Manouveing speed is the speed at which naximium deflection of controls will not cause unsafe stress on the airframe. It is irrelevant whether such movement comes from the autopilot or a pilots own hands. Further autopilot servos have slipping clutches and shear pins designed into them to prevent undue stress on airframes at higher speeds. This factor also allows the pilot to override them at any time without damage as a further safety step. Most older autopilots still in use today do not use attitude as a reference. They are rate based. An example is the STEC series, a system that has been used safely for years. It is only more recently that digital attitude based systems have become available and it not essential to have one. Autopilots have dampening mechanisms to reduce scalloping or chasing the wing dip or nav/gps needle. In extreme turbulence the autopilot cannot respond quickly enough sometimes and it is for this reason that it is recommended it be disconnected. It has very little to do with stressing the airframe especially at manoueving speed or less.
Sent from my iPhone > On 10 May 2020, at 3:42 am, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > Hi Jeff, > >> ." . . that hand flying it placed more stress on the pilot which could > magnify complications and it would put too > much stress on the airplane . . ." > > Light chop, no problem leave it on. My comments apply more to strong > turbulence. "Bad weather" with light turbulence is fine. It's the > turbulence part I'm referring to in suggesting one turn the autopilot > off. If the instructor was suggesting you leave the autopilot on in > moderate to severe turbulence, he isn't a very good instructor. This > point is really basic. I doubt you'd find many bad-weather pilots > agreeing with that instructor. > > Mike > KSEE > > ____________________________________________________________ > Sponsored by > https://www.newser.com/?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_taglines_more > > 2 Countries With 'Great' Virus Policies Run Into Problems > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5eb6ebbe7ca766bbe1d33st03vuc1 > America's 'Virus Hero' Is Suddenly Taking Heat > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5eb6ebbea00f56bbe1d33st03vuc2 > The Coronavirus Gets Closer to Trump > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5eb6ebbec637d6bbe1d33st03vuc3 > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
