Originally Posted by
NERD
I think you misunderstood, or they were not clear. We, along with manpother fifi operators have had some, lets just say interesting things happen to those that don't follow the FDs.
Yes, but many of those issues have been resolved though software updates. It's true that both FD's should be off at the same time, but you shouldn't always follow them. For instance, on a RNAV approach once below the DA you have to transition to visual and disregard the flight director. Otherwise it'll guide you straight to the threshold. Also, problems with faulty RA antennas have resulted in false autoland ques with engine rollbacks well above 100 feet. It's possible to be hand flying with the ILS as guidance, and get the faulty RA indication. That example may be a little extreme, but it is one in which you would not want to follow the FD. JMO.
