Eastern had a legendary Capt. named Otho B. (Slim) Cox. He was a very senior Captain at the time and had been flying the DC-8 (Biggest they had at the time). He bid down to the 727 and used to say "this here the first airplane they built since the DC-3). He really loved it. Anyone that worked near the flight crews knew Slim. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Wallace" <edwardwallace@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>