Originally Posted by Iceberg (Post 2928589)

That’s concerning. Seems you two should have talked about it more. Captain should have said, “Hey, you’re really blowing it here. I’m pretty concerned about the large deviations.” Or, you could have said, “You seem pretty uncomfortable, would you prefer I reconnect the autopilot?”

Either way, doesn’t sound like a cohesive cockpit or anything to come trumpet about on the internet.

Originally Posted by Psycho18th (Post 2928376)

There I was...
Hadn’t ever had an auto-throttle until I started this airline gig a bit over two years ago. Had been on the line maybe six months when I flew a leg from EWR to TPA with a broken AT. Can’t count the number of times I thought “why isn’t this thing slowing down?, “why are we going so slow”, etc. then realizing “oh yeah, that’s MY job!”. Amazing how fast you get used to the automation.

Originally Posted by Iceberg (Post 2928589)

That’s concerning. Seems you two should have talked about it more. Captain should have said, “Hey, you’re really blowing it here. I’m pretty concerned about the large deviations.” Or, you could have said, “You seem pretty uncomfortable, would you prefer I reconnect the autopilot?”

Either way, doesn’t sound like a cohesive cockpit or anything to come trumpet about on the internet.

Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 2928647)

There is something about papers, pencils floating in mid air that is mildly discomforting.

Originally Posted by tomgoodman (Post 2928715)

Not to mention floating Flight Attendants. :eek:

Originally Posted by tomgoodman (Post 2928715)

Not to mention floating Flight Attendants. :eek:

Originally Posted by Omniscient (Post 2928679)

That’s such a great point. More pilots should probably think along these lines vs “my manual says I can hand fly, and this guy is ‘scared’. But instead of addressing it with the Captain, I’ll continue to hand fly”.

Originally Posted by tomgoodman (Post 2928715)

Not to mention floating Flight Attendants. :eek:

Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 2928647)

There is something about papers, pencils floating in mid air that is mildly discomforting.

Originally Posted by herewego (Post 2928890)

for fear of offending moderators I'll just recommend looking up floating in the urban dictionary.
If you're from Utah, you won't need to look it up.