Hi Dan,

Servos also have a finite number of repositions before failure. An
autopilot that was excessively sensitive might overwork the servos and
cause premature faiure.


Wouldn't the pilot feel if the auto pilot issued lots of servo
repositionings? I am not a pilot but I could imagine that would make for
a pretty uncomfortable flight. At least for the passengers.

I had seen that once as a passenger where we got into weather. Pretty
wild until the pilot turned off the AP and flew by hand, commenting "it
can't handle this kind of stuff".

Regards, Joerg

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