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Forum: Tech Log

22nd Jun 2018, 01:37

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Flight Directors off for stall practice in the simulator.

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Posted By Centaurus

Then he is going to get one hell of a surprise...

Then he is going to get one hell of a surprise when something really serious happens on his watch if hasn't the cognitive capacity to switch off a FD switch in the one second it takes to do so. ...

Forum: Tech Log

18th Jun 2018, 08:28

Replies: 58

Flight Directors off for stall practice in the simulator.

Views: 12,226

Posted By Centaurus

Interesting observation. Hand flying while...

Interesting observation. Hand flying while following FD commands normally requires full concentration on keeping the FD needles centred in the tiny square. The theory being if the needles are exactly...

Forum: Tech Log

18th Jun 2018, 04:17

Replies: 58

Flight Directors off for stall practice in the simulator.

Views: 12,226

Posted By Centaurus

Airline pilots probably spend 95% of their flying...

Airline pilots probably spend 95% of their flying hours following flight director commands. All the more reason for switching the FD off in a critical situation like a stall recovery where blindly...

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