Hand flying vs. Autopilot

[Jack Mehoff]

I absolutely love it when the other guy kicks off the autopilot 40 miles out from landing, then proceeds to fly all over the friggin sky like a bat on a mosquito hunt. Hey all you RJ jockeys who can't hold altitude worth a crap, or constantly zig zag back and forth chasing the localizer (on a VFR approach no less): Leave the freakin AP on and quit embarrassing yourselves.
And when landing on a 10,000' runway, why must you slam on the brakes and go full reverse thrust just to make the first highspeed and perhaps save 10 seconds on the taxi? Why?
That's all.

Does that make you feel better about your tiny package? God you should read the garbage you spew sometimes. Get a hobby man.

 

[IBNAV8R]

There are guys at my own company who insist hand flying is not as safe. The autopilot is merely a tool which can take over a task so one can better monitor other aspects of the operation, or not burn out on a three hour flight. Use the autopilot all you want but, if you can't hand fly, raw-data in all regimes, as safely as the autopilot, you got no F***in' business in the front office.

 

[Flyer1015]

Can't believe this thread has gone 4 pages...........

 

[flyfinn]

I pays the same if you have the autopilot on or OFF!!!!!

 

[acaTerry]

I absolutely love it when the other guy kicks off the autopilot 40 miles out from landing, then proceeds to fly all over the friggin sky like a bat on a mosquito hunt. Hey all you RJ jockeys who can't hold altitude worth a crap, or constantly zig zag back and forth chasing the localizer (on a VFR approach no less): Leave the freakin AP on and quit embarrassing yourselves.
And when landing on a 10,000' runway, why must you slam on the brakes and go full reverse thrust just to make the first highspeed and perhaps save 10 seconds on the taxi? Why?
That's all.

Yeah, whatever you do, don't practice actual flying skills when you can.
And the less time you are on the runway, the more other aircraft can get sent out and in. You're not the only guy out there you know.

 

[CX880]

Can't believe this thread has gone 4 pages...........

It's classic Flightinfo. The most views too.

 

[noperf]

But nobody said M&^*a S^&%s.

 

[Metro752]

mesa sucks?

 

[Jack-O-Lantern]

There are pilots with horrible hand flying skills at all levels. He is just anti-regional, take what he says w/ a grain of salt.

Or don't take what he says....At all....Get a life Buncle!

 

[say again]

It doesn't matter how fast you back-pedal. It doesn't undo anything.

Nothing to undo, but thanks for your concern.

Say back-pedal one more time..3rd time might be the charm!!! :laugh: