Real Life 757 question

**foges** · 03-08-2002, 10:25 AM

Does this aircraft land 'harder' than its couterparts? I noticed this on an American Airlines flight from TPA to STL the other day. I have only flown on 757s twice and both landings seemed rougher than other commercial flights I have taken. Thanks for any feedback.

**N700MS** · 03-09-2002, 12:01 AM

I too have landed in a 757 twice. Except I was on United Airlines. Both landings were the softest I've ever had. I think that maybe its just how the pilots are trained at American. The hardests landings I experience are on Southwest 737s.

N700MS

**nwabri** · 03-09-2002, 12:07 AM

It all depends on the pilot and the weather conditions.....

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**bjratchf** · 03-09-2002, 12:20 AM

Noone lands harder than I do in my 152... talk about todays bouncy "hit and go" at Danbury KDXR for my 3 landings/takeoffs...

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**pathighgate** · 03-09-2002, 02:36 AM

I wonder about that. I've never had a problem with 757s, but the last time I touched down as a passenger in a real Dash 8 (America West, landing in Phx), the landing was about the same quality as my landings in Flight Sim (which are iffy, at best)

As I was leaving the ship, I noticed in the cockpit the master warning light was on, and wondered if they blew something on that landing.

**nwabri** · 03-09-2002, 03:42 AM

Nah, alot of times they will come on at shutdown, or if they were starting the next pre-flight, you would notice that as well. No big deal.

Brian A. Neuman
Wooodbury, MN
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**foges** · 03-09-2002, 02:21 PM

Thanks for the input guys. Looks like this was a case of my overactive imagination. I was sitting in the middle of the plane so maybe so the sound of the gear touching down was lounder possibly.

**NedUT** · 03-09-2002, 02:32 PM

Yup - I remember hearing a story a while ago debating the merits of a "greaser" landing vs. a "stick it hard" landing. The greaser may be more pleasing to passengers, but a lot of pilots prefer to make positive contact on landing - especially in wet runway conditions. Helps reduce the chance of a skid or hydroplaning.

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Continental_1 · 03-09-2002, 02:59 PM

Yea I have landed a 757 about 30 times in a simulator and all my dads freinds that fly 757 say it is hard to land but i did not think it was as hard to land as the 767-400.