Originally Posted by
Xray678
The perception is much worse than the reality. As a former LCA on the 88/90 I had lots of guys turn to me during a line check or OE and ask what's going on after the plane did something they weren't expecting. But I never saw the airplane do something they hadn't just told it to do.
I had it start a descent on its own one time. FMA said VNAV LVL the whole time. Kicked off the autopilot but lost about 300 feet before it was noticed.