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Old 2nd Aug 2007, 19:20
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Wileydog3,in his infinite wisdom,speaks of each design(AB and conventional)having their strengths and weaknesses and that the aviator must understand them and act accordingly.Thats quite frankly bs.
BS. Explain.

The pilot is your last and best chance and he must have full and total control of his aircraft at all times.Unhampered by mode confusion
You seem to be asserting that the pilot is infallible and that mode confusion is a phenomena specific to one manufacturer. Please explain how VNAV works in the various Boeings, Fokkers, etc and the defaults, especially with multiple crossing fixes and specifically with reference to being in a pitch mode or speed mode.

No tactile feedback and an over-reliance on the optical channel complete the sorry picture.
No tactile feedback? Hmmm. so let's do away with *artificial* flight feel so we can REALLY feel what the airplane is doing, not some old computer. And maybe back to open cockpits so we can hear the wind in the wires.

At the critical time(just after touchdown),control of the aircraft was in the hands of the computer,not the pilot.
You do realize that many aircraft won't give you braking if you don't get wheel spin-up or if a squat switch doesn't tell the systems the airplane is on the ground. Do we do away with squat switches also and anti-skid systems?
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