Robert M. Gary wrote:

Sometimes when you make changes such as lowering flaps you need to
"help" the autopilot but holding the yoke in the right place for a bit
until the autopilot figures out what is going on. This even with the
more expensive autopilots (like the new KAP140).

I don't have to do this with the 55X provided that I make a power
adjustment to go with the new configuration.

However, it is very easy to hand fly the plane while the autopilot is
on. The Cessna training instructors told us that they routinely hand
fly procedure holds on approach w/o changing the mode on the autopilot,
just over powering it.

Ick. What's the point? Which mode where they in to start with?