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Old May 16th 06, 02:29 AM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Default AUTOPILOT PROS & CONS

But a J-3 or PA 18-150 is more fun than either.



"Sam Spade" wrote in message
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
|
|
| If you want to get spoiled, fly a $500,000 Sperry
autopilot
| in a King Air. I've flown a few hundred different
Bonanzas,
| from late 1940 models to the B36TC, if they had an
| autopilot, [all the ones built after about 1965 that I
flew
| did] they had electric trim.
|
| Try the autoflight in the 767 or L-1011, and would never
look back at
| the King Air.