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Forum: Tech Log

20th Mar 2021, 23:18

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Blind following of flight directors yet again

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Posted By Vessbot

What would prevent you from knowing if the...

What would prevent you from knowing if the automatics are working correctly? (Talking in generalities here, not some particular mode on a particular airplane where there may be no raw data displayed...

Forum: Tech Log

16th Mar 2021, 13:20

Replies: 46

Blind following of flight directors yet again

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Posted By Vessbot

OK, maybe I read too much into what you meant by...

OK, maybe I read too much into what you meant by decision. But if you're simply using it to say that they didn't do the right thing, then your explanation for why they didn't do the right thing, is...

Forum: Tech Log

14th Mar 2021, 20:47

Replies: 46

Blind following of flight directors yet again

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Posted By Vessbot

It would be impossible to gather this statistic....

It would be impossible to gather this statistic. But enough anecdotes from personal experience of watching the vast majority of flights over the years, plus discussions with pilots of culture at...

Forum: Tech Log

3rd Mar 2021, 15:53

Replies: 46

Blind following of flight directors yet again

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Posted By Vessbot

It seems you're addressing an earlier part of the...

It seems you're addressing an earlier part of the event (the flurry of late and half-understood mode changes in the approach) than the thread title (the descending go-around).

Forum: Tech Log

2nd Mar 2021, 20:30

Replies: 46

Blind following of flight directors yet again

Views: 11,110

Posted By Vessbot

I'm not seeing experience either, until more...

I'm not seeing experience either, until more details are specified. How many of those hours are flying in something other than a straight line or climbing turn, with the FD on?

Forum: Tech Log

2nd Mar 2021, 20:29

Replies: 46

Blind following of flight directors yet again

Views: 11,110

Posted By Vessbot

The sudden cutting of track miles opening the...

The sudden cutting of track miles opening the door to the ensuing chaos was certainly a part of it. The blind, task-saturated FD following (in day VMC, at that) was another. Both were fully factors...

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