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Old 07-08-2018 | 05:19 AM
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Flew 73's for 2 years, 756 for 17 years, and 777 for 2 years, and now Airbus for 4 months. My 2 cents . . . hands down easiest landing plane was the 777. 767-400 was difficult but predictable. I have almost a 1000 hours in it, and p!!ssed off Spence Kershaw to no end when I greased my first ever landing in it in Milan. Power management, speed control, timing, AND anticipating the HUGE ground effect were critical. Miss any one and it'd be hard.

Now the Airbus that's a whole other ball of wax. To me it's a fickle feline that changes it's mind every time and is constantly trying to "help" you when you least want the help especially with speed. Maybe I'll change my mind in a year, but right now I have yet to figure it out. Had my hardest landing ever at United in Knoxville in calm winds on a clear day. Temperature was about 100 degrees and Fifi set my approach speed right at the minimum, and I didn't realize Fifi does that until after so I went to flare and there was nothing there because of the high density altitude, no bounce but a heck of a lot harder than I would have liked. Learned that day to pay attention to what Fifi thinks is a good approach speed. Be prepared to add a few knots, and never simply trust Fifi to pick a good speed for you.
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