A321s

[Matt_Masiello]

Anyone else experiencing issues with the 321s? I’m constantly battling the plane literally bouncing up and down in areas of wind/turbulence at flight level at appropriate speed. Saw some comments about it on Instagram, thought I’d see here. I only get this with that aircraft.

[David_Beckett]

The A321 does bob up and down on autopilot. It’s known issue and it is being worked on.

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Airbus A321 Autopilot Failure

Just recently, I was attempting to fly from Zurich, Switzerland, to London Heathrow, England, in a Swiss Airbus A321. I found that the autopilot, specifically the ALT autopilot, appeared to be faulty. Once activated, the aircraft began to bob it’s nose up and down almost immediately. This motion became progressively worse, until the aircraft stalled. Had I not been present to recover from the stall, I would have crashed, and racked up several speeding violations in the process. I found the issue…

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I’ve found that it helps to slow down a little (M.78 is fine), although strong winds or turbulence will cause the issue, even at this reduced speed.

If I’m flying with the A321, I’ll either watch the entire flight, or record it, in case anything goes wrong.

[david_hartono_S]

i did experience that actually,but i thought with 93 knots of headwind its normal…