Originally Posted by
Hetman
WGAF how you walked through the snow. It's just a good thing you don't have the stick and throttle in your hands.
Too funny, and who says I don't have a stuck and throttle in my hands? I don't only sit sideways, though that seems to pay my bills lately, I doubt you've done anything other than fly from ILS to ILS your whole life, step aside for people with experience, else you get run over. You've also clearly never flown in a 3+ crew airplane, you'd know an FE is more than a systems operator if you did, but you're clueless, so no fixing that, CML.
Originally Posted by newarkblows
We were once required to have judgement and airmanship. We now have rnav departures that REQUIRE the use of an autopilot. Little by little our jobs are losing everything that requires skill. Call me ignorant but i dont like the trend. I fly the book but that doesnt mean i like it.
I whole-heartedly agree, I'd like to add that an important part of "flying the book" is knowing where "Recommendations" end and "PIC/Crew Authority and Judgment" begins.