A true pilots aeroplane
 

An interesting term

Personally I have never used it. I have 10000 plus hours from light twins, turbo prop and both Boeing and Airbus. I even hear non pilots using the term. Aircraft have both pro's and con's. Does it mean the good outweigh the bad?

I love both the Bus and the Boeing does that mean they are both in my opinion a pilots aircraft. But wouldn't a small aerobatic a'c be more of a pilots a/c than an Airbus which has absolutely no feel on the stick and has a complex FMS when compared to say a 777.

Does a stick shaker, alpha floor protection, high rate of turn or an easy plane to land contribute to an a/c been classified as a pilots aeroplane? Is the some sort of rating system out there?

Can someone elaborate as to the true meaning or offer their angle on the term.

Never flown a Bonanza huh!

Dr :8

Actually both Barron and Bonana combined total of about 2000 hours.

easy... (I think :})

anything that doesn't have a wheel thingy in the cockpit

I think they call them control yokes, don't they? Actually, yokes are what bullocks wear when pulling drays or ploughs and things

A

If it has a pilot, it must be a 'pilots aeroplane', otherwise it is a drone...;)

If we're getting into semantics, then if you own it and fly it, it must be a pilot's aeroplane. Otherwise it's someone else's...

Never flown floats?

Actually that would be a mariner's aeroplane - but a hell of a lot of fun anyway.

W

The MK II Reserve Block was a beauty :hmm:

Have u really flown a Baron can't spell it!!!!!:suspect:

Hey Kim

About 10 years ago dude sorry:{ I was never good at spelling

Or a 'Bonana'.... mate... correct spelling is "Banana".

That's not the first time I've heard a Bo called a "Bonana". :ok:

Apparently the Spitfire was a pilot's flying machine.

And the Auster was a true pilot's gentlemen's fine aerial conveyance.

haven't flown a Gulfstream jet huh..?

Why would anyone want to fly a Gulfstream jet?

Surely the only way to travel in a Gulfstream, is down the back!;)

I always thought a yoke was used to direct a beast of burden...

MD11!
 

for me its a true pilots plane, as once the auto pilot is off u need to be a good poler to land the beast!

What Mr Mechanic, no CAT IIIC? That is positively archaic...;)

PS: It's still the sexiest Big Bird in the sky though...:ok:

"And the Auster was a true pilot's gentlemen's fine aerial conveyance."

Lasio, U gotta be kidding!

I used to tow gliders with a J5B and have flown the J1B and the J5F.

Thought they were all heaps of sh*t!

Dr :8