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Hand flying Yorks, only 60 years ago, when the Captain went aft to where the toilets were situated, as the F/O hand-flying, I found that it was easier to get the aircraft to fly "on the step" with an increase of perhaps 1 or even 2 kts. IAS. When the Captain returned, the speed reverted.
Our A/Ps seldom worked and when they did they would often pump the elevator about 30 to 40 times a minute, causing our SLF to use a paper bag, while they enjoyed (?) the PURR of four Merlins.
An earlier thread suggested that S/S were very sensitive controls. Do pilots ever hand fly at cruising level? Another thread implied, if I read it correctly, that "our company forbids this."
There have been a number of references to other sources of information, like Davies' HTBJ. There may be some help to be found in D.Beaty's "The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents." ( Published in 1969 - aircraft may have changed but not humans !)
Ian W. says #565
"... fly the aircraft..." Just as true today as it was 60 years ago, when we learned that someone had tried to do something else in bad weather...
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