Cockpit Chronicles: What's not to like about the 757? I'll show you. (Video)

Filed under: The Cockpit ChroniclesPowerful engines providing stellar performance and short field capabilities are just some of the features that set the Boeing 757 apart from the rest. But there has to be something that pilots dislike on the airplane, right?

Well, there are two features in particular that I don't care for.

I dream that someday someone from Boeing or Airbus will call me for advice on cockpit ergonomics. Each company does their best to lay out a cockpit to please the end user - the pilot. But sometimes there are just a few quirks that slip through. An item, which an engineer may spend only a day or two thinking about, can have a lasting impact on the pilots that fly the airplane for thousands of hours.

Generally speaking, Boeing takes pilot input into account when designing the pointy-end of their airplanes. The following two items that pertain to the 757 and 767 may seem nit-picky, but I thought I'd share them here anyway, even including a video to highlight my second personal peeve.

To be fair, these airplanes were designed in the late '70s and went into service in the '80s. And Boeing has, to some extent, fixed these issues in the 777. But here are my minor gripes, with a video to demonstrate the second annoyance.Continue reading Cockpit Chronicles: What's not to like about the 757? I'll show you. (Video)Cockpit Chronicles: What's not to like about the 757? I'll show you. (Video) originally appeared on Gadling on Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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