• Wren@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    How could they forget the foot pedals? That’s a whole axis and objectively the most fun controls on the plane.

    adding:

    • All the buttons behind you are circuit breakers.
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      Yeah, the foot pedals and IAS indicator are glaring omissions. I guess they really just want you to fly with autopilot and autothrust, but good fucking luck setting up autoland without prior experience.

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        Set the autopilot, make yourself a coffee while you skim the manual, successful landing.

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        24 hours ago

        they should add a big red emergency button behind the pilot seat that allows air traffic control to set it remotely

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        i mean i assume good luck landing without prior experience in general … surely it’d be easier for someone over the radio to walk you through setting some auto things correctly than walking you through how to land?

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          Yeah, you will need someone to help you. Still, ILS CATIII autoland is a nuanced mode that needs many conditions to fullfill and is complicated to get right. Landing visually (maybe with basic ILS as a guide) is probably easier for someone with no experience.