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Gary,

Almost all my IMC flying here in the Northeastern US
is single-pilot with no autopilot.


Well, each picks his/her own level of risk exposure. While I have come
to truly hate the overregulation of GA in Europe, this is one of the
few rules that makes at least a little sense to me. It is still
overregulation, though.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Oh, and with regard to some of the answers in the thread, it might be
of interest that here in Germany, single-pilot IFR flying is only
allowed in an airplane with an operating two-axis autopilot.

That *is* interesting. Almost all my IMC flying here in the Northeastern
US is single-pilot with no autopilot.

Well, *everyone* knows that American pilots are superior to German pilots,
so that covers that! g
--
Jim in NC

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King KFC-200.
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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO (MTJ)

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I spent my money so that "I" get to fly, I'm not spending my money to
be a passenger. I can use the airlines for that.

Monk

Wife.

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I never use one, even when it's in the plane.

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http://hallert.net/images/airplaneminiotto.jpg of course. That, or I
just read my paper and listen for my passenger to scream, which means I
need to grab the yoke and pull back until they stop yelling. Don't
even have to look up, the system really works.

All you private pilots, what kind of autopilot do you use? Thanks.

I don't use one at all. It makes me feel too much like a passenger.

Jose
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The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music.
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What's an autopilot?

MAtt

Brian O wrote:

All you private pilots, what kind of autopilot do you use? Thanks.

Looks like there are a lot of heros in this group.

I fly a lot of single pilot IFR in the northeast US and my Bonanza is
equipped with an S-TEC 60-2 with altitude hold. I use it often for
straight and level cruise, but then again I am flying at least three times
a week for commuting and charity.

Once in a great while I will use it to fly an instrument approach, but that
is perhaps one out of every thirty approaches or so and only to practice
the correct button sequencing.

The Bonanza has a lot of wiggle in turbulence and I am considering adding a
yaw damper, which would theoretically provide more comfort for passengers.

--
Peter