Hey guys,
On a flight I did with an air India 787-8 yesterday, once I turned off the altitude autopilot because I was on finals, the plane immediately started pitching up crazily and I had no control. Why does it do this and how can I stop it? I am operating on an apple iPad. Maybe it’s just me being bad at the simulator I don’t know
Before disconnecting your autopilot, did you re-calibrate your device? It is possible that not doing so will lead to the plane violently pitching and rolling.
i will try that thanks, however sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn’t. It’s weird
However, it was a very long flight, much longer than I usually do, so maybe that’s it
Also, before disengage AP, adjust trim until the pink stripe disappears, which indicates a neutral yoke position. In this case when you disconnect AP immediately after calibration the plane will remain steady.
what route?? I don’t think it was the problem though. I think you just have to calibrate your device
I concur with @LordWizrak and the others. I always calibrate before disconnecting the autopilot and it makes a huge difference. And the comment about the trim the FlightGT said also will help.
Let’s say your on final, before you turn off autopilot make sure you calibrate you device. Before you turn off autopilot tilt your device back a bit and that will keep you steady.
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