Originally Posted by
BEEFF
No, I would much rather coach a stick and rudder pilot how to push buttons than to coach button pusher's stick and rudder skills. Watch the video I posted.
I would be willing to bet that she could program the FMS and AP with the best of them.
LoL Love the post man...and since the very basic aspect of our jobs is to fly the airplane, I would have to agree that good stick and rudder skills are the best foundation...After all, if and when the automation goes kaput, can you fly an approach to mins with no A/P, FD, GPS, FMS, etc...?