Originally Posted by
BE19Pilot
Heard of an ERJ that delcared an emergency after the AP malfunctioned after take-off from LGA too...Yikes!
Originally Posted by
SrfNFly227
In all seriousness though, without knowing the situation an AP malfunction could be an emergency. It isn't responding to inputs from the crew, strong and erratic flight control movements, or won't disconnect are a few examples.
Oh come on, like a RJ pilot would really disconnect the AP at anytime above 200', right before landing.
