Hand Flying
08-08-2011, 07:04 PM
#3
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Same. I'll hand fly to at least 10k. If its an interesting departure procedure, or I'm feeling good that day, I'll hand fly up to RVSM. I'll usually start hand flying below 8k, especially if its a visual approach. Keeps the stick and rudder skills.
08-08-2011, 07:23 PM
#4
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Position: B777
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I hand fly to the top of climb, and from the top of decent to landing (unless the flight attendants are throwing food my way, and that never happens). So on a 10 hour leg, I might hand fly for almost an hour.
08-08-2011, 07:36 PM
#5
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I usually hand fly to 10k or cruise, depending on how I feel and the workload we're presented with. I generally click off early for all visual approaches, but am guilty of being lazy on the ILS and click off between 1k and 200' depending on if it's the first leg or the seventh of the day.
08-08-2011, 09:39 PM
#6
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Joined APC: May 2011
Position: 737 CA
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Echo in here?
I'm usually to 10K or cruise. Sometimes I'm lazy and kick it on early, sometimes don't use it at all.
On descent I'll usually kick it off at between 10,000 and somewhere along the approach. Like Diver Driver said, all depends on leg number.
I'm usually to 10K or cruise. Sometimes I'm lazy and kick it on early, sometimes don't use it at all.
On descent I'll usually kick it off at between 10,000 and somewhere along the approach. Like Diver Driver said, all depends on leg number.
