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Old 24th Mar 2020, 12:49
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FlightDetent

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on the sacrcastic side

Originally Posted by Uplinker
I wonder if the above is adequately explained to pilots; i.e. if disturbed, the aircraft will not regain the original "glide-slope" but will parallel it, either above or below.
To pilots, such a thing need not to be explained at all.

Moreover, in case when a company detailed a specific automation drill in their manuals (such as LNAV/FPV 2D APCH in sub-zero temps) and omitted to-reiterate distance/altitude principle for the sake of brevity or whatever, pilots would do it anyhow.

Not to mention any pilot examiner would need to discontinue the bi-yearly check-ride should the applicants ignore such basic protocol.

There is something rotten west of the Denmark's largest island.

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