Originally Posted by
FLYBOY2900
Is there any specific rules to hand flying at Southwest? And if not, how often do pilots hand fly airplanes ay Southwest? I would imagine it does increase the workload a bit, but is there any specific SOP against it?
Thanks!
Not really. Autothrottles have to be off if you're hand flying. That's about it.
I typically hand fly to 18,000 feet in the climb and then turn it off once we are given vectors for a visual approach on landing. But I still enjoy flying the airplane. YMMV.