737 700 is definitely the hardest
Itās the plane you havenāt practiced enough repetitions with on solo using the short final function.
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Almost stalled a B747-8 on finals into Dubai yesterday, on an approach it can be tricky especially for a person whoās never flown it before (me). But landing wise due to its gear tilt it can be a pleasure to land once you have practised a few times.
If you are planning to use the B747 just be aware that on landing it obviously uses a higher VREF speed because itās bigger and heavier than most planes on the simulator, I almost made the mistake of making my approach speed to low because Iāve been flying a lot of narrow bodies lately.
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I think the easiest way to butter with planes is when you touch down donāt drop the throttle all the way down to 0 instead slightly lower by like 3%-5% then after touchdown to hold the flare increase the throttle to prevent excessive lose in speeds thats how i butter the A320 CEO family and many other planes.
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Itās not that easy when your like me and you shame yourself every time I land with HUD. I like to peak with realism by only flying using the flight deck.
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It is very hard to butter the Cessna 172 I tried to butter a C172 in front of Dan but failed
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Itās honestly not you just have to learn to fly it
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Ok (10char)
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In my opinion the most difficult aircraft are the B717, the MD-11, the A346 and the B744.
I always use the A340 and the MD-11, the MD-11 can be difficult because it usually has a very high approach and takeoff speed, for takeoff for long flights it is advisable to use Flap 15 although before using SimBrief I used Flap 28 for long flights, the takeoff speed is rarely less than 170 knots even on short and light flights using a power of approximately 85-90%.
The approach speed is difficult to be less than 167 knots, less than that can lead to a stall, you should also use TRIM, for takeoff I normally use 60% and for landing 75-80%; the advantage is that the engines have a lot of power and can brake the aircraft on the runway very quickly.
The key with the A340 is to be delicate, just like with the B717. You should make extensive use of trim and not use too much engine power, since 70% is more than enough for light and medium flights. In the case of the B717, I do not recommend reducing speed below 170 knots. Full Flaps are useless because it is practically below or very close to stalling, so I recommend using a maximum of half of the available flaps.
In the case of the A340 and the B767, make open ramp turns, since if you make them closed, the wheels will lock up. Even by increasing the power excessively, you will not be able to roll. At least that is my experience.
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Hmmm let me thinkā¦ā¦ā¦ The 717 all out
Cessna 172
B 757
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For the Cessna 172 you have to aim for about 60 KTS and sort of stall it. I think thatās how irl Cessna pilots do it anyway.
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717 fr now guys
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try flaps 2 instead of full flaps. I know that is not ideal. With Infinite Flightās current A340-600 there is way too much lift causing the plane to feel unsteady with approaches. You could probably land that plane at 130kts with full flaps. But considering that most planes land with an approach speed of 150kts I donāt think going 130kts is a great idea for the A340-600. So if you go 150kts with maximum landing weight use flaps 2-3 when you are landing until a rework is done.
why everyone saying a340, Iāve only flown it once and it was honestly a pretty good one almost perfect
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The Boeing 717, by a long shot
For me itās the A340 I can land it smoothly but I always tailstrike
if I flair more than 7 degrees nose up which is my normal angle
on other planes like the A320 or A330 because itās such a pencil
The small planes like c172 etc. havenāt landed that once without bouncing.
C-17 Globemaster
717 by far