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DVA1492
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on January 10 2004
Southeastern United States
61 legs, 103.8 hours
42 legs,
75.1 hours online
32 legs,
54.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 04 2006 12:51 ET by Jared Stanley
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| I finally passed the test for the 737 and requested a change of program and have yet to get a response. I want to start flying the 737.
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DVA1909
Captain, B757-200
Joined on September 18 2004
Century Club
"Ang!"
Lakewood, CA
167 legs, 500.3 hours
3 legs,
5.8 hours online
104 legs,
337.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 04 2006 15:43 ET by Colin Stave
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Try emailing Anthony Piasecki, the 737 chief pilot. It would probably be a good idea to CC the message to Daniel Ward, the assistant chief. They'll need to put together a checkride for you. While you wait to hear from them, get up there in the 737 and get a feel for her.
Good Luck!
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DVA1492
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on January 10 2004
Southeastern United States
61 legs, 103.8 hours
42 legs,
75.1 hours online
32 legs,
54.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 04 2006 17:59 ET by Jared Stanley
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| Okay, thanks. I have been practicing. I keep landing short of the runway. I have landed the 737 well before but I have gotten so used to the CRJ that I have to keep working on the 737.
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DVA1909
Captain, B757-200
Joined on September 18 2004
Century Club
"Ang!"
Lakewood, CA
167 legs, 500.3 hours
3 legs,
5.8 hours online
104 legs,
337.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 04 2006 19:48 ET by Colin Stave
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what speed are you using on final approach?
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DVA1492
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on January 10 2004
Southeastern United States
61 legs, 103.8 hours
42 legs,
75.1 hours online
32 legs,
54.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 04 2006 21:57 ET by Jared Stanley
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Usually I try to be at about 170 kias.
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DVA950
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on November 19 2002
Online Quadruple Century Club
Millennium Club
Million Mile Club
Events Double Century Club
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"Houston, We have a Problem"
Nazareth, PA USA
1,210 legs, 2,875.1 hours
1,147 legs,
2,716.7 hours online
886 legs,
1,977.2 hours ACARS
206 legs,
484.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 04 2006 22:36 ET by Anthony Piasecki
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jared your CR is in the mail, I worked all day today, and flew the DTW FlyIn just got on here after a CTD agian, What a Bummer VIS 1 Mile and Lots of the White Stuff.
Anthony PiaseckiSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA1267
Senior Captain, B777-200
Joined on July 09 2003
Triple Century Club
"Tactless, Understood, Right"
Colorado Springs, CO USA
368 legs, 1,943.8 hours
47 legs,
192.9 hours online
54 legs,
217.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 05 2006 00:23 ET by Matt Reamy
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Jared, well, depending on your weight, 170 is way too fast in the 738.
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DVA1492
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on January 10 2004
Southeastern United States
61 legs, 103.8 hours
42 legs,
75.1 hours online
32 legs,
54.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 05 2006 01:11 ET by Jared Stanley
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| It seems to me that would make me come in too hot and not come short of the runway.
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DVA1909
Captain, B757-200
Joined on September 18 2004
Century Club
"Ang!"
Lakewood, CA
167 legs, 500.3 hours
3 legs,
5.8 hours online
104 legs,
337.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 05 2006 04:14 ET by Colin Stave
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Presumably coming in too fast could make you overshoot the runway, but not necessarily. My guess is, you might be overcompensating for that probability. When the threshold is coming up you might be killing the thrust too much or too soon, resulting in a sudden drop. The 737 Operating Manual suggests 160 KIAS on the glideslope and 135 KIAS with full flaps for final approach. Give that a shot and see what happens.
Does ACARS work for you? Have you tried it? Or do you use anything like FS Passengers? I ask because they can record information in a good amount of detail, including what exactly your aircraft was doing at touchdown (airspeed, verticle speed, pitch, bank, etc.). For a while I had been averaging some rather high vertical speeds on touchdown. With the numbers ACARS records on the pireps, I've been able to scrutinize what I do and when, and I've managed to get them under contol because I could see where I was out of whack. Something to think about.
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DVA1492
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on January 10 2004
Southeastern United States
61 legs, 103.8 hours
42 legs,
75.1 hours online
32 legs,
54.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 05 2006 16:05 ET by Jared Stanley
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| ACARS is not working for some reason. When I start the program it tell me that it cannot load airport information.
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