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GrtArtiste writes:

It is midsummer. I'm departing KLAX on a fully loaded 747 at 1800 PDT
for an evening flight into KSTL There are thunderstorms popping up
along the route. Then, the problem: both pilots are stricken with food
poisoning (hey! it's my nightmare). A frantic call goes out from the
head flight attendant---Is there a pilot on board!!! There are only
two: a GA pilot who has logged 300 hours total, 120 IFR in a C182 and
a student pilot who just had his first solo flight last week in an old
Cherokee. Then...this humoron stands up and says: "I've flown 100
hours in a 747 simluator". So...who gets to sit in the left seat in a
desparate gamble to save all their lives? I know who my choice would
be, and I know who I would not choose.

Since you need two pilots to fly a 747, you must choose two people. I'd pick
the sim pilot and the GA pilot with the IFR experience. Make the sim pilot
PIC, and make the GA pilot FO. It's not necessary to pick a PF because you
can fly and land with full automation.

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On Feb 27, 7:39 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:

Since you need two pilots to fly a 747, you must choose two people. I'd pick
the sim pilot and the GA pilot with the IFR experience. Make the sim pilot
PIC, and make the GA pilot FO. It's not necessary to pick a PF because you
can fly and land with full automation.

This response in no way surprises me. Does it surprise anyone else? I
didn't think so.

Of course you don't need two pilots to fly a 747. I've seen it done.
Charlton Heston did it in Airport '75. What-you say? That's not real
life-you say? pot-kettle-black.

GrtArtiste

GrtArtiste writes:

Of course you don't need two pilots to fly a 747.

In an emergency, you can fly with one. But it's better with two, and you
really only need one person who can follow instructions. It a question of
needing more than two hands for certain procedures.

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On Feb 27, 9:02 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:


In an emergency, you can fly with one. But it's better with two, and you
really only need one person who can follow instructions. It a question of
needing more than two hands for certain procedures.



Okay, I call bull**** here...

MX, how the f**k can you possibly know a 747 can be flown single
pilot?? And don't say "because I do it all the time on sims"... The
gear handle is on the F/O's side, and the left seater would need
orangutan arms to reach it I think. The 747-400 requires 2 pilots for
a reason... Besides the fact it's on the type certificate... As far as
using autoland a sim pilot (or GA pilot for that matter) would have no
idea how to load and arm the approach. That argument doesn't even
begin to make sense.

Kingfish writes:

MX, how the f**k can you possibly know a 747 can be flown single
pilot??

By studying the systems aboard. Most jet airliners with two-man crews can be
flown by a single pilot, it's just a lot more difficult.

And don't say "because I do it all the time on sims"...

Why not?

The gear handle is on the F/O's side, and the left seater would need
orangutan arms to reach it I think.

Not at all. When the FO is the pilot flying, the captain lowers the gear, and
he can reach over and do it with no trouble. I've seen him do it. I've sat
in the cockpit myself. It's pretty small and both pilots can reach just about
everything that they need to reach (by design, no doubt).

The 747-400 requires 2 pilots for a reason ...

For redundancy, and because it's a complex aircraft that is a lot easier and
safer to fly when two people are handling it. But it _can_ be flown by one
person, even if that's not a very good idea.

... As far as using autoland a sim pilot (or GA pilot for that matter)
would have no idea how to load and arm the approach.

I do it several times a day. It's not rocket science.

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On Feb 27, 11:56 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
... As far as using autoland a sim pilot (or GA pilot for that matter)
would have no idea how to load and arm the approach.

I do it several times a day. It's not rocket science.


You are too funny (and delusional). I finally see the reality
disconnect here. With all your expertise, you should petition the FAA
Administrator to be awarded a 747-400 type rating. Clearly you have
mastered that aircraft. Congrats.

Kingfish writes:

You are too funny (and delusional). I finally see the reality
disconnect here. With all your expertise, you should petition the FAA
Administrator to be awarded a 747-400 type rating. Clearly you have
mastered that aircraft. Congrats.

Clearly, you're not familiar with the procedures in question, or you would not
be so surprised when I saw that I know them. Engaging autoland, for example,
requires pressing only a single button.

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MXs Lunatic spews forth his particular sim of life.

MX your questions and answers are meaningless to us.


Not4wood

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Kingfish writes:

MX, how the f**k can you possibly know a 747 can be flown single
pilot??

By studying the systems aboard. Most jet airliners with two-man crews can
be
flown by a single pilot, it's just a lot more difficult.

And don't say "because I do it all the time on sims"...

Why not?

The gear handle is on the F/O's side, and the left seater would need
orangutan arms to reach it I think.

Not at all. When the FO is the pilot flying, the captain lowers the gear,
and
he can reach over and do it with no trouble. I've seen him do it. I've
sat
in the cockpit myself. It's pretty small and both pilots can reach just
about
everything that they need to reach (by design, no doubt).

The 747-400 requires 2 pilots for a reason ...

For redundancy, and because it's a complex aircraft that is a lot easier
and
safer to fly when two people are handling it. But it _can_ be flown by
one
person, even if that's not a very good idea.

... As far as using autoland a sim pilot (or GA pilot for that matter)
would have no idea how to load and arm the approach.

I do it several times a day. It's not rocket science.

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