Orange Anchor
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The 'fifty seven' was the answer for Eastern and United to replace the 727. Boeing had floated the 727-300 with the JT8D-200 series engines and it never left paper. No one wanted it so Boeing went back to the boards for a narrow body twin. Out of that came the 757. It was not a fast seller and at times Boeing wondered if they had an albatross. It did begin to sell and is a common type rating with the 767. The 767 is the better handling machine but the 757-200 is the better looking.
The 757 is a big wing airplane and is quite easy to land. Be on speed, pull the power to idle at about 40-50ft above the runway and hold the pitch steady. It will essentially land itself in no wind conditions. There are a few problems with the 757 primarily the lack of good drag devices. The airplane does not readily slow up which may sound odd but you need to be able to dump energy at times and the speedbrakes are not the barn doors like on the MD-80 or the 727.
Rule of thumb.. if you think you need to lower the landing gear to slow down, you probably DO. If you KNOW you need to lower the landing gear to dump energy, prepare for a possible go around.
The airplane is quite stable on final approach, the visibility is good from the cockpit and after a while the dog-poop brown cockpit scheme no longer bothers you. Systems are simple except for the recirculation fan which no one really understands so they memorize stuff for the oral and merely bark like a dog when asked about it on the oral. Within months, that knowledge evaporates until the next sim session. For most non-normals (we did away with abnormals), the answer is 'the valve is NOT in the commanded position'.
Nice piece of machinery overall. Oh..and it will easily outclimb the a321 at heavier weights although given the choice of cockpits, I would choose the -321
One man's opinion.. your mileage may vary.
The 757 is a big wing airplane and is quite easy to land. Be on speed, pull the power to idle at about 40-50ft above the runway and hold the pitch steady. It will essentially land itself in no wind conditions. There are a few problems with the 757 primarily the lack of good drag devices. The airplane does not readily slow up which may sound odd but you need to be able to dump energy at times and the speedbrakes are not the barn doors like on the MD-80 or the 727.
Rule of thumb.. if you think you need to lower the landing gear to slow down, you probably DO. If you KNOW you need to lower the landing gear to dump energy, prepare for a possible go around.
The airplane is quite stable on final approach, the visibility is good from the cockpit and after a while the dog-poop brown cockpit scheme no longer bothers you. Systems are simple except for the recirculation fan which no one really understands so they memorize stuff for the oral and merely bark like a dog when asked about it on the oral. Within months, that knowledge evaporates until the next sim session. For most non-normals (we did away with abnormals), the answer is 'the valve is NOT in the commanded position'.
Nice piece of machinery overall. Oh..and it will easily outclimb the a321 at heavier weights although given the choice of cockpits, I would choose the -321
One man's opinion.. your mileage may vary.