A few weeks ago, my friend Ray recounted a scary experience he'd had in his high-performance single while on a trip with his wife and daughter in IMC and at night. When he went to engage the autopilot, the airplane started to climb suddenly. He disengaged the autopilot, but the airplane continued to pitch up even more steeply. He pushed the electric trim switch, to no avail. He came back on the throttle, but it wasn't enough.
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