by asr » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:51 am
Hi wkitty42,
The 707 is a bit overwhelming to manage until you get used to it. I haven't done any long flights recently, but have flown ~10hr trips in the past without trouble.
Make sure you are following proper procedures for T/O and climb, its crucial for having decent climb performance:
During take off, full throttle, then release brakes.
During take off run, When you get past 100kias, reduce throttle out of the "yellow" range for N1 (This isn't strictly necessary in the sim).
Below FL100, don't exceed 250 kias (again, regulation, not strictly necessary).
Now the important:
After FL100, reduce pitch to achieve 300kt IAS. Maintain 300kts at all times either by reducing pitch as you climb or increasing throttle.
In a heavy loaded aircraft, you'll probably have to settle at some point past FL200 and before FL300. I do it when I can no longer climb at least 1000fpm. Cruise at this altitude until you feel you've burned enough fuel to climb some thousands feet more.
At some point around FL290, Mach speed reaches M0.78. At this point, ignore the 300kt IAS rule and instead maintain M.78 (The mach speed indicator is in the lower left corner of the panel).
My ideal target for cruise is FL330. Find it a waste of time to go higher than that.
In cruise, you shouldn't have any trouble holding M.82-M.83, that's the speed I usually cruise. You'll have to constantly monitor the speed as the 707 has no autothrottle. Be careful not to overspeed as you may lose some engines, presurization and A/P if you get close to M.90.
- The noise you're hearing all the time is the trim wheel being moved by the A/P. I have a patch to reduce this effect's volume because it gets really annoying
Other than that if you need more help with the 707, I would love to do a dual pilot flight. You can find me in the discord server or mumble.