Not wanting to be a wet blanket, amigo, but for the money we are paying for this aircraft, that sumbitch needs to be able to dance the jig on final and grease it on anyway, regardless of cross wind.
The reporting of the mundane sometimes rubs me the wrong way. Not really aimed at you, I hope you understand
I didn't take it personal, I understand, I know it is a
PR release but thought it was a clip worth mentioning. There are plenty of folks (including on this thread) who moan about all things it hasn't done yet, but it seems more blocks are getting checked off....
Will it ever dance like a Harrier? Perhaps not, or as easy as JF made it seem
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I find the different modes interesting, and how each is designed to make things easier for the pilot, but as I said in an earlier post, I fear the day when the computer "thinks" it is in a certian mode, but the pilot or the controls or engine is thinking something else.