@megan. You are correct. AFCS was a customer option with early model S76A.
DDAFCS and FD mode operation leads to so much bewildering confusion in the cockpit sometimes I'm left to wonder whether crews are better off without it at all. I have seen the simulator crashed so many times simply because of mode confusion and wrong button pushing. Stick to hands on VFR flying and they're OK, give them options with buttons to push and it can rapidly turn to worms. Where divine intervention is relied upon in such situations never results in a successful outcome. Just saying, again.
Last edited by gulliBell; 14th Feb 2016 at 03:25.