When are breakouts during parallel approaches required to be hand flown?

Breakouts during parallel approaches are required to be hand flown when the separation zone is violated. This is crucial for maintaining safe operation between aircraft that are approaching parallel runways. When there is a breach in the intended separation, manual control is necessary to ensure that pilots can adjust their aircraft’s path promptly, ensuring safety and preventing potential collisions.

In situations where automated systems are operating normally and the separation has not been compromised, an aircraft can rely on the automated guidance for a controlled approach. However, should the scenario change and the separation criteria become violated, pilots are trained to take manual control to rapidly rectify the situation, allowing for precise maneuvering to gain safe separation before continuing the approach.

The requirement for hand-flying is not contingent upon visibility conditions, the inoperability of automated guidance, or a blanket rule that states they must always be hand flown. Instead, the specific need for manual intervention arises directly from safety concerns in the case of a violation of the established separation zone.