What a lovely narrative. I subscribed to Flying magazine when I was a teenager in the 70’s, and always enjoyed Len Morgan’s articles. I never would have believed that twenty odd years later would find me checking out as a First Officer on the 727, having never flown anything larger than a Jetstream. To this day, the firmest landing I’ve ever made was on the 727-200. Clear calm night to a 16000 foot runway, and I planted it so hard as to open quite a few overhead bins. Yes, landing a 727 was always a mystery to me.
BTW, I learned that a daughter of Len Morgan is married to a very senior pilot at the airline from which I just retired.
Thanks for posting the article. I wish I had saved all my old copies of Len Morgan’s column.