Originally Posted by
HeliComparator
The initial yaw - occurring during the pilot reaction time - will typically cause the nose to dip (I am talking about in cruise flight, where me and my colleagues spend most of their time) so another good reason to apply some aft cyclic as an autonomous action, rather than in response to a perceived attitude change - the latter taking longer to process of course.
This being similar to the point I made previously although I feel "spontaneous" may be a better adjective to describe the reaction which can occur when flying hands on but, agreed, if the failure occurs with AP engaged then yes, it must be a conscious (and I suppose you could say autonomous) decision - but not for very long before other things need to start happening.