Thanks for your replies!
Originally Posted by
sets
It is failure mode related. The same reason why you shouldn't (can't ?) engage an autopilot with the IRS switch in BOTH-ON-x (on the 737 classic).
Tried it on a simulator: with IRS in BOTH-ON-L/R it seems to be possible to engage an autopilot, even though the procedure states you shouldn't. If this is for the same reason as the IRS cross-coupling, could someone please elaborate on these failure modes?