David Megginson wrote in message ...

As I mentioned, I'd love to install a wing leveller some day when I
have money available, so I'm not anti-autopilot. That said, this
particular problem is an easy one to avoid -- if you're messing with a
chart or plates or anything else, let go of the yoke.

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

This has to be someone who flies Cessnas or (possibly) Pipers

I gotta read this one to my (Grumman specialist) CFI he'll
get a good belly laugh too.

Sydney (it's not true that all small GA planes are stable enough
to fly hands-off level long enough to "mess with" a
chart or plate or anything else)