Thanks for the perspective. Maybe because I enjoy flying several different airplanes, it's not so much modeling one golden airplane with perfect numbers. A lot of that is lost on me, anyway, as I'm not very bright.

Last night I intended to just play around with the 737 at KSEA, see how it followed a VOR, learn the autopilot. The next thing I know, I"m half-way to San Francisco. I had a blast with the radio navigation -- as imperfectly as I was able to do it. Then I was vectored for an approach and thought about using the autopilot, then chickened out. So I flew it in, watching my glideslope and localizer, getting low... coming up a bit high... having a blast the whole way. The airplane was very steady and responsive, seemed to hold speed well.

My landing wasn't quite on the centerline, but was otherwise pretty good for a new airplane. I loved it. It was a lot of fun. The 737 is good-looking, fun, and with a few easy tweaks, seems pretty much like it ought to be. This is an airplane I had no interest in, but bought on impulse. It's winning me over and rekindling my interest in classics.

As a BTW, this is really the only forum I can find in the hobby that isn't so negative it gives me a headache just going there. I'm really happy there's this forum and the relaxed atmosphere.