Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
Trust me - You'll think all the automation is great for about two weeks off IOE, at which point you'll realize that flying just isn't the same anymore. Fly the airplane whenever possible and keep yourself sharp.
btw, got to fly a LOC back-course to min's yesterday...it felt good - real good, in fact, to not get vectors to an ILS for a change!
Mexico would be a wet dream for you, man. DME arcs to an offset VOR approach with stepdowns, hearing "Yetlink...radar service terminated...contacto tower for advisories" at FL200 with thunderstorms in the mountains and an ATC system where 75% of the time your "vector" is a heading to intercept a radial to begin the approach and a request to report your DME every 10 miles because they don't have radar. It's nice to be kept on your toes but sometimes you just wanna hear "intercept the localizer, cleared for the approach"
