I think and stand to be corrected but someone flew an aircraft for real under all the London Bridges
Try that today and you would be locked up
On the PPL landing a heavy jet from 38000 feet with no assistance other than distant assistance from an ATC unit I would still be amazed if that was possible
i can only go from real world experience even with CPL IR pilots
It is very different with someone sitting alongside or behind you telling you to reduce the decent rate or bring back the thrust to XYZ or telling you to look at the speed which is rocketing or to hold the heading or to touch that lever and bring the flaps to XYZ or set up the ILS and displays or when to put the gear down etc etc etc
You are an autopilot for someone behind you! and remember in this situation there is NO autopilot no flight director
Cold ??? Now heres a challenge for pprune lets set up a sim session with a basic PPL at 38000 feet and only distant ATC assistance and see if its possible ?
any TAKERS
Pace