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Old 23rd July 2003 | 23:34
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sir
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From: button moon
Bit weird though- why keep it such an excellent secret from the customers who will use it
Ok this from a non pilot...

I did an evaluation at Swissair back in the day, and one of the requirements was a sim flight (simple thing, no visuals just instruments).

As a pretty much 0 hours ab initio candidate I did a similar thing instinctively and without being told to. Just thought it was a good way of getting a smooth level out without overshooting - I did the same in the turns using the HSI, easing off the bank angle following the pointer as the target heading entered it's last 20'.

Now am I a genius natural pilot ?

Not really. Didn't get in to Swissair.

Thank the lord....
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