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Originally Posted by Capt. Caucasian  I used to fly it when I was at AT. Basically, it is part of the DC-9, MD-80, 82, 83, 88, and 90 family, but with Rolls Royce engines. The avionics are the same as what is in the MD-11. And yes, it likes to land rather firm. Not to say smooth landings are not impossible but, they are more difficult. Part of the problem lies with AT's policy to leave the auto-throttles on through landing. The planes hand-flies much better if the throttles are disengaged. |
Ok, that does make sense because I did notice that the autothrottles were engaged on both landings (it was pretty obvious because of the way the engines sounded). Do they still hand fly the approach with the A/T armed, or does the AP have to be engaged when using them? What do the pilots do, disengage the A/T just before touchdown?