Classic British Flight Sim

Just could not resist pressing the Buy Now Button!! (with the wife's consent of course) V3 proFlyJSim-B732.

Since having the B727 and really enjoying flying it have always wanted the B732 (because it is an old and classic aircraft with an equally old and classic auto-pilot) after one flight I was not let down by it and found it handles beautifully, !! Though forgot about the smaller engines and was getting a bit concerned when found the end of the runway at Southampton coming at me, next time will lower the AUW!!

Love the Auto-Pilot






Regards
Nigel.

Looks good Nigel, although Ben will say otherwise
I can't wait for the 73 from Pmdg
Dale

Looks good Nigel, although Ben will say otherwise
I can't wait for the 73 from Pmdg
Dale

Thanks Dale, just wonder if Bens' opinion of the B737's might have changed if the aircraft was a British design and build?

Regards
Nigel.

What a fine looking aeroplane, and held in high regard hereabouts.

Sorry Ben but could not resist posting this one unfortunately not the BAC 111 but the B732



Regards
Nigel.

Good shot Nigel My best mate's brother worked for Dan Dare in Cambridge
Any thoughts of flying her in our VA?
Dale
Edit : He worked for Marshals of Cambridge, before going to Dan Air. That was at Gatwick. He moved to live in Reading

Nigel H-J wrote: ↑

25 Jan 2022, 15:23

Looks good Nigel, although Ben will say otherwise
I can't wait for the 73 from Pmdg
Dale

Thanks Dale, just wonder if Bens' opinion of the B737's might have changed if the aircraft was a British design and build?

Regards
Nigel.

Nope its still pig ugly. Next.

Nope its still pig ugly. Next.

Good shot Nigel My best mate's brother worked for Dan Dare in Cambridge
Any thoughts of flying her in our VA?
Dale
Edit : He worked for Marshals of Cambridge, before going to Dan Air. That was at Gatwick. He moved to live in Reading

Hi Dale, it was some time ago that I flew VA here in FSX and really enjoyed the choice of aircraft back then as well as destinations however, although I only fly UK where I have ORBX True Earth in X-Plane 11 I am only able to grab an hour here and there, I think I have to sadly turn down your invitation for now.

Many thanks.

Regards
Nigel.

Nigel , looks good . I missed her as she was only chartered in for 1 year 89-90 . By then I'd left Cale/B.Airtours and gone back to mainline LHR on 737-300s.
Did fly G-DDDV chartered in from Air Europe . Both had original A/P and Flight director systems [ APFDS ] , unlike the 73 ADVs [ advanced variants ] which in Ba parlance were Super 737-236s with an all singing and dancing flight system .

TW/DV s APFDS featured a Sperry ' Flying banana ' Flight Director [FD] which worked very well much nicer than the cross wire we'd been used to .
However it was only really set up for Capts' [ P1] flying .
F/O flying had much less capability ; but worked very well .
The engage/disengage paddles showed who was flying . You used the on on your side ie. L or R. Only both for any low level auto ILSs.
Not sure if the model does it , but they should be down [as 'foto ] is off , Fully up [ engage ] is Command mode where level off , heading , VOR/ ILS tracking can be used form P1 side only .
1/2 way between the 2 should be CWS ..Control Wheel Steering .. F/O had that , worked well ... Used the stick [ control wheel ] to fly the a/c attitude ..bank , pitch . So in a climb , climb power set [ manually , no auto throttle ] pitch adjusted through CWS to give the climb speed you wanted ... 300-320 kts 'ish .
As you neared cruise alt , level attitude selected with CWS , power reduced to Crz. Then Height lock engaged .. Heading by bank adjusting using CWS to give heading you wanted to maintain track .
Descent , disengage Ht. lock , reduce power to idle , pitch down to give the speed you want [ 300-320 kts , normally but up to 367 max ] using CWS.
Level off reduce pitch attitude , power up , level out , Ht lock on .

All Ba fleet had PW JT8d-15s or 15As . So more power than earlier engines . But S'oton was very short for us in those days , you'd have needed F40 min speed , max reverse and as you say less than Max auw. Much better div. was G/A from LGW 26 , clb, hang a bit left , close throttles and descend straight in to Bournmouth 26.

rgds dave f.

PS . Ben , she's always been a 'FLUF' , amongst other names ....

' Fat Little Ugly 'Fing ' .

But I liked her , learned more in first yr on 73s than previous 12 on Tridents .

rgds dave f.