Originally Posted by Typhoonpilot
Best way to keep your skills = hand fly, hand fly, hand fly. No Autopilots, No flight Directors, No Autothrottles. Unfortunately some airlines do not allow you to disconnect the automation to that extent.
TP
I agree, the top of my game (in the airlines) was flying the 737-200 in/out of O'Hare. No automation, a flight director that was better when it was turned off, and lot's of takeoff and landings. That's hard to do in the 777, but at least the company I work for suggests as much hand flying as possible.
As for the regs, the company ops-specs will make sure that you're following the FARs.