Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
You know what's even scarier to me? Having my family-members on any RJ these days, where I can guarantee you 9 out of 10 Pilots cannot fly an approach without the FD.
So does this mean that you will not let friends and family fly on those "dangerous" old-school birds like a DC-9 with no FD? I don't tell you how to fly an Airplane...
Way to go buddy! You just insulted 9 out of 10 of us! Clearly you are God's gift to aviation and we are truly lucky to have the shining light of your presence cast upon us lowly autopilot and flight director addicted RJ pilots
I'll ask it again: what do you have to prove?
I'm not telling you how to fly your airplane. I'm just saying you shouldn't treat a jet transport aircraft with paying passengers in the back as a 172 you're up with your buddy shooting approaches in.
PS
I'm fairly certain every DC-9 I've been in the front of had a FD.