Mxsmanic wrote:

Nomen Nescio writes:


The autopilot does not move the joystick when you play pretend pilot.
The autopilot DOES move the yoke in my plane.


Well, all planes are not alike, but I'm aware that autopilots often
move the yoke.

In GA planes, which is what we're talking about here, they all move.




How do you know what the ailerons are doing.........EYES.


Oh really?

Yes, really. You're such an idiot.



You know exactly how much aileron has been applied by
looking at the yoke?


Yes, why would you think otherwise? That's right you're a pretend pilot.





Or even by looking outside at the wing?

Anyway, if you are constantly doing this, why bother with the
autopilot? Just fly the plane manually.

What a moronic question.




The whole idea of the autopilot is to make it _unnecessary_ to do this
sort of thing.


No, it's not the whole idea.




You don't have to look at the yoke or the ailerons;
the autopilot worries about that. You sacrifice your awareness of the
aileron position in exchange for a lower workload.

Mission accomplished. I now become a manager.





The smart pilot will _occasionally_ glance at instruments to see if
anything looks odd, but he will not continuously monitor the
autopilot's actions.

The smart pilot? How would you ever know?






Unusual moves are very obvious.


No, they are not,


Yes they are.




I have operated some vehicles, with an excellent track record for
safety.

Yes, it's hard to get hurt on your tricycle.