When the L-1011 came out, the joke was that the pilot sat
behind a glass wall and had a hammer in case of an
emergency.

On the other hand, a couple of rubber bands will serve in a
J3 for a while.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


".Blueskies." wrote in
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| "Dan Foster" wrote in message
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| In article
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| .Blueskies. wrote:
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| The 747 has been capable of this for years, since ~69
or so. The pilot
| does have to advance the throttles though...
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| With the 744, I don't believe VNAV kicks in until 400 ft
AGL. Below
| 400', you've got LNAV/FD/autothrottles.
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| -Dan
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| Yup, folks don't realize they are flying in a human
monitored robot...
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