"Tarver Engineering" wrote...

The pilot flying keeps his feet on the rudder
pedals when hand-flying the aircraft.

An unsafe practice, for modern airliners.

Why does Boeing and the FAA advocate such an "unsafe practice," then?

You need to know how to fly the airplane when it is broke. I think
simulator time would be a much better place to play "hand fly the airplane"
than during revenue.

Well, as usual, your thinking is misguided, at best. Hand flying an airplane is
a skill that cannot be learned and kept current via a simulator session every 6
or 12 months.


No, use of the rudder is explicity unsafe.

It's Ex-Lax time! You're so full of crap, it's taken over your brain! Use
of rudder is absolutely required for crosswind takeoffs and landings, else the
airplane will run off the side of the runway. Seldom will an airplane track
absolutely straight down the centerline even with no wind or a direct
headwind -- on crowned runways especially!

Sure, but then you need to leave the rudder alone. There are exceptions to
using the rudder, but in the general case, a modern airliner breaks when the
operator panics while using the rudder. (ie A-300 USAir 427)

In the general case, the operator does not panic while using the rudder. Your
citation is an exception to the general case even if your assessment of panic
were accurate in the situation.


BTW, I have checked the 747-400 FHB, and turn coordination is indeed a function
of the yaw damper. I had overlooked that detail, since the spoilers tend to
assist in that same function.

OTOH, the rest of your generalizations regarding [non]use of the rudders are
still BS.