September 10, 201312 yr Hello guys, I purchased the 777 last night and took it through a couple test flights. Let me tell you that I have A LOT of reading to do lol. Coming from the NGX, I was definitely not ready to jump right in. She’s a lot to handle and I was amazed how much power it has over the 737. It literally caught me off guard. :wacko: I just wanted to say congratulations PMDG on a wonderful bird! I'm going to be enjoying the long hauls! Now… back to reading… since my first 777 test frame is already written off…… *Cough* hard landing *Cough* :ph34r: Cheers, Sante Sottile
September 10, 201312 yr I've had some hair raisers too! I think i've derated every takeoff by 20% so far because I feel guilty about the tiny amount of runway it uses up and the flaps just roll straight up.... Insane power on this aircraft but I guess it was built for the longer range flights. Lawrence Ashworth
September 10, 201312 yr Whenever I want to test something I usually fly empty with around 40k lbs of fuel and use TO2 if it's available and 99 degrees, takeoff is a little bit tamer but it still climbs like crazy, beast this one. Bryan Richards "People depend so much on automation that they forget how to get the automation to work." B.W.
September 10, 201312 yr Author I think i've derated every takeoff by 20% so far because I feel guilty about the tiny amount of runway it uses up and the flaps just roll straight up.... It's funny you mention that. I didn't think it felt normal at first when using non-derated takeoffs. I'm getting better at setting a 20% buffer as well. I purchased nice scenery, i want to use the runways! :lol: Still a rocket though! Cheers, Sante Sottile
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