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Old 1st Jul 2013, 10:33
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M.Mouse

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....and all other airlines and operators that through policy and SOP do NOT encourage manual flying as well as visual approaches!
Manually flying a circling approach is very demanding but above all unnecessary. One approach where properly used automatics enhance the safety of flying the approach and allow both pilots maximum mental capacity to manage the approach.

You are not seriously saying that a circling approach at night into a poorly lit area with high terrain would be safer flown manually (assuming competent hand flying skills)?
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