Wonderful post!!!!
BelArgUSA's post to Olendirk is priceless.....Ah, this is what airline instruction is all about. I'd love to have you give me my next sim check.
In fact...I'd like to 'play' with V1 cuts under various conditions...as you say...low weight, high thrust, aft CG. It gets real ugly, real fast!!!! And, in the blink of an eye, you're in the grass. Let's throw in some low viz and wet runway, just to highten the challenge. Good instruction, good experience.
I like sim checks where I can try different scenarios. There are two sim instructors at my present place of employment who allow me to do this.
This is what instruction is all about....not just filling in the squares to pass (or fail), but to learn.
It's a shame you have to retire soon. Maybe you don't see it that way...maybe you're ready to get the XXXX out.
The post directed toward Moggie is OK, too, I guess.......
Yes, the Bus is a bit different...Nicer to fly, easier to fly. I never flew the 747, but have a few hours in the 737 series (like maybe over 12,000), and also enjoyed the 727 (really nice machine).
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