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Old 8th Mar 2011, 11:15
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JimmyTAP
 
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On many types the autopilot does control the rudder but only during approach and landing and in the immediate after take-off phase in the event of an engine failure. Other than that, as others have said, the yaw damper channel co-ordinates turns.
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