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Old 27th July 2003 | 03:56
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Otterman
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just a line pilot

I have flown several different types. Ranging from Boeing 747 classic to the 767, and before that many smaller planes. But I can answer your question a little bit. I participate in simulator experiments at our national air and space research instituut. They have simulators that can be setup for aircraft ranging from a Boeing 747-400 to the Airbus series (none of which I have flown). The experiments that I have recently done involved the next phase of "free flight", and simulator "feel" research in both take-off rotation, and landing dynamics. Although I could not pass a proficiency check in the simulators there, I can make it do what I want it to do. Even did an experiment in workload pressure byhand flying an A320 setup using raw data between London-Amsterdam-London single pilot. Failures are not part of the deal there, and they don't judge your flying abalities too closely. But I feel in a pinch (and the conditions aren't too crazy) I can fly almost any transport catagory aircraft from cruise to a "safe" landing.
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