737-800 flaps 40 approach

[bbain1187 118]

Hi everyone,I was wondering whether this was realistically simulated or not. It seems to me that a normal flaps 40 approach on the 737-800 results in a low pitch attitude and a flare of only 2 degrees pitch up or so...and this is at a normal vref+5 of 142 knots, without any wind correction. Is this normal? It seems to me there should be a little more pitch up attitude needed on final approach. If this is in fact unrealistic, what values in the aircraft.cfg or .air file would i edit to perhaps decrease flaps 40 lift (without messing with lift on lower flap settings needed for takeoff). Thanks for the help.Ben Bain

[theace6 0]

Hey Ben According to the AOM, in the 737-800 it is only recomended to land with flaps 40 when: braking action reported less than good, tailwind, wet/contaminated runway, deemed prudent by the captain. And as for needing only 2 degrees for the flare do you close the throttles prior to the flare.Kevin Wojtanek

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A slight nose up is all that is required regardless.

[bbain1187 118]

A slight nose up is all that is required regardless.

I was under the impression that a flaps 40 landing was used more often than not in the -800. Guess I was wrong. As far as the flare, I usually cut the power around 30 feet.I fly the 737-700 more often than the 738, and do flaps 30 approaches about 90% of the time. But even on the -700, a flaps 40 approach results in a higher deck angle than on the 738, so I am not quite used to it.You can notice a real difference flying the -700 versus -800. The -800 definitely feels bigger. You can tell PMDG put a lot of effort into it.