dispatchguy
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It was fun for the first few trips, then it becomes a pain. Sorry. Been there, done that, moved on. I love flying but that is a chore - at best!
5 legs in a day and you are tired!!!
A "basic" autopilot doesn't really describe it. Remember your first flight in a 172 with a wing leveler. That describes it much better. It does not level off, it does not track the heading bug on the FO's side, and it does not track a VOR.... It's definitely old school.
My first jet after the commuters... more like
the B1900c model than the DHC-8 I had flown.
The hard part is juggling charts, coffee etc...
The first 20 min in the DC-9 sim after downgrading
from the 320 was very humbling and I had flown it
for 5 years previously.
Things I hated..
I was always hot/cold.
Stuff drips on you in your bag when you deice.
We swaped all the time.
Your ears pop all the time.
Stuff I liked....
I had really sharp skills.
I always felt safe in bad weather, it is a tank.
Bottom line.....
Not hard to fly, not easy to fly well.
DB
My first jet after the commuters... more like
the B1900c model than the DHC-8 I had flown.
The hard part is juggling charts, coffee etc...
The first 20 min in the DC-9 sim after downgrading
from the 320 was very humbling and I had flown it
for 5 years previously.
Things I hated..
I was always hot/cold.
Stuff drips on you in your bag when you deice.
We swaped all the time.
Your ears pop all the time.
Stuff I liked....
I had really sharp skills.
I always felt safe in bad weather, it is a tank.
Bottom line.....
Not hard to fly, not easy to fly well.
DB