Originally Posted by
Waves
Someone once told me that SWA's pilots had to fly in the Rose mode and could not use map mode because not all of their cockpits had FMS. Any truth to this?
Absolutely true - they've just started using VNAV and LNAV and I still don't think they use autothrottles - could be wrong. You'd be apalled at the displays they have in their -700s. This is all in the name of "commonality".