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minus-squareWren@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·2 months agoHow 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.
minus-squarebalsoft@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoYeah, 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.
minus-squareWren@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-22 months agoSet the autopilot, make yourself a coffee while you skim the manual, successful landing.
minus-squareVenator@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agothey should add a big red emergency button behind the pilot seat that allows air traffic control to set it remotely
How could they forget the foot pedals? That’s a whole axis and objectively the most fun controls on the plane.
adding:
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.
Set the autopilot, make yourself a coffee while you skim the manual, successful landing.
they should add a big red emergency button behind the pilot seat that allows air traffic control to set it remotely