Yesterday I took the 727-200F out for a spin for the first time in a while.   I flew from KORD to KLGA on the J146 and then the Milton 4 arrival, which is a very busy STAR, one where you have to stay ahead of things.  

I arrived in the NY metro area right as dusk was setting in, and it was gorgeous!   There was thick cloud as I descended, headed for Rwy 4 ILS landing.  There were brief breaks in the cloud letting me and the FO catch glimpses of the bridges and buildings and such, it looked so real!

I manually flew most of the final in gusty and variable winds, it was a real rodeo getting the thing down to the runway, but I brought it in nicely and totally greased it!   Fantastic!  

I have been lately flying in UK and Europe using FMS equipped planes, so I had sort of forgotten how fun it is to fly airways with just the NAV radios.  

Anyone else had a fun flight in the 727 lately?