Originally Posted by
Chris the Robot
For me, manual flying would be much preferable to watching an autopilot and especially since it seems one or two of the big airlines aren't what they once were, I think it's probably a great way to start a career.
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Just because an aeroplane has propellers doesn't mean it is flown manually with no autopilot. There are cessna 172s out there with fully functioning autopilot systems that the pilots make full use of. You'll find the ATR is flown on autopilot lots of the time too.