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Old May 28th 07, 02:11 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Ron Natalie
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Default Coordinated turns without rudder, and autopilots

Dan wrote:
On May 27, 5:44 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
How do autopilots make coordinated turns even when they cannot control the
rudder?


If they don't control the rudder, they do not make coordinated turns!

--Dan

Boy we have the blind leading the blind here.

The whole point of that big vertical slab of metal sticking out of the
ass-end of your airplane is to provide a natural tendency for the
aircraft to fly coordinated. The pedals are just there for the
outlying conditions (low speed, high AOA for example) and fine
adjustment.