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AsLan7 wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:28 am Nice K232a!!!

You look like a natural in that seat.
Yes that Dreamliner cockpit rocks. Now we need some of that in our Cobalt dashboard viewing.

Great pic my friend.


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tgrace98 wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:33 am So do you guys really know what all those buttons do? You can be honest. We are all friends here

tgrace98 wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:33 am So do you guys really know what all those buttons do? You can be honest. We are all friends here

Ytmsn wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:29 am Hahaaha! Those goats out the window made me laugh!

Seriously tgrace... it seems to me that would be only two or three things you would really have to remember. Like where's the gas, brakes and steering. The rest is just peripheral clutter..

So A7, if you can fly one of those bad boys does that mean you can fly any of them? I feel pretty confident I could get one off the ground if I had too, but. landing might leave a mark. I'm sure it would...

Tuscany wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:59 am

tgrace98 wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:33 am So do you guys really know what all those buttons do? You can be honest. We are all friends here

Also wondering.
Yes, lets be honest...

Personally, I'm just hoping Boeing gets the 737 Max issues fixed and behind us. The missing jets from the SW fleet is messing with my non-stop Florida schedule..

AsLan7 wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 12:34 pm

Ytmsn wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:29 am Hahaaha! Those goats out the window made me laugh!

Seriously tgrace... it seems to me that would be only two or three things you would really have to remember. Like where's the gas, brakes and steering. The rest is just peripheral clutter..

So A7, if you can fly one of those bad boys does that mean you can fly any of them? I feel pretty confident I could get one off the ground if I had too, but. landing might leave a mark. I'm sure it would...

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At my level YT (roughly 20,000 hours), yes....most fixed wing aircraft can be "figured out" using our experience and intuition if the need arises. Legally...well that's another thing as the FAA requires type ratings for different aircraft meaning you have to pass a certified check ride which includes written, oral, and simulator checks to be considered an expert in that aircraft for flying purposes.

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Natalia in the video below has no experience flying and is put into a 737 simulator with someone acting as Air Traffic Control who is "talking" her down from altitude. It's 15 minutes long but an interesting experiment to watch...

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Big Block Power wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:28 pm That's very interesting. But now how many tower people would know exactly what to do with all of the diff aircrafts out there. It's amazing if could land itself. Why wouldn't you let the computer land it then everytime?

AsLan7 wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:34 pm

Big Block Power wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:28 pm That's very interesting. But now how many tower people would know exactly what to do with all of the diff aircrafts out there. It's amazing if could land itself. Why wouldn't you let the computer land it then everytime?

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Great question bbp....The 737 has a pretty standard configuration and many controllers also have a piloting background. It is certainly possible that a controller could talk her down but being in the same simulator as Natalya would give you an edge that's for sure.

There are limits to what the auto-land can do but for the most part pilots can be smoother on operating the aircraft manually. We do have to accomplish so many auto-land approaches to stay proficient at it but it's mostly just button pushing and monitoring. More fun to take over manually.

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AsLan7 wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:34 pm
Great question bbp....The 737 has a pretty standard configuration and many controllers also have a piloting background. It is certainly possible that a controller could talk her down but being in the same simulator as Natalya would give you an edge that's for sure.

There are limits to what the auto-land can do but for the most part pilots can be smoother on operating the aircraft manually. We do have to accomplish so many auto-land approaches to stay proficient at it but it's mostly just button pushing and monitoring. More fun to take over manually.