Cessna 172 Mode
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Would any Captain want that much responsibility (by pressing said button) on his/her shoulders?
Yes he would, provided the "Cessna 172 Mode" is flyable to a reasonable degree.
That's something that could easily be done through the instinctive disconnection push button installed on the side-stick, making it work this way: Once you press it one time, it disconnects the AP; the second time, you stop the "cavalry charge"; if you keep it pressed, you get your priority...
and you could get your Alternate Law 1 too...(and have
real control of your aircraft, without loosing a great deal of protections, but to the extent, that you can override them!).
Once you're in control of your bird, and have solved your problem, you could select your Auto-Pilot ON again, and regain your Normal Law capability
(provided required conditions are still met.)
Simple, easy and pilot friendly.
Fly Safe