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Old 8th Apr 2019, 07:42
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Originally Posted by PLAMALTN
So as promised - Tried the Approach on RW27 at EGLC in the 737-800 simulator and lets just say we made it in but it weren't pretty! PM was calling unstable most of the way down the approach!! I think our VSI was around -1200ft or more, Flap 40 and Airspeed sat around 119kts!! Tanks were a tad over a tonne, I'll keep trying with some legal amounts but don't fancy my chances :-)
I read some Boeing blurb that a 737NG could be offered for LCY ops - I do think they were meaning the 737-700 with SFP not the 738

Smartwings land their 737-700's at Paros Island with payload restricted to 120 pax
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