Gulfstreams New Flight Deck (video)
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Murdoughnut
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I like the confirmation of pushing a button and having it push back. I hated when we switched to a touchscreen moving map in our chickenhawk.
PositionAndHold
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At NBAA I sat in the new Embraer 500 with the fly by wire side sticks. First side stick airplane I've sat in. Now I know what all the "tray table" fuss is about
Not the best pic. The cockpit is a lot roomier than the picture makes it look. It was niiiiice.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
That gear handle looks like it would break off in a heartbeat.At NBAA I sat in the new Embraer 500 with the fly by wire side sticks. First side stick airplane I've sat in. Now I know what all the "tray table" fuss is about
Not the best pic. The cockpit is a lot roomier than the picture makes it look. It was niiiiice.
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PositionAndHold
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ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
Hahaha. But I am not worried about it breaking.Not every gear handle needs to be a giant overbuilt Boeing lever.
Tommay85
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YES IT DOES! You take that back!Not every gear handle needs to be a giant overbuilt Boeing lever.
PositionAndHold
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You should see the one in our Lear 45. It's literally "just the tip" compared to the Boeing one. And I'm totally secure with that. I don't need a big gear handle to prove anything. Wait...what are we talking about.YES IT DOES! You take that back!
ozziecat35
4 out of 5 great lakes prefer Michigan.
I dunno, I'm not sure I want my airplane to be "Self Aware." I want it to be smart, but I also want it listening to what I tell it to do....
"I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that right now..."
"I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that right now..."
BEEF SUPREME
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My self aware Chief Pilot says that all the time, but it is usually regarding getting a nicer hotel, day off or pay raise.
Tommay85
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I feel like it's that with most airplanes. Should be a definite "KA-CHUNK!" haha
More OT. This thing is going to get the same flak from the "LOL, bush pilot types. HAHAHA THAT'S NOT FLYYYYYIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!". Different kind of flying, but the pilots ARE still flying the plane... Many MANY are worse at button pushing than the worst stick and rudder guy. Actually, I associate "good stick and rudder" with "this guy is going to fly like an idiot" these days... Usually "good stick and rudder" is also accompanied by a "but".
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
I have always felt that a good pilot has a good balance of stick and rudder skills, and monitoring skills.
Nark
Macho Superpilot
You hit the nail on the head. A pilot needs to be 5 minutes ahead of where the airplane is going to be.
Tommay85
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Oh I didn't mean to sound like stick and rudder aren't paramount. I just get pissed when one dismisses automated flying.
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
Exactly. I had a moment recently where the safest thing to do was click on the autopilot. We were leaving BFI on a crappy day, being unfamiliar territory I decided it was safest to click on the autopilot so I could help monitor and get us out of there safely.
Tommay85
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Uhhhh, I don't know about that...
Unless saabs have been secretly advanced a long ways, they're about as automated as a seminole.
I was more referring to modern automation that you or I haven't seen yet. The automation available in the brosef shouldn't increase the PMs workload, AT ALL, during hand flying unless they are horrible, and you'd be in grave danger either way at that point.