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Old 12-20-2019 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by XJTFO
I’ve heard the 737 is far more challenging to land than some of the regional jets and had more to do (pressing buttons and bleeds )than the highly automated 175.
The 175 has more automation than an Airbus. You can't even compare it to the 737.
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Old 12-20-2019 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by XJTFO
I’ve heard the 737 is far more challenging to land than some of the regional jets and had more to do (pressing buttons and bleeds )than the highly automated 175.
True statement. I have crap load of rj time, and 3K on a 73. It is very hard plane to land based upon the tail strike hazard and our high Ref speeds. It’s not the same job as an rj. Especially when you’re operating in high elevation airports like Mexico City. It takes planning way a head, than it still kind of goes downhill in a hurry. I personally think it’s a lot of work.

An RJ does what you tell it to do when you tell it. Not a 73. Once you kind of figure it out it’s not bad, but it requires a lot of baby sitting sometimes and working around automation, than back to automation to get it to do what you want. But I’ll say it’s a tank, and never breaks.
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Old 12-20-2019 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by lavMan
True statement. I have crap load of rj time, and 3K on a 73. It is very hard plane to land based upon the tail strike hazard and our high Ref speeds. It’s not the same job as an rj. Especially when you’re operating in high elevation airports like Mexico City. It takes planning way a head, than it still kind of goes downhill in a hurry. I personally think it’s a lot of work.

An RJ does what you tell it to do when you tell it. Not a 73. Once you kind of figure it out it’s not bad, but it requires a lot of baby sitting sometimes and working around automation, than back to automation to get it to do what you want. But I’ll say it’s a tank, and never breaks.
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Old 12-20-2019 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by lavMan
True statement. I have crap load of rj time, and 3K on a 73. It is very hard plane to land based upon the tail strike hazard and our high Ref speeds. It’s not the same job as an rj. Especially when you’re operating in high elevation airports like Mexico City. It takes planning way a head, than it still kind of goes downhill in a hurry. I personally think it’s a lot of work.

An RJ does what you tell it to do when you tell it. Not a 73. Once you kind of figure it out it’s not bad, but it requires a lot of baby sitting sometimes and working around automation, than back to automation to get it to do what you want. But I’ll say it’s a tank, and never breaks.
I have lots of time in various Boeing jets, over 9,000 in the 737 alone. The 737 is easy to fly, you just have to know it’s limits. It is a clean plane that will not go down and slow down, it comes in fast, and the brakes are nowhere near what other jets have. With the exception of glass and computers, it’s still the same 1960’s junk jet. Having said that, it will go where you want it to. The difference is in the 737 you have to make it go, on others you simply request and they follow. I never worried about landing a -800 in SNA or LGA. Just put it down on the 1,000’ marker and it’s a non-issue. It’s also easy to land a -900er on 27L in ORD and make the turn into north port. In some ways I find it easier to fly than other jets, but I’m now the old fart and computers and automation are harder for me to learn.
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Old 12-20-2019 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by XJTFO
I’ve heard the 737 is far more challenging to land than some of the regional jets and had more to do (pressing buttons and bleeds )than the highly automated 175.
I personally think the CRJ is harder to land than a 747.
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Old 12-21-2019 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by No Land 3
I personally think the CRJ is harder to land than a 747.
The former whale pilots I fly with say the 737 is harder to land than the 747 too. I feel like I've been told the 747 is an easy to land airplane relative to most airliners though.
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Old 12-21-2019 | 06:59 PM
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I flew 737-300's and 400's, a heavy 400 you could grease it on almost every time, but a light 300 you just about had to shoot it down.
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