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Old 1st March 2009 | 17:01
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downwindabeam
 
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I personally cannot believe the words some pilots here are writing. Since when holding 180kts and joining an ILS a problem that you need auto throttles or autopilots for???

Jesus what have we come to?

All this lawyer mumbo jumbo... "I look to see if its safe to me to take my hand off my and put it somewhere else.... " for real?

Seriously gentlemen, you have elected to be pilots, mentally return to your 172 days and put your hands on the throttle and join that needle and slope. It's not that hard even if you need to say "Gear down" .... "Flaps X...", not a big deal!

Maybe even try a 250kts to the marker some time, it will do wonders to how much you know about your airplane. Maybe even try to see if you know what kind of a pitch attiude it takes to level your airplane at 200kts, at 180 and first flap application, how about at 250... do you know what those attitude targets are?
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