Do KA actively encourage their junior co's / cadets to disconnect the AP and manually fly from ToD - traffic environment permitting of course. As an ex trainer on the BUS my company actively encouraged their trainers to let the cadets manually fly.
I have seen a real reluctance over recent years for pilots to disconnect the AP and fly the jet. I know what the Boeing and Airbus lawyers say, but an over reliance on system automation will erode further the very limited skill base of a cadet pilot.
Last edited by propaganda; 20th Oct 2015 at 18:12.