Originally Posted by
NightIP
The ERJ does not. Unless things have changed (not likely), all the approaches must be flown green-needles, even the arcs. On top of that, I've had to hand fly plenty due to those sketchy Mexican VORs.
Some like the challenge. I know I do.
Green needles!?!?! Hand fly!?!?!?!?! Sketchy VORs!?!?!?!
Wait, why would you have to hand-fly due to sketchy VORs? Can you not turn a heading bug? DAS is about the king of Sketchy VORs (and yes, I have flown in Mexico before), and all that means is you can't use Nav mode. I'm sure your airplane has a Heading mode, too, yes?
You know what this sounds like? Every day ops for Saab/Beech/DC-9 drivers.
Edit: What I'm saying, I guess, is that I'm confident that any airline pilot is confident in their own ability to fly under these conditions, otherwise they have no business doing the job they do. That being said, knowing that a hand-flown non-radar arc/teardrop approach was going to happen during the flight, and I could pick the pilots, I'm grabbing guys with experience in the Beech.