Originally Posted by
cal73
I have not been in the cockpit for a while but doesn't rvsm require that an airplane has an autopilot with yadda yadda installed and working? It does not say it has to be on does it? I have not flown an airplane in anger for more than a year now.
Not trying to split hairs and I don't have the regs in front of me, but I think "installed and working" implies that they want it to be used. I know if we have the A/P deferred we are unable RVSM...I think the same applies to aircraft without A/P's.