Originally Posted by
cessnapete
Ref the possible manual thrust issues in this incident.
According to a current Airbus pilot, BA requirement is 777/787/Airbus pilots to practice manual thrust management once every three years in the sim. Not approved on route flying.
Yes and that is slightly terrifying. At the end of the day, pilots are.needed when things go wrong with automation. If they only have to practice onnce every 3 years and never have done so in reality, how can we possibly rely on them when things go wrong? There is something deeply distrurving in the industry. I'm a Brit and i'd love BA to be the best but...
I've heard KLM and delta have started sending cadets up for acrobatics training. Seems a good idea
Virgin are apparently more flexible and allow airbus crews to use manual thrust at their discretion. It is increasingly worthwhile finding out an airlines SOPs before flying. Sad