Autopilot
"You have flight controls?" "Yep"
"Takeoff power set"
After about 90% of the takeoff roll: "V1" (or "Go")
3 secs later: "Rotate"
5 secs later: "Gear up"
10 secs later: "Retract all flaps"
SET THURST............. V1, Rotate, V2, posite rate, gear up, set speed
mode, set heading mode........... autopilot on (passing 500'). allow plane
to climb to "accelleration altidue" roughly 1200 agl, then transition from
initial climb speed of 190 to 250 on the autopilot, managing the transition
with vertical speed mode to keep the plane from diving for the airspeed
(changing airspeed setting changes climb rate, the CRJ does not have auto
throttles), when passing V2+20 flaps 8, V2+20 Flaps up, all done under
autopilot. Kick it off when you hear GPWS call out "100" on a precision
approach, handfly the last 80feet (bout where you will be by the time your
finger pushes the disconnect button) to touchdown, kick off and handfly when
inbound FAF and have field in sight on a nonprecision approach. Fly raw
data approaches from time to time for practice (no flight director no
autopilot, just HSI, airspeed, and altitude). CRJ actually has "footrests"
on the panel to keep the nonflying pilot from putting scuffmarks on the PFDs
and MFDs. Even single engine flying is done with autopilot, tho u need to
keep a watch out that it doesnt' take the rudder to the disconnect limit,
and if it does be ready to handfly the sucker.
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