700s being fitted with winglets. However, as the transition is occuring before our eyes, they are starting to grow on me. So I decided to fly home to SJC from RNO on one. Grin

Holding short, waiting for a fellow SWA flight to get outta my way!
http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/SWAwingletRNO3

Holding in position.

Departing the "Biggest Little City".

Now on approach into SJC.

Slightly crabbed into the wind to maintain centerline on this breezy day in SJC.

Grin

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Reply #1 - Apr 26^th, 2004 at 7:34am

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Question: Do you ever fly other airlines than SWA on your sim? Grin

I felt the same way regarding the winglets, but I guess you get used to them

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Reply #2 - Apr 26^th, 2004 at 3:08pm

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Question: Do you ever fly other airlines than SWA on your sim? Grin

Yes I do primarily fly Southwest Airlines on the sim, especially with the PMDG 737. I enjoy flying real flight routes and schedules, especially those that I have taken in real life. I have a friend that works for Southwest and he prints up the Flight Releases for any flight WN serves anywhere I want which contain EVERYTHING from flight plan, to fuel load and weight. I set everything up as real as I can, down to the flight number, and tail number of the aircraft. Heck the only exception was this flight as I have never been on a winglet-fitted 737 yet.

Everyone enjoys the sim in their own ways. That's one way I like to spend my sim time.

But YES, I do fly OTHER airlines too, but with a screen name like Silver1SWA, are you really surprised to see a lot of SWA from me? Grin

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Reply #3 - Apr 26^th, 2004 at 3:38pm

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They're odd, yet kind of cool at the same time 8)

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Reply #4 - Apr 26^th, 2004 at 3:52pm

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Beautiful shots! I seem to be quite fond of WN, especially their aircrafts with the dihedrals. Keep the shots coming!

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Reply #5 - Apr 27^th, 2004 at 3:12pm

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Great Shoots

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Reply #6 - Apr 28^th, 2004 at 12:41pm

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Question: Do you ever fly other airlines than SWA on your sim? Grin

I felt the same way regarding the winglets, but I guess you get used to them

If you ask me, winglets are quite "sexy" lol Grin

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Reply #7 - Apr 28^th, 2004 at 12:59pm

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Yes I do primarily fly Southwest Airlines on the sim, especially with the PMDG 737.

Yeah, i fly mainly SWA and SAA, i especially like SWA planes! Grin

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Reply #8 - May 18^th, 2004 at 5:27am

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I've got an extensive British Airways fleet, but I also have a 737-700 in SouthWest Canyon Blue (no winglets) tha I like to take out once in a while! Great colour scheme.

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Reply #9 - May 18^th, 2004 at 9:44am