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Old 4th Dec 2013, 12:06
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I can't imagine a raw data instrument scan to be up to speed when the only hands on flying done is the take off up to 200-400 feet, and landing below 1000 feet whilst following the flight director.
Quite true. At a rough guess applies to 95 percent of the world's airline pilots flying Boeing and Airbus types. Scary - but despite even the FAA bleating about the need for more accent on manual flight skills, the fact is airline managements will always press their pilots to use more automation as they don't trust their pilots manual skills. Vicious circle.
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