At last commonsense is beginning to prevail. An article in the latest Flight International reports that one of the world's largest airline operators - United Airlines -actively encourages pilots to hand-fly whenever possible and lays this down via the company FCOM.
Another paragraph in the same article reveals the United States pilot union ALPA echoes the view of the US FAA Administrator that airline pilots may need to spend more time hand-flying aircraft to stave off the impacts of automation.
So, the Revolution has started at long last and well overdue at that. And it is all about Loss of Control now going to the top of causes of aircraft crashes.
So, come on CASA, and pilot unions of Australia - how about some action on this subject which has been tip-toe'd around for years while our airlines hammer the fantastic advantages of automation from lift off to touch down - even on bloody Saab 340's and Dash Eights!
