AIRPLANE DESIGNERS OBSESS about getting control harmony just right—and when they do, their creations are an indescribable joy to fly. A Bucker Jungmann is a Stradivarius of biplanes, and the SIAI Marchetti SF.260, de Havilland Chipmunk, and T-34 Mentor are renowned for superb flying qualities. So why would any pilot voluntarily surrender the sublime experience of flying to inanimate autopilots that can't appreciate these attributes? Why would any pilot forgo such exquisite responsiveness and willingly demote himself to a mere button pusher?
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