Originally Posted by
AviatorDave
Better handling of the -800? I personally don't think so. The -700 was a joy to fly, powerful, reasonable approach speeds, and, albeit "slippery", still well manageable in descents.
The -800: high approach speeds, increased tailstrike risk, excessive floating tendency in the flare, and quite a handful to properly manage speed in descents.
The -800 may be more appreciable from the pax side due to less of a yaw tendency in the approach speed regime, but that's about it.
I agree. I have plenty of time in both and from a pilots POV the -700 is miles better. Frankly the -800 is a bit of a dog.