FAA ønsker å forsikre seg om at flygerne kan fly manuelt - Curt Lewis

FAA fails to ensure pilot skills stay sharp

WASHINGTON -The government is falling short in ensuring that airline pilots keep up their flying skills and get full training on how to monitor sophisticated automated control systems in cockpits, according to the Transportation Department's internal watchdog.

Most airline flying today is done through automated systems that pilots closely monitor. Pilots typically use manual flying skills only briefly during takeoffs and landings. Studies and accident investigations have raised concern that pilots' manual flying skills are becoming rusty and that pilots have a hard time staying focused on instrument screens for long periods.