Jeffro

I have found a couple of nice techniques to really get the landing nice and have had a lot of sucess with it. Most landings now average between -40 to -70 or so with a few in there around -20. Of course, it depends on which ACARS you are using as well.Other than the obvious - correct fuel, correct speed, on the glideslope, altimeter set right, etc., I really spend the time looking at the runway until it is time to "flare" and then as the other person mentioned, move your eyes down to a point halfway down the runway and towards the end. The other two things that have really helped me is to pay attention to the callouts 30 feet, 20 feet, 10 feet, etc. and pull back smoothly and slowly to really let it settle into a level glide just about the runway surface before it drops in. I also picked up a little trick from a Citation captain I have had the opportunity to fly with in the past and noticed that he would repeatidly, but gently kind of pull the yoke back a bit when just a couple of feet off of the ground (maybe 5-10 times, about a second apart). Obviously, you dont want to stall it or initiate a climb again, but it worked for him and has also really helped my FS landings. I don't really know how it works other than it is just gently cutting the lift and helping to get into just the right angle. The HUD is also a great tool as well provided you have everything really set up correctly. You will find that you can glide along the runway at 2-3 feet or so for a couple of seconds and it will settle right in there. Please note that I have noticed that even I have everything dialed in correctly, the gear sometimes touches down with 2-3 feet on the hud. Maybe my angle is off a bit, but for the most part, they are pretty consistent now.Of course the long runways are nice to work with for a good greaser, but I guess it is not necessarily all that big of a deal to get those low numbers. I think anything under -150 is actually pretty good.Oh, and practice, practice, practice.

I am simply just tired of waiting - no offense guys - I know it is complicated. I also upgraded to FSX, Windows 7-64 etc in anticipation for this product. As a result, my old FS9 737NG doesn't work as well as my Wilco 737 product. I no longer have a 737 (will not fly the default MS product) and have had to drop out of VA's waiting for things to come about. I have decided to buy whichever affordable 737NG comes out first that works with FSX. I would like it to be the PMDG, but just do not want to keep waiting and waiting wondering when. Sorry for the two cents, but as a repeat x 7 customer, I just wanted to chime in as well. Good luck!