Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
You should never need an excuse to hand-fly in cruise...You're a Pilot, it's an airplane, get over it.
Have you been working on this reply for the last six months? Get over what, exactly? If my Company tells me I
must do something, yes, I think I need a reason not to do it.
And yes, the reg's allow you to hand-fly in RVSM (in a normal, passenger-carrying capacity) as long as an Autopilot is available.
If that's directed at me, I never stated otherwise. My Company's policies are more restrictive than the FAR in this instance.