Originally Posted by
767200
At EK, you can hand fly up to 10,000 feet but you must have A/THR and FD unless inoperative.
As far as the culture, I'd say is fairly relaxed. Reading is ok, never had a problem.
Hmm. Good to hear about the reading. I was under the impression that the long-haul flights were spent twidling your thumbs in between position reports. That's a little more relaxed than I would have expected at Emirates.
I see you're on the Bus. So even on the Boeing the policy is that you can hand-fly up to and down from 10,000', but ATs and FDs must be on at all times?