Autopilots and VTDs

Warren Fisher fish@COMMUNIQUE.NET
Thu, 15 May 1997 22:55:25 -0700


JIMRPT@aol.com wrote:
>
> Frank;
> In a message dated 5/15/97 12:46:19 PM, you wrote:
>
> <<Tuning with a VTD without understanding what you are about is like
> trying to fly with an autopilot and no previous flight instruction.
> Both endeavors are doomed to failure.>>
>
> Warren put this on his humor list and it says the same thing??
> ---From military aircrew to military maintenance crew.---
>
> "Problem:  "Test flight OK, except autoland very rough."
> Solution:  "Autoland not installed on this aircraft."
>
Jim,

I flew carrier aircraft in the Navy. Before the "powers that be" would
let us even consider aiming that thing at one of their precious
"floating airfields", we had to hit a rectangle of the appropriate size
on a runway fifty times or more and be consistant in every way, night
and day.  Pros make it look easy!  Just as they do in any endeavor!

Computer controlled landing systems are presently installed on most
airliners today that are capable of landing the big birds considerably
smoother that most pilots usually do, but they will never be used except
in an emergency that incapacitated all the pilots.  The Pilots Union
would have a hemorrage!

That's like the guy that was going to design a tuning machine that would
have 240 adjusters to tune all the strings simultaneosly!  That goes
with the engineer jokes!

Warren

--
Warren D. Fisher
fish@communique.net
Registered Piano Technician
Piano Technicians Guild
New Orleans Chapter 701




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