Basic flying skills vs flight control augmentation: where is the rotary world?
Just a thought. The FMS is classified as a Client's Optional Equipment and as such a defered defect on the FMS is allowable for despatching the aircraft offshore. However, the FMS is the heart and soul of the navigation system esp for offshore work. Has anyone flown offshore with an unserviceable FMS? As for me I am from the old S61 N school where I was brought up with "nothing" so it is no big deal to go offshore using the VOR, NDB and radar for navigation. However, I will only do it in good weather. What about the rest of us?