Bob, I agree completely. My brother once asked after I retired what is the jet i wanted to fly but didn’t....it’s the 757. It’s performance always impressed me and I think it was built before it’s time when most airlines were hub and spoke and narrow bodies didn’t generally fly international. As for the 727 I flew the 100-200 for only a year and it was the grand old lady of the air. She looked great, was fast, was LOUD, but it was the only aircraft I ever flew that you routinely hit the aileron stops in turns with the flaps up. Only the inboard ailerons worked with flaps up. Try that in dc9 and your upside down! We always said the best job in the airline world has always been 727 copilot no walkarounds, no responsibility and no INS (inertial nav was old school gps) to set up. 8)