NWA DC-9 landing on runway 06R at YUL

Northwest DC-9 landing on runway 06R at Montreal's Pierre Elliot International Airport. DC-9's are becoming more and more of a rare sight these days. ATC communication can be heard in the background.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• NWA
• Northwest
• DC-9
• YUL
• landing
• airplane

[johnmunoz18]

Question: If you get hired on NWA or Delta and you start your career with a DC-9 will you fly the same aircraft untill you retire or will you get promoted to bigger aircraft based on seniority with the airline PLEASE IM 15 AND I NEED AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE!

[YULspotter]

@johnmunoz18 Generally pilots start on smaller aircraft and can move up to larger aircraft as they gain more experience and flying hours. Pilots must be trained and be certified on a new aircraft type before they can fly it.

[johnmunoz18]

@YULspotter so...does the airline do that for you?

[YULspotter]

@johnmunoz18 I believe you would have to apply to the airline for another aircraft type. They would then train you should you meet their criteria.

[MrCF6]

Boeing builds planes. Douglas builds character

[mawk27]

looks like a nice, soft landing to me.

No need for youtube pilots. Let's just enjoy.

[Longbeachliner]

I think Delta is phasing out the 9's by 2014. I'm trying to fly as many DL flights operated by DC-9's as possible before their gone.

[cripplehawk]

Now that's a regional jet with professional pay

[Boeing757200A]

@johnmunoz18 Go to flight training, build up hours, get enough hours to apply for a minor/reigonal airline, if you go the military way, you wont worry about reigonal airlines, once you apply, theyll make sure u got the health, the experience, and of course, the attitude. say you get hired, YAY!!! you'll start in the right seat in the least senior aircraft possible, like CRJ, ERJ, B1900D, EMB-120, whatever.as you work there, you'll get upgraded to a diff a/c, right seat,then later the left seat!

[cybermarsactual]

Awesome plane Douglas got it right considering the longest production run in history (if you consider the md 80 as a fancy dc9, which it is) Only thing is I'd hate to be in the rest room during turbine fan blade seperation.

[johnmunoz18]

@artistgmg Oh that sucks, there is a senior at my school who wants to be a pilot but he's partially colorblind, he took a test and he cant see purple. But he's done a lot of mentoring to me, but anyways thanks you gave me some useful info :)

[artistgmg]

@johnmunoz18 You're welcome. I hope you make it to become a pilot. I always dreamed of being one but never did it because of the cost and my hearing is bad too. I wish you the best.

[johnmunoz18]

@artistgmg Wow man i really appreciate this info you gave me, thanks :)

[artistgmg]

@johnmunoz18 You should look into joining the Civil Air Patrol. I am not sure exactly what they do but I know that a lot of teens join as a stepping stone to becoming a pilot in the Air Force. If you join will get to fly in their aircraft and they can also help you with flying lessons. There are local chapters all over the country. Check out gocivilairpatrol. com. I know at least one of the Thunderbird pilots was a CAP cadet (Nicole Malachowski).

[johnmunoz18]

@artistgmg Yea man, the next 2 years in high school im trying to get all A and B's i can get those grades now but i slack sometimes, but yea i might just join the military for flying.

[artistgmg]

@johnmunoz18 You're welcome, but the best way to become an airline pilot is to be a pilot in the military. You'll need great grades in school and be physically fit with perfect hearing and eyesight and no underlying health conditions to qualify but if you make it you won't have to pay a fortune for flying lessons and the airlines will consider you more than someone who paid for lessons. You don't have to be a fighter pilot, even flying transports is ok.