landing a real airliner.

tonyw said:
:yeahthat:

The 737-200 sim was very humbling. I heard the sink rate, flat warning, and I was like, okay, add a little power.....oh, crap.....more power.....I ended up firewalling the thing and still landed hard.
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I did that for my 3 point landing myself!!! We gonna get the chance to try again this year?
 
B767Driver said:
Actually, a book I read this winter had a chapter dedicated entirely to Macadam...
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As you may know, his big claim to fame was inventing the Macadamia nut. Mmmmmm....chocolate-covered Macadamia nuts!!
 
ComplexHiAv8r said:
I did that for my 3 point landing myself!!! We gonna get the chance to try again this year?
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With the cessna firewalling it can cause the engine to shut off i believe.It's still easier to fly than a jumbo jet and hopefully like my instructor said I might solo in october, i hope it doesnt take longer. How often do you people who are still in training take fliyng lessons?Is once a week enough?
 
ComplexHiAv8r said:
I did that for my 3 point landing myself!!! We gonna get the chance to try again this year?
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captainphil said:
With the cessna firewalling it can cause the engine to shut off i believe.It's still easier to fly than a jumbo jet and hopefully like my instructor said I might solo in october, i hope it doesnt take longer. How often do you people who are still in training take fliyng lessons?Is once a week enough?
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My 3 point comment from the 737 sim was that I bounced 3 times on my 1 landing. When I was training I flew 3-4 times a week. I personally (my .02) that once a week during training is going to be enough unless you have the $$ to relearn items each week. Good luck on the solo.
 
mrivc211 said:
Flaps 45 landings in the bro still give me trouble. I think our ref is at freaking 107 or something. Anytime I see below 120 I get nervous, even though we should cross the threshold at ref plus 10. Heck no we won't go!
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Do landings get a little nerve racking when carrying the HQ people back home to SGU?

You can always tell when they land with 45 degrees. I swear that thing is going to fall out of the sky it moves so slow.
 
Wow! This is a 'wayback' thread!
I had two landings in the Junglejet today. One was awesome, a real greaser. The other was a bobbling, wobbling, thumping nightmare.

Ahh, well!! Livin' the life, livin' the life!!
 
ComplexHiAv8r said:
My 3 point comment from the 737 sim was that I bounced 3 times on my 1 landing. When I was training I flew 3-4 times a week. I personally (my .02) that once a week during training is going to be enough unless you have the $$ to relearn items each week. Good luck on the solo.
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If these simulators run on electric power and they know that pilots need to train on these constantly for the airlines, why don't they lower the price, they're not using real jet a fuel they are using electronics, why so expensive?
 
captainphil said:
If these simulators run on electric power and they know that pilots need to train on these constantly for the airlines, why don't they lower the price, they're not using real jet a fuel they are using electronics, why so expensive?
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Simulators are unbelievably expensive (often costing as much as the actual airplane). They necesitate complicated computers interacting with complicated motion devices, and they break a lot. So you've got to pay a ton to have one built, but you also have to shell out a bunch of money to keep them running.

Even FTD's like Frascas or AST's can cost in the $100,000's.
 
Doug Taylor said:
I'll give you $50 if you could take an MD-88 from off-airway at 10,000 and perform a successful autoland without heavy coaching!
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I'll add $1000 to that....

Be realistic people...I obviously have never done it, but no, landing an airliner is not close to landing a small GA aircraft. The only similiarity is that you want the greasy side down...
 
So at what point does it becomae possible?

does it take a 121 pilot with TP/jet experience?

Would a Ramper that has a Comm. and is a CT in the airplane to Brake ride/ run APU i.e. some systems knowledge be able to do it?

Just curious.
 
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