Hi John,
How are ya eh ?
Where are you in Canada? I'm in Toronto.
I'm not a 737 or any other kind of jet pilot, but I have a ppl and have flown "spam cans". (C172, Piper Warrior, Cub, and gliders).
Have you ever taken a flight lesson or intro flight? If not, even if you only take one, you'll probably love it. (And hate me for suggesting it, as you'll then get an uncontrollable urge to spend money on flight training !
) Even cheaper if you start off with gliders (sailplanes / soaring).
Anyway, in a small plane, and most other kinds (I think) , the controls get more sensitive as the airspeed increases. I'm sure you've already seen this in the sim, which is fairly representative of what really happens.
Even in a 172, at cruise, you only need to apply some pressure to make the plane climb or descend, you hardly notice the yoke moment. I'm guessing that from the increase in speed alone, that effect is magnified in a jet ???
Banking tends to take more yoke movement, but at typical banks of 25-30 deg, not a whole lot, maybe 1/8 - 1/4 of a turn.
Do you have the Pic 767 addon ? Many rw pilots have said that the handling in that is very similar to the real thing
Do you visit
www.avsim.com ? If not, they are (were ?) having a flight sim convention near UAL's training and were arranging for flight time in a Level D simulator.
Mike
P.S. Have you read this article ?
http://www.avweb.com/news/avtraining/182364-1.html
"After the initial jitters begin to evaporate, I settle in and feel pretty good. I am actually flying a B-737 and not breaking too many FARs in the process! Heck, this machine is nothing but a Cherokee on steroids! I maintain pitch at about 4 degrees nose up to keep level. This animal is very pitch-sensitive but sluggish in roll, just as advertised in class"