Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
Strange how the 88 has seemingly strayed off the normal DL course since I was there.
VNAV. You said VNAV right? You evidently turned it off. I'll turn it back on for you.
Being trilingual on VNAV, IAS/VS and hand flying is the way to go. There was probably a time that IAS/VS and hand flying were all some wanted to know and were willing to know. Now we all know VNAV to the FAF too. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad thing. But 1 over the other by a country mile is not a good thing and hopefully the emphasis will be in all three being loved equally and working together like a well oiled machine.
Well oiled machine = FTB, cutting the grass, without a shirt and using tanning oil. Or in its absence canola oil.
Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
Statistically, the Airbus 320 fleet hand flies the lowest of all the fleets. I guess that's because we're never actually in control of what the airplane does.
You have a point.
Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
I also treat a line check/fed ride virtually the same as every flight. Keep the ball in bounds and they have no room to question you. If they do, question them right back respectfully. Enjoy the watching the backpeddle.
The A I was flying with just today said the same thing. He had a LCA being checked by the FAA checking him. He brought up the automation policy and justifying why he reduced the automation on his arrival and approach and he won an argument on the debrief.
What's in the books is good. Delta's automation policy is a good one... and a good one to remember. So is what VOL 1 actually says about when you
should use VNAV. The books have it right.