Originally Posted by e6bpilot (Post 3908264)

Nobody cares. Spinning the altitude knob hard isn't abusing equipment. Are you even a real pilot?
I did once have an old 4 digit codger living in the past tell me to turn the mechanical freq selector in the classics the short way around in order to save wear and tear on the gears. I looked at him like my dog looks at me when I ask him how his day was.

Originally Posted by hoover (Post 3908289)

I've heard that as well but to this day I still chastised myself when I go the long way

Originally Posted by LiftGrDrinkBeer (Post 3898706)

again, this is what you sound like…I’m just gonna keep doing this till you get it.

Originally Posted by e6bpilot (Post 3908264)

Nobody cares. Spinning the altitude knob hard isn't abusing equipment. Are you even a real pilot?
I did once have an old 4 digit codger living in the past tell me to turn the mechanical freq selector in the classics the short way around in order to save wear and tear on the gears. I looked at him like my dog looks at me when I ask him how his day was.

Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine (Post 3908267)

Spinning the altitude pre-selector "hard"... really? I would be more concerned about a captain that thought an altitude pre-selector could actually be damaged by spinning it. You have to wonder what other minor things will cause their blood pressure to sky rocket.

Originally Posted by Turbosina (Post 3911270)

If the alt knob didn't exist, how the heck else would we decide who flies the first leg of a trip? Without an alt knob to spin, we'd all just sit there trying to outdo the other guy in terms of "I care even less than you about which legs I fly" 😅