Hey r57, thanks for that... nah, I love a good airbus/Boeing mash up.

Flew the 737 for 4 years as an FO before upgrading on it, and yes it’s my first upgrade but I’m not new on it at all. Have enjoyed every minute I’ve flown it... sure there are more comfy rides out there but overall this aircraft is a joy to fly.

However, my absolute favorite aircraft ever at the airlines is by far the MD80... wow, what a blast to fly. Absolutely old school in every sense of the word. We would crack up when 777 pilots would j/s on our flights and go absolutely slack jawed looking at all the little dials while resting their feet on the little footrests that came down under the console. When I first checked out on it we still had some planes that didn’t even have the two tube EFIS, just mechanical everything. Not even a GFMS, so we navigated VOR to VOR... In 2001! What a blast.

That being said, yes the 737 has challenges just like every other aircraft, especially with the high landing speeds. But if you stay on top of it and set it down firmly in the first 1500ft you will not have a problem, the thing has awesome brakes. The NG does not weathervane much and has a pretty grippy footprint while taxiing.

Nothing anyone says here or anywhere wil ever derail my love for the MD80 and Guppy, still have a blast every time I show up to work!

And yes you Bus drivers are aight, in fact love riding in the back, nice and comfy... just turn off that dang PTU so that people don’t give me crazy looks!

:D:cool::) yesssss!

If you think you are hand flying an Airbus, that’s the problem.

JK.

Seriously, it is fine in light winds, but in gusty stuff, it blows. It’s like driving a dump truck through oatmeal on gusty days.

A classy dump truck through comfortable oatmeal.

All modern fighter guys think they’re hand flying. Maybe someone should let them in on the secret.

It flies fine in gusty winds with the a/p and a/t off. Crosswinds are tricky and no where near as nice as the 737 or 777’s FBW logic in crosswinds.

The 737 is a better performance. The AB is a lot quieter, spacious and is light years more comfortable.

You CAN hand fly the bus, it's just different how you do it. Through a spring loaded stick and flight control computers vs. a yoke with spings and a feel computer with cables running to a hydraulic actuator.

It’s funny that airline pilots are arguing over what’s the most hand flying airplane. Fly real airplanes on your day off. Be comfy at work.

It’s also funny that guys think airliners aren’t ‘real’ airplanes.

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Lol! That’s the best description...

I loved the Super80 because it was my first airplane here, and I got to live in base from day one. The bus was a gentleman’s airplane. Now the 767 - that’s just like my grandfathers Cadillac!!! Just enough work to make me feel semi important and just a nice ride. Now if only Boeing could figure out modern ergonomics... [emoji848]


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