Section X
Safety Information
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Autopilot Airplane Flight Manual Supplements caution
against trying to override the autopilot system during flight
without disengaging the autopilot because the autopilot will
continue to trim the airplane and oppose the pilot's actions.
This could result in a severely out of trim condition. This is a
basic feature of all autopilots with electric trim follow-up.
Do not try to manually override the autopilot during flight.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, YOU CAN OVERPOWER THE
AUTOPILOT TO CORRECT THE ATTITUDE, BUT THE
AUTOPILOT AND ELECTRIC TRIM MUST THEN IMMEDI-
ATELY BE DISENGAGED.
It is often difficult to distinguish an autopilot malfunction from
an electric trim system malfunction. The safest course is to
deactivate both. Do not re-engage either system until after
you have safely landed. Then have the systems checked by
a qualified service facility prior to further flight.
Depending upon the installation on your airplane, the follow-
ing additional methods may be available to disengage the
autopilot or electric trim in the event that the autopilot or
electric trim does not disengage utilizing the disengage
methods specified in the Supplements.
Transient control forces may occur when the
autopilot is disengaged.
1. Turn off the autopilot master switch, if installed.
2. Pull the autopi!ot and trim circuit breaker(s) or turn off
the autopilot switch breaker, if installed.
3. Turn off the RADIO MASTER SWITCH, if installed, and
if the autopilot system and the trim system are wired
through this switch.
10-24
May, 1994
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