@Linktrained
A decade or two ago, there was a lot of debate around digital altimetry display versus the old "steam gauge" design - predicated on the idea that the old analogue design could be "read" at a glance whereas the digital display had to be read completely. Of course, with the "tape" display behind the precise altitude, this difference is mitigated. In the sim I could certainly read the descending trend at a glance once the stall was established!
I think most of us understood what you meant by "AP OFF". For everyone's future reference the AP was not only "OFF", but latched off (i.e. impossible to re-engage) as soon as the law changed to Alt 2.
[ I suspect Lyman's fishing for "AP was mysteriously re-engaged"...
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