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Asiana 777 at SFO
Full disclosure - I am an 86 year old ex pilot,but my soul is still in
the cockpit. Don't know how pertinent this is, but I got a lot of free time nowadays. Back in the late '60's we had a flying club - 3 planes including a 7AC Champ. An airline pilot temporarily stationed locally joined the club. The club instructor checked him out in the Champ (his only interest). On inquiry by the instructor, he was told that he felt that over time his basic "pilotage" skills eroded, that sitting in a "boxcar" staring at an instrument panel did not constitute staying sharp as a pilot. He was an infrequent visitor due to job demands, but he spent his time, according to the instructor, flying dual under the hood recovering from unusual attitudes and navigating using only needle, ball, airspeed and magnetic compass. (That's all the old Champ had.) Otherwise, he was shooting landings, performing lazy eights, etc. Having no experience in commercial craft myself, I couldn't relate to his logic, but was impressed with his attitude. Not sure how this relates to the topic, but there it is. |
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