Originally Posted by
Capn Bloggs
Yes. Pilots who regularly hand-fly have trained their eyes to scan. When the AP is in (as it was in this case) their eyes still scan.
Fair point, but is this something you know to be true or something that you would hope is true? The statement seems to be a bit of a sweeping generalisation to me.
Those who sit there day in day out just watching the AP
I haven't seen any indication that such a description could be applied to the check Captains on the THY crew. It seems like a shaky assumption to make.
Thanks for the lessons learnt. The first two are valid and slices of the cheese, I agree.
No problem - I stand by the third though, until I see evidence that indicates otherwise.