Thanks... Seems to me I may have read that, but forgot all about it. Certainly clears things up on certification and makes training mesh together at WN. I doubt it would be as streamlined as it is if this wasn't done. Part of the -xH4 I suppose? (..and mods as required by other inherited aircraft). Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Schnell" <dks28@cornell.edu> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 18:21 Subject: Re: Southwest B737-200s > Yup, that is my memory of it as well. If I remember right, Boeing > specially wrote the software to do this (not much demand for similar > functionality among other airlines). > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of > Gerard M Foley > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:18 PM > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: Re: Southwest B737-200s > > > From: "Matthew Montano" <mmontano@direct.ca> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:34 PM > > > > If I recall, Boeing actually fitted SW's NGs with -200/-300 'era' > > instrumentation to aid in the easy transition and training of crew. > > > <snip> > > My recollection is that the glass cockpit of the SW NG's is programmed > to be similar to the 200/300 instrumentation, to minimize the > possibility of confusion from the mix of classic and NG in SW's > operation. > > Gerry K8EF > > http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley/ > http://www.geocities.com/gerryf.geo/eclipseindex.html > http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html