Jose,

How so? Oversimplified, to be sure, but "utter nonsense"? Nonsense!

I snipped the true nonsense part, the "spiral down to death" thing.

One of the things pilots must be aware of when using an autopilot for
example is trim.

Not with all autopilots. Some S-Tecs don't use trim.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)