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Old 30th Apr 2012, 03:34
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ExSp33db1rd
 
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I have never flown an aircraft that one pilot did not know what the other was doing. What a strange way to design an airliner.
Boeing even let you see what the Auto-pilot is doing, it was vaguely comforting on a dark night to see the controls columns and throttles gently rocking or rolling back and forth, just as they would do if the other pilot was hand-flying. Kept one in the loop, so to speak.

I used to have a bumper sticker on my briefcase - " Boeing, my way "

History for me now of course, but nothing will persuade me otherwise, bigotted if you like. Don't care.

The Daily Telegraph claims to have a leaked draft of AF447 (central Atlantic, all lost) final acc. reprt. Doesn't look too credible/accurate to me. Comments?
What don't you like about it, nothing new, just putting it all together in non-pilot-speak. Don't need the emotional stuff about children, and a few pax, of course, leave that to the other merdia.
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