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My opinion is that an autopilot is one of the most important items of safety
equipment for single-pilot IFR. It frees a lot of brain cells for important tasks like situational awareness and, in VMC, looking for traffic. My CFII fully agreed with that and recommended liberal use of the autopilot for single-pilot IFR. And before the flames start, I'm fully aware of the need to be proficient in flying IFR without the A/P. "Peter R." wrote in message ... David Megginson ) wrote: The poster also mentioned flying with an autopilot, though it fell out of the followups. That makes a lot more sense as a personal safety minimum, since the AP does actually help to keep the wings level. Personally, I'm happy to hand fly, but I believe that my plane would be safer if it had a simple wing-leveller that I could hit as a panic button if I ever experienced extreme vertigo. I'm willing to fly without it, but I can respect that other people might not be. Interesting you mention this point. I am in the process of watching a few of the Richard Collins Sporty's aviation DVDs. In the IFR Tips and Techniques DVD, he offers a PoV that suggest a pilot hand flying in IMC does not necessarily have the big picture view that a pilot who uses an AP might. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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