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Old May 5th 06, 07:27 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Default AUTOPILOT PROS & CONS

On 05/05/06 11:18, Brien K. Meehan wrote:
The biggest "con" I've observed is that it sometimes gives the
passengers the impression that you're not working hard enough.

I actually had a passenger say to me, "What am I paying you all this
money for? This is easy, you're just pressing buttons! I could do
that myself!"


Well, it's the old TV repair mantra:

Turning one screw: $ 0.05
Knowing which screw to turn: $ 99.95

;-)

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Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA