Originally Posted by
gearmaid
The flying is what you make it. If you put the auto pilot on at 600 feet and turn it off at 200 feet then yes it may get a little mundane. But turn the damn thing off every once and a while. And no I'm not talking about flying the flight director up to FL360, I'm talking about looking outside the plane and handflying the jet to the pavement.
Yeah...I get a kick out of swinging the yoke and looking outside, watching the plane do what I make it - without slaving away at the PFD. Remember, it's an Airplane first...
And I'm torn as to which I prefer - departures or arrivals. The arrivals are great because so much is going on, and to grease on the landing, well 'nuff said! But on takeoff, everything clicking, it's smooth as silk, and you're just sailing through the air...and since you're clean, the plane flies on your fingertips.