ChasenSFO
hen teaser
I thought this thread would get interesting, and I wasn't disappointed.
In the first few rows of the CRJ in the pax cabin, you can easily hear the A/P disconnect go off. The majority of the time, right as I hear it, the plane seems to become noticeably more squirrely with sharper movements. There have been a few times where I heard it and suddenly everything became smooth as silk all the way down to a great landing, and there has been a time or two where it felt like doing an uncoordinated steep turn in a 172(@JordanD I think you remember that flight). But whatever the stance on hand-flying the big jets may be among the 121 guys here, I would hope that the PM is honest with the PF and let's them know if their stick and rudder leaves much to be desired rather than just being silently annoyed.
In the first few rows of the CRJ in the pax cabin, you can easily hear the A/P disconnect go off. The majority of the time, right as I hear it, the plane seems to become noticeably more squirrely with sharper movements. There have been a few times where I heard it and suddenly everything became smooth as silk all the way down to a great landing, and there has been a time or two where it felt like doing an uncoordinated steep turn in a 172(@JordanD I think you remember that flight). But whatever the stance on hand-flying the big jets may be among the 121 guys here, I would hope that the PM is honest with the PF and let's them know if their stick and rudder leaves much to be desired rather than just being silently annoyed.