BrianG

I would buy the 757-200. Both the 767 and 757 are essentially the same plane in terms of operation, FMC, and systems. The 767 is larger and therefore less nimble. My only concern would be the "rocking motion" issue with the 757. You could end up in that boat. I have been fortunate in that I have never had that problem. Look at the two forums for the 757 and 767 and see some of the threads that show what kind of problems you might have.

Michael Cubine

Hi, Brian I have both the 757, and 767 and they are both remarkable aircraft. The 757 has a few issues such as the rocking back and forth as DAL191 mentioned. From my experience the 757 doesn't really rock but it has before. Sometimes the ILS system is a little buggy but not usually. The 757 takes a bit of a hit on frames but it's nothing that will make you stop flying. I run FSX on a laptop and I really don't notice anything more than a few frames. As for the 767, I haven't noticed any big bugs no rocking, and no ILS issues. People seem to say that the 767 takes a very big hit on frames, and that was something that made me a little skeptical about purchasing the 767 because I run FSX on a laptop. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it is not nearly as bad as I had expected not any more FPS loss than the 757. From my findings, the 767 has more features than the 757. The most obvious being the more detailed and complete virtual cabin. But maybe when Captain Sim updates the 757 which will be this year, it may include a full cabin with more detail. As for expansion packs, the 757 includes the 757-300 and 757F. The 767 includes the 767-200, 767F, KC-767, and E-767. It's hard to say which one to get, because they are both great aircraft. It really comes down to what you are looking for and what you are going to be doing with the aircraft. No matter what you choose, you will probably really enjoy it! Happy flying!  

CoolP wrote on Jul 24^th, 2011 at 7:32pm:


Thinking about it you're right. I would recommend the 757 before the 767.

Hi Michael,
I did check out that thread. Might hold off on the 757 until the 4.5 version is released and there is resolve to this problem. I would hate to pay the $$ and get stuck with a "rocker ". In the mean time I can get my chops tight on the 767 and then when this 757 bug is fixed, it would be easy to transfer the skill sets. Thanks for yours and everyone's input on this. It's very appreciated.  Any further thoughts on this topic will be helpful and appreciated.

Another 757 bug i forgot to mention, is sometimes when cruising, it will start to slow down. It will slow WAY down like in the 100s and at the same time it will be pitching up then  eventually it stalls and it takes a few thousand feet to recover.

I would choose the 767. More airlines operate it, and It's better than the 757 in range, and size.  It's also a wide body, while the 757 is just a single isle.

Hi Boeing247,
Thanks for the link. I saw that tutorial once and lost track of it and was just looking for it so great timing. Regarding your comment on the cabin stealing frame rate, I thought there was a solution found in ACE for losing the cabin. I'll check it out.
I'm sure the video will be helpful. Just trying to read the manual is really hard. In this case I think its important to have a visual reference.  There are many other 767 FMC tutorials on youtube as well. Just getting started with the 767 and learned lots of new things today. Thanks a lot for your assistance.
Regs,
Brian