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Originally posted by f224:
Every time we tried to put a private pilot/non pilot into a sim, even with coaching, they crashed. How would a flight attendant even know how to work the audio panel to call for help in a modern aircraft?

It the pilots die, so do you.

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Originally posted by Bobster:
A quick Google yielded that the 737-400 and the Airbus 320 were the only current airliners with the AutoLand system. Do you think this was a ruse? IE the plane was on AutoLand and it appeared the stew landed it?

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Originally posted by Canuck32:
Never say Never, passenger lands King Air after pilot dies
Part 2
Plane was beat up but the passenger managed to do it.

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Originally posted by 470EDDY:
I recall that even pre-400 model 747's and DC-10's 25 years ago had Auto Land functionality.

I spent some time in a Boeing owned full motion 747 Simulator in the 90's and as a GA Cessna/Piper driver had no problems doing multiple approaches and landings in all configurations (full auto Land, auto throttle only, full hand flying), very simple to select, into places like the old Hong Kong airport....no crashes. The instructor threw all kinds of complications at me the longer we played... engine out, fires, heavy crosswinds, etc. It was fun and YES I was sweating!!

I will say my partner, who actually bought the auction item that got us in....and a private pilot, many years not current, nor our non-pilot wives didn't do so hot....but the aircraft did get on the ground!!

Let's hope that the Flight Attendant who might be called upon for this duty is somewhat trained....or there is a professional pilot among the passengers!!

Cheers,

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Originally posted by 470EDDY:
Surestrike, I agree....or even more so, high sink rate if you get behind it...and spool up time for a fanjet vs prop. That even caused serious issues for senior Captains during transition from props to old 707's and later younger prop captains going to 727's.
I also must admit that I do have some "fam time" while I was a dispatcher in the Air Force and in our Company Biz machines....however 30/20 years prior respectively to Boeing sim time.
I actually feel that GA singles/twins to be a bit more challenging/squirrely in wind and weather than larger aircraft...??
Also today,it is more of a computer game with glass cockpits...I am NOT SURE if I would do so well today in the glass cockpit environment being an old steam gauge type!!
Stick, rudder n throttles, visual would be a pretty big challenge in a Big Jet!!...and worse if you had to make an instrument approach on glass and not fully conversant on that!!
Cheers,