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Forum: Rumours & News

25th Dec 2012, 11:24

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Swiss RJ captain "struggled" to fly without a flight director to tell him what to do

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Posted By RAT 5

I was safety pilot on base training detail. The...

I was safety pilot on base training detail. The company wanted the FD to be used in manual flight. This entailed PF calling for HDG's & Spds and LVL CHG, V/S etc. (B757 No speed tape, just ASI). The...

Forum: Rumours & News

22nd Dec 2012, 14:35

Replies: 97

Swiss RJ captain "struggled" to fly without a flight director to tell him what to do

Views: 45,671

Posted By RAT 5

B757: 1st command. The company was young and...

B757: 1st command. The company was young and small and so was the training dept. I had come from a B732 and an airline with a good training dept. Thus manual no FD flying was the norm for many visual...

Forum: Rumours & News

19th Dec 2012, 07:05

Replies: 97

Swiss RJ captain "struggled" to fly without a flight director to tell him what to do

Views: 45,671

Posted By RAT 5

"The airlines now don't want you to turn the...

"The airlines now don't want you to turn the autopilot off. Training costs money."

I still go back to the basic premise that pax expect us to be able to solve the problem when the computers &...

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