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Old 13th January 2014 | 15:02
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VNAV PATH
 
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automaitism aversion

Quoting "aluminium shuffler" :

automation aversion is every bit as dangerous as automation dependency

Yesterday and Jabara adventure illustrations :

Runway in sight, you do not really understand what your FD is saying , forget FMS distance, forget VNAV deviation or glide slope indications you do not really understand , forget DME fixes and the rule of thumb , aheight = distance x 3 , back to basic ...

Same rule of thumb should be known by ATC , radar helps..


Next episode will be a landing on a shorter runway ...
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