FADEC = complex

Newps writes:

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

All is a broad statement. Have you flown all GA planes?

There seems to be great variability in autopilot implementations, and
it is certainly possible to design one that does not move the yoke.

Yes, really.

It seems that it would take quite a bit of stretching around the
windows to see exactly what the ailerons are doing on both wings, at
least from what I've seen of the way cockpits are arranged. That's
very distracting when you have other things to do.

Yes, why would you think otherwise?

Because I know how inaccurate such eyeball estimates typically are.
Pilots have the same physiology as everyone else.

The smart pilot? How would you ever know?

I suppose all the sources I read could be conspiring to mislead me.

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

When I was very little, I used to ride a tricycle with no handlebars.
The handlebars had come off, but I discovered that it was possible to
steer by using asymmetrical pressure on the pedals.

The other vehicles I've operated have been cars and scooters. I think
that's all, although I'm not certain.

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Mxsmanic wrote:

Newps writes:


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


All is a broad statement. Have you flown all GA planes?

Have you flown even one? Get back to us when you do.




There seems to be great variability in autopilot implementations,

There's almost none. A servo grabs a cable and pushes/pulls.


and
it is certainly possible to design one that does not move the yoke.

It's possible to design anything. But the yoke is directly connected to
the control surface by a cable. How the hell are you going to move a
control surface without moving the yoke?


Yes, really.


It seems that it would take quite a bit of stretching around the
windows to see exactly what the ailerons are doing on both wings,

It doesn't.

Newps writes:

Have you flown even one?

Since they are all different, flying one isn't necessarily much better
than flying none, with respect to aircraft one hasn't flown.

There's almost none. A servo grabs a cable and pushes/pulls.

You haven't used autopilots on large jets, have you?

It's possible to design anything. But the yoke is directly connected to
the control surface by a cable. How the hell are you going to move a
control surface without moving the yoke?

If it's not directly connected, it might not move.

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Mxsmanic wrote:



You haven't used autopilots on large jets, have you?



We're not talking about jets or even turboprops. Nice evasion though.
The subject at hand, my dimwitted friend, is GA aircraft of the type
people in this group fly and the very same type you yourself referenced.




It's possible to design anything. But the yoke is directly connected to
the control surface by a cable. How the hell are you going to move a
control surface without moving the yoke?


If it's not directly connected, it might not move.



They are always connected.

Newps writes:

We're not talking about jets or even turboprops.

I'm talking about all aircraft.

The subject at hand, my dimwitted friend, is GA aircraft of the type
people in this group fly and the very same type you yourself referenced.

There's more to aviation than go-karts with wings.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
Newps writes:

We're not talking about jets or even turboprops.

I'm talking about all aircraft.

The subject at hand, my dimwitted friend, is GA aircraft of the type
people in this group fly and the very same type you yourself referenced.

There's more to aviation than go-karts with wings.

You are truly setting a new record for stupid, which I did not think you
could top based on your other posts.