tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6929066914784738595..comments2024-03-29T09:07:03.373-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Smooth operatorsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-4058552082777183732015-11-25T20:27:46.959-06:002015-11-25T20:27:46.959-06:00A lot of those landings showed the poor practice o...A lot of those landings showed the poor practice of "Feeling for the runway." The concept of really smooth landings is hokum. On speed, on the numbers and put it down and get her stopped is the correct way to go. Wasting runway will one day bite your ass.Capt. Craighttp://tatterhead.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67832424620896683222015-11-25T09:35:11.973-06:002015-11-25T09:35:11.973-06:00I've been in the jumpseat of an A310 during la...I've been in the jumpseat of an A310 during landing. It's automated. It better be perfect when the weather is good. Commercial pilots on these large airliners are flight managers. They manage the systems and talk on the radio. That's why that Airbus fell out of the sky over the Atlantic a few years back: no abnormal attitude training. They were stalling and they couldn't figure out that they needed airspeed.<br /><br />There was a pilot named Buck (maybe, going by memory here). He wrote a book call The Art of Flying. He was a WW2 pilot, and flew commercial for decades after. He also flew his own small plane and was a glider pilot. He was a PILOT, not a systems manager. It is definitely worth the read.<br /><br />STxRynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-86593775036599758332015-11-24T21:10:01.420-06:002015-11-24T21:10:01.420-06:00I heard the auto pilot will land the plane better ...I heard the auto pilot will land the plane better than most humans.<br />Its an ego thing that keeps the pilots hands on the stick. brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911036379896402069noreply@blogger.com