What about the DC 8
The 70 series we have at UPS have plenty of power, but the aircraft will eat your lunch. It will not slow down and go down, only one or the other (no speed brakes). You only have 22 inches of clearance on the outboard engines before you scrape a pod on landing (5 degrees of bank max). This makes cross wind landings very challenging. 8 degrees max rotation on take-off or you'll scrape the tail. The airplane is stable, but getting it to turn takes some muscle. Sometimes I have to use both hands on the wheel to get is moving. UPS has updated the avionics, but it does not have an FMS. You have to figure all desends and crossing restrictions. This can be tough with a stiff tail wind. You never get comfortable or good at landing this thing. Anyone who says they are is full of it.
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The 70 series we have at UPS have plenty of power, but the aircraft will eat your lunch. It will not slow down and go down, only one or the other (no speed brakes). You only have 22 inches of clearance on the outboard engines before you scrape a pod on landing (5 degrees of bank max). This makes cross wind landings very challenging. 8 degrees max rotation on take-off or you'll scrape the tail. The airplane is stable, but getting it to turn takes some muscle. Sometimes I have to use both hands on the wheel to get is moving. UPS has updated the avionics, but it does not have an FMS. You have to figure all desends and crossing restrictions. This can be tough with a stiff tail wind. You never get comfortable or good at landing this thing. Anyone who says they are is full of it.
Hope this helps