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Old 7th Sep 2001, 15:50
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Pointy Pilot
 
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Mmmm, I think some of my fellow “gods children” airline pilots have been stuck in their glass cockpit comfy chairs too long and have confused systems with flying.

Last time I checked you could still fly modern airliners by ASI, VSI throttles and looking out the window. Maybe I am confused but I thought they had these in smaller airplanes as well. The one I was in last week worked the same anyway!

A PPL probably could get it on the ground. Might bend the jet a bit but a reasonably competent PPL should be able to land it and not kill everyone.

Excuse me but actually flying an airplane is not exactly the most difficult job in the world whatever it is.

Systems management and CRM are different things all together, but that was not the question was it.

Have a nice day
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