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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
That's pretty illogical (nothing personal- just it doesn't follow)... Follow me here:
The sim by nature is going to be mostly automated. You're typically dealing with abnormals and have to manage the aircraft appropriately. A higher level of automation is preferred when one guy is head down running the QRH and coordinating all the stuff that accompanies that. So, of course you don't get to hand fly a bunch in the sim since you're dealing with the aircraft breaking most of the time.
Line operations are largely normal ops, right? So, it follows that a reduction in automation would not only be appropriate but encouraged during line operations until things go south.
Hand flying is a minimal workload increase for the PM and I expect/anticipate the other guy to hand fly a while until proven otherwise. It's not that massive of a workload increase, even out of NYC or the like... I'd hardly call it a burden. I got this job because I like pressing buttons- not trying to avoid it.
Well, I'm not going to point fingers in at any one particular fleet but autopilot OFF below 10K and judicious hand flying would make you like a
and on a line check
I may be exaggerating to be funny, but humor requires an element of truth, so maybe I'm not, but I am, but I'm not not, so i've covered all of my bases here. But look who hand flies the least statistically.
That said, I hope, and it looks like, we may move in your desired direction. As long as you don't fart in our general direction. Again, humor requires an element of truth.
Oh by the way, if this helps shine some light on the subject, Departure Briefing.... COMPLETE. Not complet
ed. It's just complete. You keep saying completed. No D.