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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by Andys on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:15PM (#35634002)
Oh, I thought it was just me! All the Airbus planes have horrible autopilots that gradually rise and fall, in a barely noticeable way. I found myself feeling irritated and wished the source code was opensource so I could have a look at it.
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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by anaganisk on Thursday April 20, 2023 @12:21AM (#35636369)
Are you telling us this as a pilot or a coder? Calling it's autopilot is horrible is a lot of stretch.
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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by rootusrootus on Thursday April 20, 2023 @08:45AM (#35639087)
Horrible may be a bit hyperbolic, but it underperforms other airliners.
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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by Andys on Thursday April 20, 2023 @07:17PM (#35647819)
I don't do well on flights, usually feeling slightly nauseous the whole time, and this made it worse. I could tell the difference from the Boeing jets.
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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by Toutouxc on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:46AM (#35636809)
That’s intentional, it allows the plane to do minor speed adjustments without altering engine speed that much by wandering a bit above and below the set altitude. The autopilot mode is called ALT CRZ (as opposed to just ALT).
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