tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post8919726493727960598..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: JulieAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-85550313780500431462008-09-01T10:38:00.000+00:002008-09-01T10:38:00.000+00:00About a quarter century ago, the military cargo pl...About a quarter century ago, the military cargo plane I was flying (C-141 IIRC) had a flight director only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-30756634057878364452008-08-27T11:45:00.000+00:002008-08-27T11:45:00.000+00:00My usual autopilot engagement sequence is always: ...My usual autopilot engagement sequence is always:<BR/> 1) Flight director<BR/> 2) Modes (HDG, NAV, ALT, ...)<BR/> 3) Check where the flight director goes<BR/> 4) Engage the autopilot<BR/><BR/>So I use it "alone" for a very short time, to avoid any bad surprise when engaging the autopilot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-19901444044447152072008-08-27T00:52:00.000+00:002008-08-27T00:52:00.000+00:00"I don't think very many people use the flight dir..."I don't think very many people use the flight director alone," ...<BR/><BR/>On the older gen DC9s we often used the flight director while handflying as we could follow it more smoothly than the Auto pilot did. No one likes to feel a "neg G" bunt-over when intercepting the Glide Slope in cloud! whoopee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-35700591556253734482008-08-26T21:27:00.000+00:002008-08-26T21:27:00.000+00:00Julie McCoy, right?Actress apparently had a terrib...Julie McCoy, right?<BR/><BR/>Actress apparently had a terrible cocaine problem and sort of faded from the series.<BR/><BR/>She was SO cute, though.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656070367444324340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-34912389944292929162008-08-26T19:25:00.000+00:002008-08-26T19:25:00.000+00:00I thought it was Otto, with his unfortunately plac...I thought it was Otto, with his unfortunately placed inflation valve. Roger?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-82330715698000808322008-08-26T19:16:00.000+00:002008-08-26T19:16:00.000+00:00I don't know much about Flight Directors, but I do...I don't know much about Flight Directors, but I do recall that Julie was the cruise director on the Love Boat!<BR/><BR/>+1, right?Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147585450880619831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-18349118527372826292008-08-26T19:10:00.000+00:002008-08-26T19:10:00.000+00:00On the B737 we used the FD (two crosshairs in our ...On the B737 we used the FD (two crosshairs in our case) when hand flying part of an instrument procedure: Initial take off, last 500 feet on final or if the autopilot did give in - which happened frequently during drills.<BR/>The only time we were allowed to turn them off was during visual approaches.<BR/><BR/>S.Splendorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010620882390615773noreply@blogger.com