A pilot compares cockpits between the Spitfire and the 109

[bobbysocks]

in years past i was a ramp supe at PIT for the commuter ac...usairways express. we had beech 1900s, saab 320s, J-31s ( what a joy they were ), dash 8s and dornier 328s. i got out just as the rjs were starting to take over. i did have a chance to see the canada air and embraer ( dont remember the number...was a 50 seater tho ). we ourselves ran close to 300 flights a day and mainline a little more than that. now PIT maybe has 50 flights total. did that for about 5 or 6 years and then got a job with mainline scheduling mtx on the ac, setting up the work orders for the stations...weekly checks, a checks...all that happiness. was interesting and fun..sort of. i bailed out of the airline biz when airways was teetering on going defunct.