Was the Ted B?

 

No, it was Peter. V

 

It is ONLY for gear clearance on extension and retraction.

 

Yes, it does take a few hrs to get the nuances of each airplane. After that they are both a fun to fly.
Now the 400 that thing is a different story.

 

I thought the tilt was because of certification. When they were trying to certify the 767 and then the 757 it was the first time two types were going to share a common rating. The FAA was concerned about the sight picture on landing so by tilting the gear forward you were touching down at a sight picture more in common with the nose higher 757. In theory both the 757 and the 767 would touch down nearly at the same height as related to the cockpits. Don't know if its true but I bought that theory in class and that's the story I'm sticking to.

Anyone wanting the real story should go to Carl Bean. He's DAL's first 757/767 type rated pilot by Boeing in 1982 and has been an APD ever since. The guy's a guru on these planes. He's also the reason the EEC's on the 757 are powered by their own alternator and not ship's power. The story on his flameout and redesign is pretty cool. Best recurrent ride you will ever have is with him.