Originally Posted by
PlasticCabDriver
The RAF Shawbury Gazelles had a SAS light but it didn’t really do anything. It was just a confidence light….
That depended on how hard you gripped the controls.
For a few years I flew a twin engined Squirrel which had the entire SAS system removed to get the weight down. Interesting to fly at night or in poor visibility, especially at very low speed or in an OGE hover for extended periods.