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Old 9th Jun 2020, 17:23
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Axel-Flo
 
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Automatics?

Yes but it’s not just about handling the aircraft raw (if on this baby bus you can still call any of it that) but there are, as has been hinted at many times, techniques which I’ve found are nowadays not taught either....but by manipulation of the automatics you can achieve way differing results. Spoiler/speed brakes, open descent, selected v managed speed, gear, VS with all the modes available even missing TOD there’s a whole box of tools there to get you back on profile and the passengers (unless you leave it way way too late won’t notice much difference) 😇
I’ve seen new FOs with no idea because nobody ever showed them in the sim or on subsequent line training what else they could use to correct a situation and more so were often prepared to argue vehemently and with huge authority, that to do some of these things was out and out wrong? 😇

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