Originally posted by HUCK:
"A nasty system, but perfectly in line with McDonnell's philosophy of a push-button airplane. After many many accidents, tailstrikes and close calls we've now as an industry come to the realization that an MD-11 must be flown - as in hand-flown - by real pilots with all their stuff in one sock...."
I didn't know you 'Bama boys wore socks.