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Old September 16th 07, 03:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]
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Default CNN article on problems in Air Travel, as seen by FAA

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Marty Shapiro writes:

You don't have to constantly keep your hands on the controls of an
aircraft even a light aircraft without an autopilot. There is a
reason aircraft control surfaces have trim capability, you moron.


There's a reason autopilots were developed, namely, that it's very
tiring to hold the controls for hours and hours.



How would you know?

You don't fly.


It's true that you
need not grip them continously, but neither can you ignore them for
very long if you have no autopilot.


Again, you don't fly. you don't know.


Bertie