The old guy

[jagabom 21]

I was looking at a picure of a guy sitting on the left seat of a 777. Someone commented that for the guy on the left seat it must be like watching paint dry. You could see the want to be commanding the whole flight. I was flying between two points and the computer was running the flight. I lost situational awareness as to where I was. Had to get it all back again to fly the flight as I want to do.Long live the RFP747WellJimCYWG

[csturdiv 1]

Ummmmmm......Ok.

[John_Cillis 2,406]

"Ummmmmm......Ok."Any particular reason you had to add that comment ten days after the original post? Sometimes it's better just to let things slide, don't you think?

[LAdamson 240]

Getting back to the original post...I actually get a kick out of watching computer/GPS controlled auto-pilots fly a flight plan. In our experimental/kitbuilt/homebuilt world; we install these units which are high tech solid state devices. Sometimes, I'd just as soon see the controls and flight surfaces move on there own, as I'm expecting a turn while looking at the GPS or sectional. After making initial adjustments during the test flight phase, it's rather satisfying to see it all work.L.Adamson