Large aircraft auto rudder question
Hi All,
Quick question for you. Saw a 777 a while ago in Christchurch NZ land in a good crosswind that required a crab appraoch. Myself and others saw it move from this style approach to aligning with the runway direction. Pretty simple so far.
I have since been told that this may not have been possible due to the auto coupling of the ailerons and rudder within large transport aircraft and that it might be impossible for pilots of these aircraft to control the rudder at all above normal taxi speed.
Could anyone that flies anything in this catagory (320, 767, etc) please let me know if it is possible to a) use the rudder independent of the ailerons; b) if not, is it possible to disconnect the auto-coupling system or c) if again not possible, does the computer automatically do this....
thanks