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Old 16th Sep 2008, 11:02
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MD83FO
 
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RWY HDG ? or RWY TRK

I fly the airbus 320, (on a fly rwy heading clearance) this aircraft is defaulted to fly the rwy track on initial climb, we can preselect the rwy heading prior to departure but it seems much more nominal to me to fly exaclty over the extended centerline in track mode.
my question is: doesnt it reduce work load on the controller to have the pilot fly rwy track so crosswind is taken care of ? at least on the airbus aircraft for the purpose of being consistent with the defaulted automation of the aircraft.
i hope my question was clear, english is my second language.
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