Originally Posted by
shfo
AA REQUIRES pilots to turn the autopilot on at 500 feet on RNAV departures on the 757, 767 and 777. If you don't you will get a call from the FOQA police.
How would they know? Does the FOQA check the type of SID, FD mode, and AP status?
On a tangent, are RNAV SIDs coded with any special requirements? Apart from possibly a different RNP value associated, can the FMS tell the difference between a conventional and RNAV SID?