Originally Posted by
superquag
Oh well, if you insist... Actually it's more of a comment on the way flying / Piloting has evolved, from 'Flying' the aircraft, to....'Managing' the Systems. Feet on the Footrests & Fingers feeling joystick are first to sense impending doom. Pilot "feeels" connected, whereas changing heading by twiddling a knob...and 'commanding' your Auto-Pilot COMPUTER to sort out bank angle/attitude/rudder/power balance... leaves you at arms length, metaphorically and literally. That shrt time delay in noticing...and getting a grip on things... can make the difference between a fright and a....
Basically, too many computer literate nerds displacing those with ability, gift, interest & passion to.... FLY
My $2.00 worth
What the old guys call 'seat of your pants' flying.
JayTee
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