Originally Posted by
nigelh
Old school flying skills are disappearing. There was a time when losing SAS or autopilot was an inconvenience but now it’s a disaster. 2 pilots and all the bells and whistles should be able to fly over flat water safely... period . Something is going terribly wrong with our current training !
I completely agree.
When I flew for Okanagan in the Beaufort Sea and High Arctic we used Bell 212's (Bell IFR or Sperry - no FD or AP except on 2 aircraft) ), SK 61's (AFCS - no FD or AP) and 76's (SCAS - no FD or AP).
We flew many thousands of hours at night, 12 months a year.
And yes, I once experienced "the wobblies" after a turn on departure into a black night with no horizon or celestial illumination.
FLY THE AIRCRAFT