Yeah good thoughts but would you agree that an AP can harm a pilots handling skills????????? so when the shizza hits the fan and the AP is u/s is the pilot still up to a standard where the aircraft can still be operated correctly.
My point would be that just maybe to much emphasis has being put on AP usage
and not as much only the good old basics.
However I do agree that they should be in any aircraft carrying the fare paying public.
As far as the new planes I hadn't heard that rumour yet. But the white one sitting in Hams is t put it niceley F*%$ed, aparently did around 10000 hours prior to overhaul
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