Tips to flying the Boeing 727

[Hose A. Jiminez]

First Officer flows:

1. Window heat. Pitot heat. What's to eat?
2. That's pretty much it.

Hey Purple,
Is FedEx still working on that two pilot crew modification where they get rid of the First Officer and extend the gear handle so the Engineer can reach it?

 

[Rickindfw]

At 100 feet trim 3 seconds of nose-up trip and let the airplane settle gently into the flare.

As the nose comes up during that trim, slowly pull #1 & #3 to idle, leaving #2 up at approach power.

At about 50 feet, give a smidge more nose up pressure, pull #2 to idle, and right before you think it's going to touch down, "unload", by pushing forward smoothly on the yoke, bringing the nose down and rotating the main landing gear up behind the center of rotation, and wait.

Do NOT pump the yoke forward and backwards trying to find that spot. Pick a spot and hold it. Eventually you'll get good at figure out exactly where that is.

If I'd make the same money, I could be happy flying that aircraft my entire career... My favorite of all time. Enjoy!

Holy crap. Do you have to tap your feet and rub your belly at the same time you're doing all this other stuff?

 

[TNPILOT]

Many former Piedmont pilots will remember this from Elmo Torez, Sr.

"You can never be too high in the 727, except maybe one time in Roanoke"

Classic Line.

Just curious about the rest of the story here...I grew up in ROA and flew Piedmont all the time so I have a bit of nostalgia about the place.

 

[AAbyDefault]

check essential!.....horn!....great memories sittin sideways! awesome airplane

 

[freeflyer14]

Does anyone remember Len Morgan's column in Flying magazine called "Flying the 3 Holer"? It was a great piece of writing, I have searched google for it, but cannot find it online. I actually do still own the issue where they reprinted it, in April of 2000.

 

[Lear70]

Holy crap. Do you have to tap your feet and rub your belly at the same time you're doing all this other stuff?

No, but it helps...

If you can't make it happen, I'm sure there are easier airplanes to fly that you can bid.

 

[Tail Gunner Joe]

How did that old saw go about the 727?


something like --

...shiny switches go up before takeoff, down after landing and if it is dusty don't touch it...

 

[727gm]

and if it is dusty don't touch it...

"Only monkey with the shiny knobs"
- Bob Koval, PanAm MIA

 

[dougdrvr]

How did that old saw go about the 727?


something like --

...shiny switches go up before takeoff, down after landing and if it is dusty don't touch it...

Only in a TWA airplane.

 

[Midnight Flyer]

Only in a TWA airplane.

yeah, I was about to say.....

 

[IAHERJ]

Does anyone remember Len Morgan's column in Flying magazine called "Flying the 3 Holer"? It was a great piece of writing, I have searched google for it, but cannot find it online. I actually do still own the issue where they reprinted it, in April of 2000.

I've still got that issue as well. If I remember correctly, the cover had a beautiful brown 727 touching down. Always enjoyed reading Len Morgan's column.

 

[MTV]

Answer: The only piece of wood in the 727 cockpit is on the inside of the fuel dump panel door.

 

[Lear70]

Answer: The only piece of wood in the 727 cockpit is on the inside of the fuel dump panel door.

Give that man a cigar!

...shiny switches go up before takeoff, down after landing and if it is dusty don't touch it... Only in a TWA airplane.

Man... I haven't heard THAT in a while... and what about those Kiwi birds?

 

[Colonel Savage]

I've still got that issue as well. If I remember correctly, the cover had a beautiful brown 727 touching down. Always enjoyed reading Len Morgan's column.

My favorite was Len's "Flight 219, the trip nobody loves" (Flying, April '78), a leg by leg description of flying a 15 hour two day trip on the 727. 4 legs on day one, 6 legs day two, with a rockin' TUL layover. 10 days flying a month = 75 hrs. Beautifully written, one of the articles we all read during our flight instructing/charter years that gave us a glimpse of "real airline flying".

 

[carl p]

For an FO, it's wheels up heels up!