bLizZuE
Calling for engine starts en français
AC 120-123 Flightpath Management
Turns out the FAA thinks pilots should hand fly. Or MFO of the PFM.
Turns out the FAA thinks pilots should hand fly. Or MFO of the PFM.
AC 120-123
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bimmerphile
Sidestick Wiggler
todd is screaming rn
JordanD
Chinese Food Enthusiast
Good.
Wardogg
Meat Popsicle
RVSM enters the chat.
ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
Anybody who has ever flown for a living knows this is what you need to do to stay proficient, even if they won’t admit it.AC 120-123 Flightpath Management
Turns out the FAA thinks pilots should hand fly. Or MFO of the PFM.
I’m all for automation, but the sharpest I ever was at just the act of operating an aerospace appliance was probably when I was single pilot in the 1900 with no autopilot.
The other thing to do is “fly more than just the straight in ILS.” If the weather is good, request the VOR approach, or egads, maybe even the NDB if you’re equipped for it.
Look in the op specs, you should see a list of the approaches you’re approved for - you should be able to do them all the ones that don’t require an autopilot by hand and at any intermediate level of automation you’re approved for. If you can’t get, do something about it.
Another thing you can do is spend a little money and buy a simulator. When I was flying medevac and barely flying I noticed my scan wasn’t as sharp as I thought it should be, so what did I do? Did I whine about it and click the autopilot on and forget about it? No. I bought a yoke and pedals for a couple hundred bucks and when I went on shift I flew a new approach to a random airport every night. Low and behold my scan was much better after barely any time.
Was it perfectly like the airplane? Of course not - plane and a yoke and pedals with no feedback is way • harder than the real thing lol - but that’s good. Your scan will be rock solid and you’ll know what’s up.
I fully expect someone to say “well, that skill doesn’t transfer to flying a jet with an FMS” or whatever - and maybe it doesn’t, but there’s something about thehands on connection between muscles and your brain that should be engaged more often than the first and last 2 minutes of flight.
For those who say “I don’t want to do stuff like that, I have a life and only want to get to the hotel as fast as possible ” well, tough •, it’s called professional ethics - if you feel you can do something to make yourself more proficient at the job… do it. Granted don’t fly 10 miles out of the way to shoot the approach, but maybe, use more than most accurate one.
Skåning
Well-Known Member
That's the spicy one that can get ya into trouble
charlie1017
Well-Known Member
Also known as the EMB-145 Special...
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
My first day in the sims for upgrade they made us fly a pattern with no AT, no AP, no FD. That brought back memories. So did the ILS with no FD.
JordanD
Chinese Food Enthusiast
That first one will get ya too.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
Yup, pretty dumb, and it’s gonna get people killed. I’m sure the insurance industry will eventually step in and put a stop to this nonsense, though.
CFIT99
I'm probably commenting ironically...
but did you die?
bLizZuE
Calling for engine starts en français
Took a 777 pilot from GRR to ORD one day on the CRJ. After we parked they asked if the auto-throttles had been deferred.
"Nope. My hands work pretty ok."
bLizZuE
Calling for engine starts en français
Yes, leaders in safety. Insurance.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
Yup. They’re pretty much the sole reason that dangerous geriatrics and people with insufficient experience can’t fly twin Cessnas anymore. Certainly wasn’t some pencil pusher at the FAA putting a stop to it.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
Thankfully no
bimmerphile
Sidestick Wiggler
*laughs in RJ covered in stickers*
inigo88
Composite-lover
Isn’t that also the one that Southwest purposely did to all their airplanes until like… a few years ago? Ok slight exaggeration.
