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![]() "Ibby" wrote in message ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Really, and how was your landing? I wasn't allowed to land on my first lesson and I would doubt anyone is but I'm sure your hoping to compare my first lesson to how I, or a complete novice with zero aircraft experience, would land a commercial airliner. Landing a small Cessna 152 (with NO AUTOPILOT) requires manual control of pitch and throttle to retain the required descent rate and localiser following. Landing an airliner can all be done via the Autoland system with the press of a few buttons. It doesn't have to be done manually, you do NOT have to control the yoke or touch the thrust levers until on the ground. MOST real life landings are done with this method with the pilot perhaps only disconnecting the autopilot and autothrottle systems a few hundred feet above ground level when the aircraft is already established and configured for the descent path i.e. descent rate, airspeed and lateral position. His hands will of course remain on the control column and thrust levels in case he needs to press the TOGA button on the thrust lever in case of a Go-Around etc. If a novice or even a PPL pilot had to hand fly an airliner and land it yes it would more than likely result in disaster but less likely with the highly technical automation systems available today in the Next Generation Boeings. Ibby Oh brother, Mx Jr. |
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