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Old October 11th 06, 12:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Ron Natalie
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Default Autopilot fighting for control

Jim Macklin wrote:
If the autopilot is flying, use the autopilot console to fly
the airplane. Over-powering the autopilot is always BAD
technique. Many autopilots will disconnect if they sense a
problem which can include input on the control wheel.

Yep, caused an airliner to crash in Russia a few years back
(among other issues).