Originally Posted by
HeliComparator
Looks like poor training and a crew who have never become comfortable with the automation, thinking that “proper pilots fly it manually” perhaps? A bit sad in this day and age.
It's a curious report. From my understanding of the description of the system in the report, and AFCSs in general, my assumption is that the manually flown right turn was done without his feet on the pedals, hence the FTR micro-switches were not pressed and the HDG bug did not track the heading changes.