Let's see, they hijacked the planes at Boston and crashed at
NYC, looks like they hand flew just the last mile, judging
from the video that I have seen.

Autopilots have command steering, will do nice 25 bank
degree turns or you use the bug on the HSI to steer to a
precise heading. Altitude is also fully controlled by the
autopilot, dial in the desired altitude, arm the altitude
and start a descent with the CWS or whatever that model has.

The bigger the airplane, the easier I have always found it
to fly, as long as everything is working. Perhaps the FAA
could require partially defective airplanes so iltrained
hijackers couldn't fly them as a safety measure?



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James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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"John Carrier" wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| Not. Autopilot is great for basic straight and level.
Maneuvering for a
| building collision would require hand flying the jet.
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| R / John
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