Lightning Mate:
I can remember some aircraft had Autopilots.
So what?
I was taught to fly, properly of course, without one. Is that what "hand flying" is?
Later marks of Lightning had full auto ILS and autothrottle -
IN THE
1960s!!
Nobody gave a damn of course - we just flew the aeroplane.
Most of you were being breast fed at the time prolly.
..during instrument training, have you do a GCA to touchdown while under the hood to demonstrate it could be done in extremis situations. Confidence building.
Too right!
