Originally Posted by
derjodel
- he hand flew which was against SOP for IMC
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Is this a real thing at some carriers? It’s against SOP to hand fly in IMC conditions? Could this be part of the problem? We have a whole new generation of pilots that in essence aren’t really pilots? To me, this is downright scary. When I train new FO’s (IOE), they aren’t allowed to use automation until they have convinced me that they can hand fly the jet (737), preferably in IMC conditions. When we administer PC’s (a rarity these days), students still have to demonstrate the abitlity to hand fly a single engine ILS down to minimums.