Setting up for Land3 approach, and then clicking it off and hand flying it, is a trick used to activate and utilize the improved gust protection available in the autoland mode.That is likely why he did that, that way.* Orest

That video looks asthough they are creating a 787 for FSX or something lol!Josh..

You only want to fly sims of the latest technology? Well that's your loss. I like to fly interesting sims, of old and new technology. Actually I'd love it if PMDG or someone made a decent DC-8 sim to use, or a DC-9, or a BAe146, I could go on.Clearly you just want the latest technology toy to play with. Sounds like my teenage son. :)The 747-400 dates from around 1989 and hasn't changed substantially since then. The technology used is therefore mid 80's. Does that make it boring? It was old hat long before the PMDG QOTS came out. Add to that it's one of only two serious PMDG sims available, and is still the best airliner add-on you can fly though it too is getting old by PC game standards.There are many 747-200's still flying and making money. Real life 747-400's will be around for a very long time indeed, so even simmers who only like to fly aircraft still in service will be able to use the QOTS for a little while longer.The Airbus flightdeck may be grey, but it is exceptionally well laid out and easy to use. I see Boeing are reverting to grey for the 787, so beige appears to be out.A payware 787 might be nice, but no one knows what a 787 will finally look like yet. All those Boeing artist's impressions are in flight and with much emphasis on the wing bend. Will it look like that on the ground? I doubt it very much. Maybe Q can shed some light?As airliner systems get more integrated the sims will get less interesting in my opinion. That is why airliners with a mix of old and new technology, such as the 737 Classic and the 767, remain popular with most simmers.Kevin

Much less true with hub and spoke operations. Crews are more likely to get just one night in the hotel, then do the return flight next day. No more long layovers, or flights down the route. For Virgin Atlantic crews, this means just a few hours rest, as you would depart only around 24 hours after arrival on a UK-USA-UK flight.Long haul cargo operators are probably the last with crews who spend extended periods away.Short haul on the other hand means high pressure, several sectors a day, often in poor weather (in Europe anyway). You may be flying for a low cost carrier, which brings new economic pressures. I think long haul might actually be less stressful on the aged pilot.Of course pilots sometimes get rostered to fly from bases away from where they live, but that's a different aspect which affects long and short haul crews.Before we all start feeling too sorry for pilots, don't forget the amount of leave they get. They are only allowed to fly a limited time each month.Kevin

Hi, I think we have to let everyone do what they want about their life! If this captainbprefer to fly a 737 instead of a 747, I think he has more experience than us to know what he does...(sorry for my average writting,I'm french)