Originally Posted by snarlie
I have to agree the Wessex was a tough old bird but the only variant worth considering was the Wessex 3. Never been an autopilot to match it before or since.
Unless there was corrosion on the wiper coil, with a lovely voltage spike to wake you up on a dark & stormy night
Fun days: LS Edge, he of climbing up the outside and knocking on the pilot's window while in a 30' autohover at night
Tying the non flying pilot's shoelaces together, behind the cyclic. "You have control"
Fuel state chicken: 12 minutes
"Roger, remain in the port wait"
