Originally Posted by
capngrog
Wonkazoo:
Your above statement indicates to me that you think that all pilots are a bunch of folks who turn to jelly at the first sign of something amiss. I have to respectfully disagree. The extensive training that pilots are supposed to undergo, is to primarily reduce the effects of the "startle factor" and allow the so-called "muscle memory" to take over in the event of an emergency. Of course that is only if the pilots have been trained to fly the airplane instead of wonder: "Why is it doing that?" All too many recent (in the past decade or so) accidents/incidents have involved pilots trouble shooting the computer generated warnings instead of looking out the window and flying the aircraft. I can't necessarily fault pilots for that, because that seems to be what is currently being taught. Pilots need to develop a feel for flying and to understand that it is a very complicated, yet do-able balancing act. I still like 737 Driver's mantra: " Turn off the magic, set the pitch, set the power, trim the aircraft, monitor the performance and move the aircraft to a safe altitude".
Cheers,
Grog
Grog,
Your above post indicates to me that not only did you not read my previous post, you have not read any of my other posts either, including the one where I (a 4,400 hour commercial pilot- with the hours earned the hard way) describe a near (as in within a second or two of being dead) death experience as PIC in an airplane. Added to that I once held a zero level (ground) waiver for aerobatic demonstrations so I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that with few exceptions you will not find a more qualified person here on PPRuNe to comment on hand-flying at aerodynamic limits within 300' of the ground. Thus telling me that "Pilots need to develop a feel for flying" is like the dumbest thing I have been told in quite a while.
Please go read- and then you can edit your comment to appropriately reflect what I have written, what my experience is, and you understanding of same.
Warm regards,
dce