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Manual Flying
Hello everybody,
I'm trying to build some sort of definition for the term 'manual flying skill' and it's proving to be very difficult. The definition is in relation to the piloting of commercial transport aircraft.
Would anybody be able to help me and offer their personal definition. If I get a few I could meld them together into a general definition.
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Low Fi
I'm trying to build some sort of definition for the term 'manual flying skill' and it's proving to be very difficult. The definition is in relation to the piloting of commercial transport aircraft.
Would anybody be able to help me and offer their personal definition. If I get a few I could meld them together into a general definition.
Many thanks
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Re: Manual Flying
Sorry I should have been more specific.
I'm looking for a definition that explains the difference between good and bad manual flying skill. i.e. a pilot with good manual flying skill does 'X' but a pilot with poor manual flying skill does 'Y'.
I'm looking for a definition that explains the difference between good and bad manual flying skill. i.e. a pilot with good manual flying skill does 'X' but a pilot with poor manual flying skill does 'Y'.
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Re: Manual Flying
Not sure entirely what you are getting at Low F, but what you need as a definition will probably depend on what you are going to use the info for. As a start it is similar as asking the question 'what makes a good car driver'.
You may want to talk about accident rates (hopefully zero when applied to pilots!); or accuracy: wandering more than +/- 2 mph from a target speed, maintaining a good driving line through corners etc. - is that the sort of thing you are talking about?
You may want to talk about accident rates (hopefully zero when applied to pilots!); or accuracy: wandering more than +/- 2 mph from a target speed, maintaining a good driving line through corners etc. - is that the sort of thing you are talking about?
Re: Manual Flying
Catchup wasn't really so far off as far as "using one's hands and feet" is concerned. I would add "eyes" to what you use, and then define "control an aircraft". How about "...to achieve X limits on heading, height, speed and position"?
It will be a spectrum, of course, rather than "Good" vs "Bad". It depends, too, what your purpose is, because in some circumstances people talk about manual flying skills when they are referring to manually controlling systems in an emergency, e.g. pulling levers in the right order.
It will be a spectrum, of course, rather than "Good" vs "Bad". It depends, too, what your purpose is, because in some circumstances people talk about manual flying skills when they are referring to manually controlling systems in an emergency, e.g. pulling levers in the right order.
