Michael Burris wrote: >I have just returned from New York. I flew down this >AM on the 8:30 Delta Shuttle. If I'm right, we used an >Airbus A320. > DL uses 738s. Not that it really matters. >the ride prevented the f/a from serving bagels. (They > I'm surprised they even bother; the whole thing is what, 30 minutes in the air? Especially since there's lots of people on an all-coach flight >I saw an American MD-80 coming in the same way. When we hit the runway, it seemed very fast and I felt a slight swerving on the front nose gear that might have been done by the pilot deliberately, just to test his handling on the aircraft on the runway. Much like pedestrians check >out the sidewalk when they suspect glare ice. > When cleared for landing, tower will give a braking action report (good, fair, poor, nil), as reported by a previous arrival. It will only change if a later a/c says so; there's not much incentive for a pilot to 'test it out.' Directional control upon landing is differential braking anyway, and I think the nosewheel tiller is even locked out above a certain speed. If you were going 160mph in a car, you wouldn't really give a slight turn to the wheel to test out the road conditions, would you? >Delta Shuttle Gate Area >I was thrilled to see a mini library of business and >leisure magazines waiting for me and some PC's running >...I was a bit disapointed with the terminal design. For >a reason I couldn't put my finger on, the decor seemed >to say: "temporary." And after looking at a sign on an >...The Delta Shuttle terminal empties into a florescant >green rotunda that must be as old as the former Mayor >La Guardia. Its design says "1940's forever" to me. >Perhaps they'll change it soon. > The DL Shuttle uses the Marine Air Terminal, eh? If so, I think it's a historic landmark, and any changes have lots of red tape and such >Connections to Manhattan > Just curious, did you consider Acela at all? Matthew :)