Originally Posted by
Arfur Dent
“Handling the big jets” was the title of the DP Davies book. Every 747 pilot on my course in 1984 had a copy.
Essential reading. I seem to recall statement that said something like “Every 747 Captain should know his take off weight to the nearest 10 tons”(obviously tongue in cheek!)
Everything was enormous - except the cockpit!
You are quite right about the title of the Davies book, and I'm going to correct it, and I had actually looked it up, realised my memory was inaccurate, and then got it wrong when posting.
I also remember Davies remarking that the cockpit was rather cramped, and thinking that strange. Was there a reason, aerodynamic or structural?