{Kevin Hiatt}And while problems with autopilot are rare, things do fail from time to time, according to Hiatt. "PA systems have problems, call buttons stick, computers can fail to a non-active mode," he says. And that, says Hiatt, is when those cornerstone "stick and rudder skills" come into play.
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shfo
Yeah when a PA system fails, that's when you need good stick and rudder skills. This guy has not flown an Embraer. I think you could be drunk and track a localizer better than the ERJ's autopilot.
You have to understand - Kevin Hiatt is a moron. A complete and utter moron. Other pilots at Delta should have kneecapped him when they had the chance. After his stint there, he became Director of Safety at my carrier, where he did everything possible to impede safety and suck up to upper management. The fact that he's now with the Flight Safety Foundation is unbelievable.