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Somewhere, Orville and Wilbur (post.), Otto Lillenthal (post.), Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeagar and Jimmy Dolittle are convening, thinking, "is this a film about piloting or issuing friendly suggestions to an autopilot?" :)
 
Screaming_Emu said:
There a lot of guys that land the RJ like that. Especially in the flare, they look like they're having a seizure. So much for smoothness and accuracy.
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That's the control nature of the airplane. If you were an Airbus "stick" pilot you would know that. So to compare smoothness and accuracy (or lack of it) in an RJ to the most common takeoff/landing technique of a "stick" Airbus is way off/wrong. The flying law of an Airbus is positive control as much as possible (reference the scenes on approach where you can see the trim wheel moving yet the PIC is not using his thumb to trim out the plane)...so if you indicate a slight climb with 2 degrees of right bank, guess what? you just "set" the plane at those parameters so in order to change to straight and level you correct your last input. Refer to CWS on older model 737's
 
-=Deniz=- said:
If you were an Airbus "stick" pilot you would know that. So to compare smoothness and accuracy (or lack of it) in an RJ to the most common takeoff/landing technique of a "stick" Airbus is way off/wrong.
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I'm sorry fir being way off/wrong. Will never let it happen again SIR! :rolleyes:

For the rest of the post, thanks for the lesson. But in my mind, having the airplane keep your previously set input, that would mean less control inputs required. But as you made perfectly clear, I've never been an airbus pilot.
 
The mad dog required a little bit of "english" because, for the most part, you're just moving control tabs.

Now try to fly a 767-200 like an MD-88, you're going to be quickly introduced to the "Red Screen of Death" as I found in initial training.
 
Doug Taylor said:
The mad dog required a little bit of "english" because, for the most part, you're just moving control tabs.

Now try to fly a 767-200 like an MD-88, you're going to be quickly introduced to the "Red Screen of Death" as I found in initial training.
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Haha, I loved jumpseating on the MD and watching them land. Winds calm and they still look like a bus driver steering around a corner with that gigantic yoke.

That is actually my theory on why the Delta "Wind check" is so prevalent.
 
Screaming_Emu said:
That is actually my theory on why the Delta "Wind check" is so prevalent.
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Nah, just too much "groupthink" at times.

"You're supposed to reply with your call sign first!"

"Where does it say that?"

"The Airman's manual!"

"Our Airway manual"

"No, THE Airman's manual"

"The airway manual? You're confusing the Airway Manual with the Airmen's Information Manual"

Took two years until someone stopped putting out crap and claiming it's what the Fed's demanded.
 
Screaming_Emu said:
Haha, I loved jumpseating on the MD and watching them land. Winds calm and they still look like a bus driver steering around a corner with that gigantic yoke.

That is actually my theory on why the Delta "Wind check" is so prevalent.
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Phenomena observed and confirmed on 77W and 7ER.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
Best answer ever, "Widgetworld 9800, winds calm..."
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Admittedly, when I was flying several weeks ago with a crew member who exacerbated my "Captain-itis", he asked "What are the winds?"

I replied, "Winds calm, reported by tower"

"What?"

"Calm. Winds are calm"

He gets on the PTT and screams, "WINDCHECK!"

Tower: "Winds are calm"

Out of the corner of my eye, I can see him glare at me.

I don't know, perhaps I was the •. I can sleep peacefully with that.
 
Doug Taylor said:
Admittedly, when I was flying several weeks ago with a crew member who exacerbated my "Captain-itis", he asked "What are the winds?"

I replied, "Winds calm, reported by tower"

"What?"

"Calm. Winds are calm"

He gets on the PTT and screams, "WINDCHECK!"

Tower: "Winds are calm"

Out of the corner of my eye, I can see him glare at me.

I don't know, perhaps I was the . I can sleep peacefully with that.
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There are times when you should, and times when you shouldn't.

When will we hear "This flight is under the capable command of Captain Doug Taylor?"
 
And count me in as one of the widget world guys who is going to split the centerline between the mains and attempt to not land in a crab, regardless of the winds. Besides, on short final, winds are often dynamic and the airplane is already telling you which way the observed winds are from by where the throttles are, where it's pointing and OMG OMG OMG.... the windsock....
 
Autothrust Blue said:
When will we hear "This flight is under the capable command of Captain Doug Taylor?"
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I don't know.

However, I am approaching that point that Staplegun encountered when even the captains that you enjoy flying with start to piss you off so perhaps the time is nigh!
 
Doug Taylor said:
And count me in as one of the widget world guys who is going to split the centerline between the mains and attempt to not land in a crab, regardless of the winds. Besides, on short final, winds are often dynamic and the airplane is already telling you which way the observed winds are from by where the throttles are, where it's pointing and OMG OMG OMG.... the windsock....
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That's the way I do it. Look at the most recent ATIS to figure out a rough idea of what's going on. What direction, gusty, etc. Then back to basics. Ailerons to keep it over centerline, rudder to line it up.

If you listen up real close...you'll also hear the tower guys tell you what the winds are when they clear you to land. Unless conditions are really whacky (see Dusseldorf thread) they probably aren't going to change much by the time you get there.

The only times I'll double check is when we're close to the ground and still have a pretty good wind readout on the MFD. That way we can hopefully see a shear coming ahead of time, if one exists.
 
Doug Taylor said:
I don't know.

However, I am approaching that point that Staplegun encountered when even the captains that you enjoy flying with start to piss you off so perhaps the time is nigh!
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Could a time come where there were two Dougs in the front of a Southernjet?
 
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