Originally Posted by
joepilot
I'll second Thedude's statement about the hardest part being taxiing.
At max weight and flaps ten, Vr approaches 180 Knots. You will get up close and personal with the far end of a lot of 13,000 foot runways.
It's not as flexible in terms of slow down and go down as a 727, but better than the 737, and much better than the 757.
Joe
I guess the 9400ft and 10,000ft stretches in IAH must make them pucker then. I always see them eating it up. Looks fun.