Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
I was in the middle of a raw-data ILS to min's a couple months ago and the stupid mach-trim/stab-trim's disconnected...way out of trim for half the approach, the Captain timed it perfectly and got the trims re-engaged for me just before touchdown...making all the difference LoL
Has only happened to me that one...pucker-factor for sure. Good job, btw - and give ole' groovinaviator a pat on the back!
I hate to sound like a jerk, but that is one of the stupidest things I think I've ever heard. I don't care who you are, I don't consider an aircraft with paying passengers in the back (some of whom I may care personally about) to be your personal skills consolidation device. If you think your skills are that bad then it is your responsibility to request additional training from the training department. Subjecting the flying public to your stupid pilot tricks is irresponsible at best and dangerous at worst. If I was your captain on that flight I would not have allowed it and we definitely would have had a conversation very similar to this when we parked at the gate. Now, VMC? Thats a different story. Raw data it up all you want.
Seriously dude, what do you have to prove? You wanna fly raw data to mins? Get your butt in the sim.