AMERICAN AIRLINES BOEING 777-300

[PUP4ORD]

Here's a new video, a short one AA 777-300 landing on RWY 32L Chicago O'Hare
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAe8N1CqQrI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAe8N1CqQrI</a>

[777captain]

Sorry, but that landing was not good at ALL...The nose gear hit first and you landed almost off the runway. Keep trying, and with practice you'll get better. Watch videos of real landings to get the feel of the proper technique. You'll get better though

[Athan]

Practice makes best!

[SirIsaac726]

A few suggestions:

1. Run your FS in full-screen.
2. Get rid of the red info at the top of the screen.
3. Tweak your FS so you get better frames or, if I remember correctly, find another program other than FRAPS.  All I've heard about FRAPS is that it kills your frame rates.
4. Land better.  Landing like that probably means you came in way too fast or, based on the rate of descent, you were about to stall.  Remember, you can always go-around.

[juniormafia27]

Terrible 

[Bruce Hamilton]

Landing like that probably means you came in way too fast or, based on the rate of descent, you were about to stall.

Hard to tell from spot view behind the aircraft, but it looks like he simply didn't flare.  I made the other suggestions when he posted his DFW videos, guess he didn't follow them.

[PUP4ORD]

I'll say this for sure, From the angle its hard to tell however I did not use autopilot to land the plane. I had to make proper trim adjustments before I even touchdown on the runway; You can't flare too much or else a tail strike is much likely to happen. I do have another video capture program,Hypercam but have not used it for over a year and never really much impressed with it.
BTW, my settings have been the same.

[PUP4ORD]

A few suggestions:

1. Run your FS in full-screen.
2. Get rid of the red info at the top of the screen.
3. Tweak your FS so you get better frames or, if I remember correctly, find another program other than FRAPS.  All I've heard about FRAPS is that it kills your frame rates.
4. Land better.  Landing like that probably means you came in way too fast or, based on the rate of descent, you were about to stall.  Remember, you can always go-around.

Its in full screen

[777captain]

I'll say this for sure, From the angle its hard to tell however I did not use autopilot to land the plane. I had to make proper trim adjustments before I even touchdown on the runway; You can't flare too much or else a tail strike is much likely to happen. I do have another video capture program,Hypercam but have not used it for over a year and never really much impressed with it.
BTW, my settings have been the same.

You're still not getting it though. I know you never used autopilot, it would have done a better job. When you fly, are you using a joystick  Because,YES you make trim adjustments, but the yoke/joystick is for controlling the elevators, which make your plane go up, down. Plus, YOU NEVER FLARED AT ALL....Are you using your keyboard to fly  If so, I suggest investing in a joystick.

[PUP4ORD]

I'll say this for sure, From the angle its hard to tell however I did not use autopilot to land the plane. I had to make proper trim adjustments before I even touchdown on the runway; You can't flare too much or else a tail strike is much likely to happen. I do have another video capture program,Hypercam but have not used it for over a year and never really much impressed with it.
BTW, my settings have been the same.

You're still not getting it though. I know you never used autopilot, it would have done a better job. When you fly, are you using a joystick  Because,YES you make trim adjustments, but the yoke/joystick is for controlling the elevators, which make your plane go up, down. Plus, YOU NEVER FLARED AT ALL....Are you using your keyboard to fly  If so, I suggest investing in a joystick.

Yes I use a joystick In of it self I the keyboard is used for certain functions but not control the plane going up and down.......

[Bruce Hamilton]

Its in full screen

Then why do we see the FSX menu at the top of your screen?   
And you really need to start using things designed to help you fly better, like autopilot.  Load in your ILS frequency and hit approach hold as soon as you lock on the localizer, about all you have to do is reduce airspeed and drop flaps and gear.

[SirIsaac726]

I'll say this for sure, From the angle its hard to tell however I did not use autopilot to land the plane. I had to make proper trim adjustments before I even touchdown on the runway; You can't flare too much or else a tail strike is much likely to happen. I do have another video capture program,Hypercam but have not used it for over a year and never really much impressed with it.
BTW, my settings have been the same.

No, that is absolutely false.  You can still flare quite a bit before you are in danger of having a tailstrike.  And for proof of that, see this video of a real 777 landing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_P6xApqLqU

Notice there is quite a bit of distance between the nose wheel and the ground and the tail and the ground.  That is a proper landing.  Landing nose wheel first like you did is dangerous.  And you don't have to set the autopilot like Bruce said.  I hand fly almost all of my approaches and none of them look like that.  I do load the ILS freq. though.  But I still think you are coming in way too fast and that is your problem.  Of course, I can't say for sure but that is just my guess.

And regarding it being in full screen, no it isn't.  Full screen means the menu bar isn't visible.  You have it in windowed mode but maximized as much as it can be.

[Bruce Hamilton]

And you don't have to set the autopilot like Bruce said.  I hand fly almost all of my approaches...

That is your personal preference.  Personally, the flight deck is busy enough during approach, and you should use what Boeing and Microsoft gave you.  I still recommend that Ken use the AP for his.

[SirIsaac726]

And you don't have to set the autopilot like Bruce said.  I hand fly almost all of my approaches...

That is your personal preference.  Personally, the flight deck is busy enough during approach, and you should use what Boeing and Microsoft gave you.  I still recommend that Ken use the AP for his.

Oh, of course.  I never said you shouldn't use autopilot but you don't have to.  Many pilots I've heard from like hand flying if their airline's SOP allow it and the weather is clear and winds are calm.  (After all, they spent years and tons of money learning how to hand fly a plane, why not use that skill?)  And I agree, it might be better for Ken to use the autopilot until he has more practice, especially if you are going to try and take a video of it.

[PUP4ORD]

Let me clear a few things, I do use the autopilot and program the ILS settings during the approach; I also like to fly the plane without the autopilot from time to time making precise movements on the joystick. As for the landing, I know it might be hard to tell in the video however you DON'T see any sparks coming from the plane but what you do see is the normal smoke cloud when the landing gear touches down on runway.