Thread: A/R Buffoonery
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Old 06-03-2009, 04:06 PM
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TankerBob
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Most terrifying moment: When the new R-model digital autopilot suddenly kicks off when you're in contact. Holy crap, that will wake you up! Happened to me twice in 23 years.
Digital Autopilot!!! Thats the best thing I have heard today. You all would be frightened to know what that thing is really like!


Just as they parked the aircraft in the contact position, the tanker pilot, who after receiving a crossing altitude restriction by point RADDS, decided to immediately (without notice to us) pull power to idle, extend full speedbrakes, and started a push over manuever (probably using IAS hold) in order to meet the crossing restriction --- all because he didn't want to get violated.
You gucci boys with your IAS hold! HA

Anyways being a tanker toad, I don't have any advice for you really. But I will say good luck to you and I'll see you over STOOL sometime.
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