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Do you use Autopilot?

Postby Jimbo » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:58 pm

I was just wondering on what the Simv users prefere to use while flying.

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Re: Do you use autopilot mainly or not?

Postby Jimbo » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:59 pm

I prefere Autopilot anyway! 8)
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Re: Do you use autopilot mainly or not?

Postby beefhole » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:50 pm

Hand-flying a CAT III is too hard for me ;D
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Re: Do you use autopilot mainly or not?

Postby jknight8907 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:20 pm

I use the autopilot for most of my flying in airliners, and for cruise in most planes. I usually hand fly landings just for practice.
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Re: Do you use autopilot mainly or not?

Postby TacitBlue » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:41 pm

I usually use it in place of pause, and sometimes on long hauls wich I dont usually do anyway. boy what a fun quiz...  ;D
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Re: Do you use autopilot mainly or not?

Postby ChrisM » Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:17 am

I like to use the autopilot in modern airliners alot.  But because i like realism, i use the autopilot sparingly in older planes.

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Re: Do you use autopilot mainly or not?

Postby Tom. » Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:48 am

no i dont use it i prefer HANDS ON flying
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Re: Do you use autopilot mainly or not?

Postby Omag 2.0 » Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:49 am

Long hauls in passenger jets - autopilot - not the tak-off and landing though.

'real' planes like spits and other props - 100% pure hand!  ;D
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Re: Do you use autopilot mainly or not?

Postby commoner » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:52 am

  Sorry if I seem a bit thick but the question says "Do you use autopilot mainly or not?"

  WELL I use it mainly..so do I vote "YES"  meaning I do use it mainly...or MAINLY meaning the same thing?

   Clarify please for the sake of this confused old guy....commoner  :-/
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Re: Do you use autopilot mainly or not?

Postby C » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:45 am

What's and autopilot? ;)

Never seen one of them... ;D
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Re: Do you use Autopilot?

Postby Jimbo » Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:07 am

Is the name better now! ;)

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Re: Do you use Autopilot?

Postby Hagar » Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:18 am

I suppose it depends on what you fly. I wouldn't know how to switch the darned thing on.
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Re: Do you use Autopilot?

Postby commoner » Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:41 am

Is the name better now! ;)

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 ......OK Jimlaaad...got it now...commoner  ;D
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Re: Do you use Autopilot?

Postby C » Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:54 am

I suppose it depends on what you fly. I wouldn't know how to switch the darned thing on.


I thought you'd just turn to the co-pilot, and announce to him that "You have control", and swan off down the back for a G&T and a chinwag with the stewardesses...
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Re: Do you use Autopilot?

Postby Ivan » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:12 pm

The Tu-154 has a nice one... you can exactly determine which degree of automation you want
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