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Old 2nd Apr 2012, 10:53
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IMHO, not enough manual flying these days.
I agree.
I would simply hope that the folks up front in the cockpit can actually fly the plane when all the automation and computer stuff goes away.
They can in Normal Law - no problem.

On a non FBW aircraft, in the cruise we'd take the autopilot out occasionally, enjoy the feel of the aircraft's response, re-trim it then re-engage the AP.
On AI FBW, there is no requirement to re-trim - it's done automatically. Even if you take the AP out - it's still in Normal Law and handles differently to ALT Law.

There is never an opportunity to practice Alt Law flying skills.
I think the lack of opportunity to practice manual flying skills in Alt Law needs to be addressed in recurrent sim training opportunities..
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