Hi Lou,
That was really interested learning about the spoilers and the fact that they weren't used inflight. On decent's I really have a hard time slowing the 707 to the point where I can start deploying flaps and it seems I always wind up using the spoiler for this purpose. I always use the 3:1 rule when starting a decent at try keeping VSI around 2200, and maintain a speed of around 250 kias.But she has such a hard time slowing down, even when power is set at idle. So I always end up using spoilers to slow down. The 727 slows very fast once throttle is reduced but not the 707. So how did you keep her in line  during a decent without using the spoilers. Again, your help and informative description are so appreciated.