Originally Posted by
M20EPilot
Is there someone sitting there with a stopwatch who will slap you for you for failing to engage the autopilot? I am on the Brasilia; will I have to sign over my hand flying skills when they shutter that and make me fly the jet?
Nope,
But climbing from sea level in a straight line to 20,000 isn't really flying, but if that's a challenge, go for it, no one really cares. Your ability to effectively operate the autopilot is a skill more usefully exercised, but I don't care either way, hit the fixes and altitudes and it's all good.