Auto Pilot Usage

PeanuckleCRJ said:
This is correct, and what I've stated several times. No one has stated that you should handfly constantly... at least I sure haven't.
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This thread was started by someone wanting to know what you typically do. This was your answer: "typically I turn it on climbing through FL180 and then turn it off on base or downwind for a visual"

Perhaps you meant to imply that you only do this occasionally. Didn't seem like it, though.
 
ppragman said:
Flying up to the teens is not some yeager-esque ego-trip. That's laughable. If you're climbing out at 1,500fpm (which is slow for a super duper jet powered spaceship) and you're only hand-flying to transition, you're only looking at 12 minutes of hand flying. 12 freaking minutes. On a 3-hour flight, if you fly for 12 minutes during departure, and 12 minutes during landing you're only hand-flying for about 7% of your flight.
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If you're always hand flying during the climb and approach, then you are NOT proficient in the use of the automation.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
This thread was started by someone wanting to know what you typically do. This was your answer: "typically I turn it on climbing through FL180 and then turn it off on base or downwind for a visual"

Perhaps you meant to imply that you only do this occasionally. Didn't seem like it, though.
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Doing that is considered as constantly handflying in your world?

If it's needed for workload, I'll hand it over to Pierre.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
Yes.
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What part of "typically" don't you understand?
 
ATN_Pilot said:
If you're always hand flying during the climb and approach, then you are NOT proficient in the use of the automation.
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I'll also add that in my limited experience it's substantially easier to stay sharp on automation usage and mode selection than it is to stay sharp on hand flying the airplane as well. Additionally, in every airplane I've flown, I could hand-fly with the FD engaged and have the same modes show up on the score-board (with the exception of AP).
 
UAL747400 said:
Are you talking about the "needle bug thingies" on the torque gauge that are disabled? The HMU does auto enrich for a constant torque climb. T6 is an issue though...
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Our airplanes had the fixed Nh climb feature. It was a pain constantly reducing power as you climb..
 
dasleben said:
It is a great video. Here it is:



Still very much in line with current industry recommendations.
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That's the one! Transitioning to my new aircraft, my manuals, for the most part, were written by American Airlines. I plan to take a lot of these concepts to the new airplane. The 757/767 is a much more classic airplane than the Airbus and thus will be flown (by me) in a much more classic way (when and if I get to fly...being deep reserve will have it's drawbacks).
 
ERfly said:
That's the one! Transitioning to my new aircraft, my manuals, for the most part, were written by American Airlines. I plan to take a lot of these concepts to the new airplane. The 757/767 is a much more classic airplane than the Airbus and thus will be flown (by me) in a much more classic way (when and if I get to fly...being deep reserve will have it's drawbacks).
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Nice! Still hand-flies fine with the ATs engaged, if you prefer. Just takes awareness of how fast the TLs are moving in order to accurately maintain pitch.
 
I really had no idea this was almost as emotional a topic as pitch for airspeed and power for rate of descent.
 
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