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Old 6th Sep 2011, 17:33
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grahamcalder
 
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hand flying

I'm just a simple PPL (1973) and came across this discussion.

I am a dental/oral surgeon who must totally rely upon training/knowledge/experience/and hand(digital?) skills to be successful.

My airborne exploits are really little different (RV6) enjoy!!

However on a recent Airbus flight we had a medical emergency which needed a "soon" landing at Munchen. The plane was expertly flown to a smooth landing - rapid loss of height and 30* bank.

The pilot (like me) had a head of grey hair.

Question: was this hand flown (as I suspect) or a/p ?
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