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[–] Wren@lemmy.today 35 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

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.
[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 10 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 2 points 12 hours ago

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

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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?

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 2 points 12 hours ago

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.

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 13 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

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