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Old 16th Apr 2013, 23:07
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All the technical jargon between JPJP and OKC makes me want to go and lie down - trying to get all that right and coping with all the variable options whilst approaching minima ? Just proves that today's airline pilots are computer button pushers, not pilots.

I always found it much harder to accurately set up, and control, even the basic autoland facilities of the auto-pilots of yesteryear to accomplish a Cat III ILS - than just clicking the A/P and A/T out and just flying the bl**dy thing, which of course was forbidden, it has to be auto all the way to touchdown - but on a Non-precision approach such as this was ??

When in doubt look out of the window and fly the aeroplane.

We rely on our pilots not to forget to push the Thrust levers forward during a go around.......
What an indictment of modern airline procedures !

How many more LIONS will be led to the slaughter ?
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