Hey OS,
Just tried your tech on a 20 kt X-wind landing.And it worked like an egyptian charm!! Was the smoothest "nosewheel" landing I ever did(in my defense may i add the rwy surface was damp too....hehe...
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Also tried the same a day earlier on a calm day.Same results! The trick,as u rightly pointed out,is to let the autobrakes kick in and then reduce the derotation JUST before u expect the nosegear to touch.Effectively flying the nosewheel onto the rwy surface,whilst it is still aerodynamically flyable.
TO MEMO-The 737 OR the 320 would'nt even draw comparison with the 777 in this regard.Its a different ball game altogether! I did'nt ever face this problem on my few thousand hours on the 767 either.It's kind of a 'one of' issue.Done some time on the 744 too.No issues there either.Its a 777 "thing" which OS seems to have successfully resolved for me.
So much for the mysteries of flight...
Now about those beers......