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Old 7th Feb 2014, 17:42
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Chuck Ellsworth
 
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Well, in fact it is, specially in areas with vast array of WAAS approaches. I would always prefer approach I can slave my A/P or F/D to it over a fallible human being talking me down
Yes I understand where you are cumming from and I was not specific enough in my post...so..

I did not take into consideration the use of an autopilot or a flight director as aids in the approach and landing process......I had a momentary flashback to the days of the DC3 that did not have an autopilot nor a flight director, but our home airport did have PAR available and we used PAR whenever the weather was really bad.......as our backup we used the ILS....and the PMA system of approach and landing.

Different times and different mindsets of course.
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