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DVA3851
Captain, L-1011-100

Joined on December 28 2006
Double Century Club

"It's always sunny above the clouds"
New York, NY USA

299 legs, 1,199.4 hours
31 legs, 71.6 hours online
268 legs, 1,125.5 hours ACARS
4 legs, 6.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 28 2007 01:06 ET by Nicholas Harding

Are there 5 degrees between each flap setting?

Nicholas Harding (DVA3851)

DVA1763
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on June 29 2004
Everett 250 Club
Online Six Century Club
Seven Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

Oklahoma City, OK

723 legs, 2,015.0 hours
645 legs, 1,824.0 hours online
585 legs, 1,608.7 hours ACARS
10 legs, 44.8 hours event
740 legs, 2,044.9 hours total

Posted onPost created on December 28 2007 01:08 ET by Steve Pickle

Yeah. Why?

Steve Pickle (DVA1763)

DVA2750
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on December 17 2005
Online Quadruple Century Club
Six Century Club

"Roll Tide Roll"
Montgomery, AL USA

900 legs, 1,831.7 hours
818 legs, 1,580.2 hours online
804 legs, 1,594.9 hours ACARS
20 legs, 45.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 28 2007 01:17 ET by Derek Bradley

Yea...Flaps are 1,5,15,20,25, and 30.

Posted onPost created on December 28 2007 01:19 ET by Nicholas Harding

Thanks. Because I cant seem to make a soft landing for my checkride.

Nicholas Harding (DVA3851)

DVA4290
Senior Captain, CRJ-200

Joined on April 04 2007
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
Quincentenary Club

"Lightning coming out of that one"
Houston, TX USA

502 legs, 829.4 hours
340 legs, 575.5 hours online
421 legs, 683.7 hours ACARS
41 legs, 81.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 28 2007 12:40 ET by Andrew Lynn

What is the FPM requirement for the 767 checkride? Flaps should be 30 upon landing anyway so that shouldn't be an issue. Check your speeds, rate of decent, and weight. If need be, flare a little earlier (not recommended but hey, if your at the end of your check ride and this is the only thing stopping you, go for it).

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

DVA3710
Senior Captain, DC-6
OLP, COMM

Joined on November 12 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Piston Prop 100 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"God is my pilot. I'm just the First Officer."
Apopka, FL

432 legs, 690.6 hours
35 legs, 60.8 hours online
385 legs, 620.1 hours ACARS
6 legs, 7.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 28 2007 12:58 ET by Sid Dudley

Not sure if this will help, Nick, but always remember 3 basic things: Pitch-Power-Trim. Pitch for your airspeed. Power for your altitude (and desired rate of descent) and trim the aircraft to help maintain control surface settings with less effort. Getting all this set up early on in your approach will make it that much easier. It takes lots of practice, but with time you will get better and better until it almost seems like second nature. Don't get discouraged. You'll get it.

Sid Dudley

Senior Captain, DC-6

Posted onPost created on December 28 2007 14:28 ET by Nicholas Harding

Thanks hopefully ill get it soon. I used to be decent at landings but my joystick recently died and I am using my new CH yoke and I havnt gotten landings down with it.

Nicholas Harding (DVA3851)

DVA3721
Captain, B777-200

Joined on November 14 2006
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Triple Century Club

Kent, WA

342 legs, 935.3 hours
36 legs, 66.4 hours online
225 legs, 647.5 hours ACARS
4 legs, 9.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 28 2007 14:50 ET by Ian Phillips

Yeah. Keep trying. It took me 3 or 4 times to pass the 767 checkride. It only took me 1 for the 777, but the 767 was practice for the 777 I guess.

Ian Phillips

Captain, B777-200

Posted onPost created on December 28 2007 14:56 ET by Andrew Lynn

BTW, I was recently assigned a 767 checkride too! Wish me luck guys. I'm doing a few "ferry flights" today to practice the CR before I take the real thing.

Oh, and you need -500fpm( or less); just found out.

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

DVA4895
Captain, B767-300

Joined on August 24 2007
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
Double Century Club

Commack, NY USA

234 legs, 673.8 hours
54 legs, 133.5 hours online
218 legs, 596.8 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 29 2007 11:43 ET by Ivan Weiss

Good luck guys, it is a fun approach on the CR!

Posted onPost created on December 29 2007 12:37 ET by Andrew Lynn

I PASSED! Yep, the approach sure is fun. It makes me want to hand fly a lot more. I didn't think I would have done so well.

Nick, the key really is pitch and power. What I did was start my descent a little early so I could get as much help from A/P as possible. That way, I wasn't fighting with getting my speed down to 250 as I passed through 10,000 feet. As a matter of fact, I didn't even have to use my speed break throughout the whole decent. Then passing through 7,000 I disengaged everything (as the check-ride states) and tried to keep the same trim and powered back a little more maintining about 240. I got pretty close to 250 a few times but i simply raised the nose a bit and powered back a little. Through down the flaps on scheduel, through down the gears with the buildings around the runway in sight (couldn't seethe runway yet but knew I was close) and then flaps 30 (gotta use it) and brought her in. Nice and smooth -220 I think.

Good luck man. Let us know how you did. And is you need any tips on the route plotter to England, ask any of us.

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

DVA4656
Captain, B757-200

Joined on June 26 2007
Bi-Millennium Club
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
Three Million Mile Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Coquitlam, BC Canada

2,602 legs, 7,978.4 hours
2,003 legs, 5,562.5 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on December 29 2007 19:24 ET by Matt Marshall

ooohh you are all experts

Matt Marshall

Captain, B757-200

Posted onPost created on December 29 2007 19:25 ET by Nicholas Harding

Thanks. I passed too! I took me a while to get the landing down.

Nicholas Harding (DVA3851)

DVA4890
Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on August 22 2007
Million Mile Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Millennium Club

"Jesus is my co-pilot"
McDonough, GA USA

1,022 legs, 3,005.6 hours
330 legs, 1,101.7 hours online
948 legs, 2,807.1 hours ACARS
59 legs, 156.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 29 2007 19:46 ET by Mark Fetters

it took me one try to pass my 767 CR the decents are weried but its fun i guss landing a plan good is in my blood

Mark Fetters (DVA4890)

Posted onPost created on December 29 2007 19:48 ET by Andrew Lynn

Well it may have looke easy because i passed the first time around, but I flew the route 3 times before I was comfortable. I didn't use ACARS until the 4th time around. Practice practice practice.

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

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