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Message started by windplayer on Oct 14th, 2011 at 8:38pm

Title: some questions to real 727 pilots :) and to all
Post by windplayer on Oct 14th, 2011 at 8:38pm
im flying CS 727-100, but have some questions about real 727

1. HSI on CS 727 shows only NAV1 data. Can you switch HSI on real 727 between NAV1, NAV2 ?

2. "recieving aircraft checklist" says that  autopilot should be disengaged, system A. Is that safer to switch it to system B after takeoff? How you used it?

3. landing checklist says "ignition.....flight". what's that? should i turn on continuous ignition? when to use it?

4. there is a red plackard in cockpit says - "yaw damper inop", and some speeds shown. does it mean that i should use rudder in turns if i fly faster then that speeds from plackard? What exactly yaw damper do in 727? (i got no rudder pedals yet, but ordered it already)

5. as i understand i should not use speedbrakes with flaps extended. am i right?

6. how to fly STAR using radio-navigation only? if i fly beacon1 and need to find intersection with beacon2 radial, i can tune beacon1 on nav1 and beacon2 on nav2, and fly nav1 on HSI, while watch nav2 on RMI. and when i see correct angle between nav1 and nav2 on RMI - thats the intersection right? or i can intercept beacon 1 radial, when tune beacon2 on NAV1, select required radial, and fly beacon1 radial using RMI? when HSI will show then i'll be on intersection. is there any simpler way? how you did that in real world?

7. how to land it smooth? I fly flaps 25, gear down, level, at 160kts at max land weight. when GS indicator comes alive i do flaps 30, retrim aircraft, and it'll start to decent at 700 ft/m or so without power adjustments? is that right? how you did that, and how you use the throttles on final? engines spooling up slow, so you gotta know how to use it :)

8. is there any tricks about flare? Lou once said that 727 kinda tricky to land :) (Lou stories thread) what about vspeed on touchdown? how bad can you go without damage?

9. where is TAT indicator located on real 727?

sorry if i go lame questions :) just digging into 727-100, love hand fly it ;)

P.S. GPWS switch near GPS, radar have only 2 states - off, override. how it should be inflight?

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