The Ugly Truth
04-24-2012 | 02:42 PM
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Enjoy it.
I hand fly the beast to 10k if there is not a lot of traffic. If there is a lot of traffic, I turn George on and and put more focus on scanning for my fellow Aviators. I find that it's good to " feel " the airplane on a regular basis. Kind of like snuggling with the wife once in a while.
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04-24-2012 | 08:44 PM
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From: A-320 Capt
I use the auto pilot a lot because I want to provide a smooth flight for my pax. I contend I can "fly" the AP smoother than the smoothest hand flyer. (well most anyway)
I'm not a big fan of guys who hand fly thought FL 180 every time without reguard to the level of traffic in the terminal area. I'd prefer you use the AP and keep more SA and look outside in busy areas.
I'm not a big fan of guys who hand fly thought FL 180 every time without reguard to the level of traffic in the terminal area. I'd prefer you use the AP and keep more SA and look outside in busy areas.
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04-24-2012 | 08:50 PM
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From: Journo by night, irrigator by day
I recall reading a magazine article about this written in 1977!.. So I tentatively call BS. Some senior NTSB spokesperson wrote that the emerging automation technologies like decent control and auto-land would render pilots superfluous[ref to L-1011]. it also speculated about the collapse of ATC and airports as we know them. He described in the late 1970s GPS vectored aircraft being serviced in a bus terminal situation where aircraft would de-pax under big shelters being serviced by their inbuilt TriStar styled 'air-stair' and semi-autonomous baggage handlers... So I guess time will tell. I think that when light cargo goes fully autonomous you guys should probably worry. And if autonomic systems are so great why do 'drones' need pilots? There will always be a need for humans that want to strap themselves to big machines imho :-)
.... Although just think of the weight / space gains by not having all those pesky instruments, controls and seats. I bet you could fit a tiny McDonnalds in there.... I wonder if Mr Voss is a McDonalds shareholder...
.... Although just think of the weight / space gains by not having all those pesky instruments, controls and seats. I bet you could fit a tiny McDonnalds in there.... I wonder if Mr Voss is a McDonalds shareholder...
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