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Old 12th Sep 2005, 17:08
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Cat.S
 
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Had some time in a commercial 737-200 sim and didn't find it too bad to land. If anything, I thought it was a bit more sensitive in pitch on the flare than the Warrior I'm used to, but I'll put that down to the trimming. It was also a thod in simulated poor weather, with turbulence and a nasty crosswind factored in, but still managed to get it down in one piece. The IMC training was a big help in getting lined up on the runway, but you certainly need to have read up on the speeds, throttle settings etc beforehand. Saying that, it's one thing flying a sim with an instructor next to you and something entirely different doing it for real with numerous terrified passengers (and yourself) on board!
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