Automation and our Regulator.
Actually Bloggs now someone has mentioned it I have always thought that the 717 AT seems like it is often "hunting" a little compared to say 737/320 type systems. I am sure it works just fine but "gracefull" is not a word I would use.
Thanks for the clarification Bloggs, thought I might have been losing my mind then. A change to the front row of the sister company is not my first choice for various reasons, but you never know.
Back on topic, our mob have gone to great lengths over the last few years to make the most of the (somewhat limited) automatics. They have also been quick to recognise the possibilty of declining hand flying skills and have been encouraging us to hand fly at appropriate times.
Back on topic, our mob have gone to great lengths over the last few years to make the most of the (somewhat limited) automatics. They have also been quick to recognise the possibilty of declining hand flying skills and have been encouraging us to hand fly at appropriate times.
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Power oscillations can be minimised by continually reconfiguring for landing with the power at or close to idle.
Some numbers fliers, possibly because they can't hear the noise, and aren't cognisant of the power/pitch changes as the autoflight system handles them so well, allow the AFS to capture a speed gate, the engines spool up, then they reconfigure and select the next lower speed, so the engines head back to idle. And so on.
Some numbers fliers, possibly because they can't hear the noise, and aren't cognisant of the power/pitch changes as the autoflight system handles them so well, allow the AFS to capture a speed gate, the engines spool up, then they reconfigure and select the next lower speed, so the engines head back to idle. And so on.
