Southwest 300 / 500 question

[wood pecker]

How is the -300, 500, different from the 700?

I know it's same type but all we have access to is 700 stuff via our training site. I'm currently 71 so I have no clue on any of the 73 stuff.
Is navigation and all that fun stuff still like the 700?

 

[XR650R]

How is the -300, 500, different from the 700?

I know it's same type but all we have access to is 700 stuff via our training site. I'm currently 71 so I have no clue on any of the 73 stuff.
Is navigation and all that fun stuff still like the 700?

They're not even close. Hard ball gauges, i.e. no maps, no auto throttles, to name a few. As far as the actual flying characteristics, they're fairly similar. Not too many folks left that get excited when a classic rolls up to the gate. Don't worry though, when you come for your transition training, you'll have about day of transition training to become an expert on the classics.

 

[texman]

Fly it like a -200 lol!

 

[slaquer5]

They're not even close. Hard ball gauges, i.e. no maps, no auto throttles, to name a few. As far as the actual flying characteristics, they're fairly similar. Not too many folks left that get excited when a classic rolls up to the gate.

Very well put. Funny how time flies and technology gets better. The same was true about the 200s vs. 300s. Soon it will 700s vs. XYZ s

 

[SWA Bubba]

How is the -300, 500, different from the 700?

I know it's same type but all we have access to is 700 stuff via our training site. I'm currently 71 so I have no clue on any of the 73 stuff.
Is navigation and all that fun stuff still like the 700?

The -300 and -500 are the same as far as the pilots are concerned. The only difference is 15 pax seats and about 10' of length. However, from them to the -700 is vastly different. You know the -700 from your airline: glass, EFIS, full-up auto throttle and VNAV. The -300s, on the other hand, have round dials, no auto throttles, and no navigation moving map. They're as different from your full-up 717 as you can get, ie. your plane is a generation or so ahead of the -300.

In practical operation, we use VNAV in the -300, but you manipulate the throttles yourself. Also, the -300 throttles are direct linkage (cables and stuff), so there's more "tweaking" the throttles, and sometimes you see a split that you don't see in a -700. Also, surprisingly, a lot of pilots believe it's easier to get consistently smoother landings in the -300 over the -700. The mechs say it's because of a slightly different linkage bracing the main gear, and there's less "slop" in the -700, so that you're more likely to get the 'shudder' if you're even in even the slightest crab when you touchdown. I don't know about that, though; all my landings are greased on!

There's lots of other, less consequential differences, but most importantly, there's only one cupholder per pilot in the -300 instead of the two per pilot in the -700. Bummer.

Hope this helps,
Bubba

 

[Candide]

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/1/6/2/1451261.jpg

This photo is pretty accurate except:

1. Way too clean. There's usually at least a solid 1/4 inch of dust under the fire handles!

2. Most (but not all) of our Classics now have two CDUs, thereby enabling VNAV.

Hope this helps. Look forward to seeing you on the line!

 

[Quimby]

717 vs. DC-9

same thing

 

[scoreboardII]

No autothrottles so the warning for that is the overspeed clacker when you level off after climb and the stick shaker when you level after idle descent.

 

[wood pecker]

Holy crap that cockpit picture was scarier than a haunted house. Look forward to learning, thanks.

 

[atv797]

http://origin-www.airliners.net/pho...0487414/&sid=54706b3e4f3b938b02f69c89aa2c4dfa

is that beautiful or what ?