Nice read Lou. You make it sound so easy! In all honesty, I find that it is. I have to admit that the 707 is a great plane to fly and I have no problems with the autopilot, whether it be for the climb, cruise, descent or approach phase. I think the best part of it is that you have to fly it. It doesn't have the fancy FMC/MCP (sissy stuff) so it would almost fly by itself. I love the 757/767 (as well as the 777, when it comes), but the old ones that you must fly by hand are lots more fun.

My biggest problem, with flying the 707, is the throttle control on my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick. Sometime when I move it a tiny bit, nothing happens, other times, i get a large movement. This means that I don't get those tiny throttle adjustments very often. That never happened when I used the throttle on the CH Yoke. I must get the new nut & bolt for it, so I can start using it again.