Originally Posted by
Hedley
Being that I’ve never heard of a hand flying override, I’ll take the autopilot all day long. It’s all about dollars per hour with minimal hassle. Kissing up to corporate bosses, cleaning the airplane, making arrangements for catering, etc. sounds like a giant hassle, so I’ll just show up according to my set schedule, do my time, go home, and collect my pay.
There’s nothing wrong with autopilot. However going from mainly 91 and a little 135 to 121, it’s clear most guys can’t fly without it… FO or CA. Pretty sad to have a guy click on the autopilot on a CAVU day after takeoff without you asking because they can’t handle their business, regardless of seat position!! It does suck having crappy clients. Anyways, to each their own.