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the pilot to program, confirm, and add autopilot complexity the same as if you had the GA button. By design, the latest autopilots follow the build complexity technique.
Starting simple and building com- plexity makes mode confusion un- likely, when otherwise it could have a distracting and potentially disastrous outcome. Using this “start simple, then build complexity” technique elimi- nates most of the risk of mode con- fusion. I can truly say I’ve not had any “what is it doing now?” moments since I adopted this as my standard operating practice. It’s a good tech- nique for mastering automation, and the aircraft.
Thomas P. Turner is the author of the FLYING LESSONS Weekly blog (www.thomaspturner.com) that inspires pilots to pursue Mastery of Flight.TM A prolific writer, speaker and flight instructor, Tom has been inducted into the National Flight In- structor Hall of Fame.
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