Originally Posted by
172_driver
It is possible. As for any method being "a better method" that comes down to personal preference. The yoke disconnect switch is conviniently positioned, that's all. You could run the trim wheel also.
Not flown the 737 but spent a couple of decades operating the 727, MD80, 757 and 767
Not sure why you’d ever want to disconnect the AP with the MCP switch, you really want to be holding the yoke and looking at the attitude indicator when you disconnect, and the yoke mounted disconnect switch makes that as easy as possible
Thats why it’s there, using the MCP switch would be an unnecessary distraction