Hi CAT3C AUTOLAND,
My previous employer also encouraged practising manual flying skills without the FD - but keeping the PNFs FD on and appropriate modes selected - so the AP could be re-engaged at any moment with everything already "plugged in".
Not so now on the AB, where it is not permitted to have just one FD on - due to a series of previous errors caused by autothrust confusion.
Last edited by rudderrudderrat; 17th October 2011 at 10:43.
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