Originally Posted by
FE Hoppy
EPR is for Flight engineers. You pilots should have N1 and pretend it means the same thing.
Just set the number and don't think. Or better still let the autothrottle do it.
FE Hoppy, you just made my day.
Back when I was the cruise control for the 707, that was about true. They set it for takeoff, and after that it was mine until approach time. Then, for the most part, the two drivers used fuel flow... 3K a engine worked just fine until those stupid stage 3 cowlings came along. Flaps 25 on a -300 was guessing game. The 3 holer (727) used 3K a lot, big fat numbers to try and find.