Originally Posted by
Av8tr1
This is going to be a very unpopular statement but a lot of airline pilots need to be put in situations where the are forced to turn off the automation and fly the damn airplane. Seems like the minute you go to a big jet those stick and rudder skills go right out the window.
It was funny the first few days, guys calling up the FSS asking about traffic. Response being, "Lemme go look out the window." ATP's totally out of their element. If you were a Bonanza driver on your days off, it was business as usual.