Originally Posted by
Banana Joe
I hate the F/D. Unless I strictly need them (low ceiling, strong crosswind or gusts) or at night with some approach lights inop I fly raw data. And when I leave it on, I still tend to fly through them...
That SOP, seems a bit off-piste?
Seems to be a lot of stigma about people using flight directors, bit of raw data now and again is fun but if flight directors were really that bad they wouldn’t exist...
I’m on the pro-200 hour pilot side. To get someone into an airline fresh out of training is when the knowledge is still there and the skills taught are the sharpest. Whilst I’m sure 1500 hours of towing ‘Happy 50th Margaret’ banners gets you very familiar with VFR ops in a 172, please don’t try and say it makes you a much better multi crew airline pilot. Better at weather avoidance, maybe. Better at R/T, arguably, let’s be honest that’s about it.