Ron Natalie wrote:
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).

Ok, if you're going to bring up an incident tell the entire story. The
captains 15 year old son was at the controls at the time.

-Robert