Boeing 737 MAX 8 (default)
Target for the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (default)
50 to 100fpm
Full marks for descent rate up to 100 fpm; under 50 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.
- Vref reference
- 140ktat 69,319 kg
- Tail-strike limit
- 9°this aircraft's own
- Ideal touchdown zone
- 240 to 600mpast the threshold
- G-force
- 1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve
The 737 MAX 8 retains the handling DNA of the 737NG family but with bigger engines, a slightly modified pitch trim system (MCAS in real ops), and a different feel on the controls. For MSFS pilots, the MAX is the more modern stand-in for the legacy 737-800 and the difference is mainly in stall margins and pitch response near the edges, landings are nearly identical to the -800 by intent.
Landing technique.
Same approach speeds as the 737-800. Vref + 5, gust factor floor at 20 kt over.
Flare at 30 ft. The bigger fan engines under the wing create slightly more nose-up moment when you reduce thrust; trim a touch more nose-down on final.
Hold pitch in the flare. Do not pull through. The aircraft will settle if you stop pulling.
Reverse thrust available; use it on short or contaminated runways.
Auto-brake 2 or 3 for most landings; medium-distance runways don't need 4.
Common mistakes.
Treating it as 'just a 737' and missing the engine-thrust-pitch coupling, slightly different feel on idle in the flare.
Over-pitching on touchdown, tail strike margin is similar to the -800.
Letting the nose drop hard after touchdown.
How its touchdown is scored.
The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.
No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.
For reference.
Aircraft data
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Model
- 737
- Variant
- MAX 8 (default)
- FAA approach category
- C
- MTOW
- 82,200 kg (181,220 lbs)
- Vref in flight
- Adjusted to the weight you land at
- MSFS source
- Default Std
- Category
- Narrow-Body Airliner
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