Did you take any of the classes at Boeing? I used to teach the FMCS and
EICAS portions in some of the classes. We used to say in the 777 classes
that when the pilots retire, they won't be able to fly worth a damn but they
will be able to type at 90 WPM. :-)

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BobF.
"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Bob F." wrote in
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I remember that, there was a reason for it. It'll come to me and I'll
have to get back. It had something to do with persistent or
repetitive negative G, or always maintaining positive G for cabin
integrity over time...or something like that. It's funny because you
train people to do things and sometime don't teach them the reasons
why.


No more so than these days. My 757 course was a joke, really. I think it
took about ten minutes to do the engine module and maybe twenty to do the
fuel system, for instance. They don;t want us to play with anything
anymore. On the plus side, the new airplanes fly just like airplanes.
Spool
up times are almost as fast as pistons, they're speed stable on approach,
the controls are light. They have real good power/weight. IOW, they're for
kids.




Bertie