Do Pilots Actually Fly the Plane?

In the times of robots and self-driving cars on the road, you can say the future is here, right? But if we have this sort of “autopilot” for cars, then the aviation field has been way ahead of the times for years! Autopilot: how did it come about and how does it work?

When airplanes were first invented, they required the pilot’s undivided attention to fly safely. As the airplane’s range got bigger and they could travel for more hours, it got harder and harder for pilots to keep up. Around 1912, the first autopilot was created by Sperry Corporation – a company that specialized in electronics. From that moment, the history of autopilot just starts!

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TIMESTAMPS:
Why did someone have to invent the autopilot? 0:22
The first attempts 0:55
Not all passenger planes have autopilots 1:45
What is an autopilot 2:15
Different types of autopilots 4:08
How do control systems work? 5:15
How does the autopilot keep the airplane wings leveled? 7:39
What happens if the autopilots fail? 9:16

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SUMMARY:
-At first, the captain needed to keep hold of the controls the entire time. As the airplane’s range got bigger and they could travel for more hours, it got harder and harder for pilots to keep up.
-Around 1912, the first autopilot was created by Sperry Corporation.The autopilot allowed the plane to fly level and straight using a compass course without the pilot constantly trying to keep it leveled manually. But as technology progressed and the world of aviation took off, the autopilot systems improved.
-Aircraft that are designed for private transport are to this day still only flown manually. Even some jets might not have autopilots.
-Autopilot is officially known as the Automatic Flight Control System. It plays a major part in an aircraft’s avionics.
-The Single-Axis Autopilot controls the ailerons, and it’s known as the “wing-leveler”. The slightly more advanced system is the Two-Axis Autopilot, which controls both the ailerons and the elevators to keep the plane level on both its horizontal and transverse axis. The Three-Axis Autopilot controls all of the above: the rudder, elevators, and ailerons.
-Once pilots board the plane, they enter all the control mode settings they need about the flight, like maintaining the aircraft’s altitude or direction. Then, the smart high-speed processors sort of cross-reference their calculations to see if the plane is obeying the pilot’s orders.
-Autopilots are just one example of a control system, and like all control systems, they work in very similar ways. They act based on what they measure, and their actions impact the value of what they just measured.
-The gyroscopes on the wings sense that they’re being moved, so they automatically send that data to the autopilot computer. The autopilot then processes that information and understands that the wings are no longer level, so it needs to take action! It then sends the data to the servomechanism units that control the ailerons and tells them that they need to adjust so that the wings will become level again.
-Autopilots are designed as a failsafe – which means even if they do fail, they won’t cause any damage to other parts of the plane. In this case, the pilots will have to override the autopilot by disconnecting it.

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[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

Hey there, BrightSiders! Would you like your car to have autopilot and always use it?

[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

TIMESTAMPS:
Why did someone have to invent the autopilot? 0:22
The first attempts 0:55
Not all passenger planes have autopilots 1:45
What is an autopilot 2:15
Different types of autopilots 4:08
How do control systems work? 5:15
How does the autopilot keep the airplane wings leveled? 7:39
What happens if the autopilots fail? 9:16

[Tyler-ndqg]

Huh. Watching this while Flying in FSX. Autopilot is indeed engaged.

[chiragsingla]

My attendance:
In school: 40%
Bright side :100%😂😂😂😂

[based.ottoman]

This channel is getting more and more aviatic

[bobbycrevelli]

In complete true take offs aren't 100% manual. You can do this if you want and most pilots actually do this. You power up the engines slightly and then push this button called the TO/GA button which stands for take off/go around and it will automatically power the engines to optimal power percentage and it will be a quicker response than if you do it manually.

[kripkethechameleonfriends]

I love watching the wing movements when traveling, thanks for sharing👍

[experimenteventing]

almost 30M subscribers congrats; I love the channel

[ossen]

*Give a man a plane ticket and he’ll fly for a day.*
*Push a man from a plane and he’ll fly for the rest of his life.*

[madwomandriver]

Thanks Brightside, I found this video really interesting and reassuring. I’ll definitely feel safe the next time I fly X.

[turningdegrees]

Hey thanks for the great videos tonight. I feel good. Goodnight brightside!

[erich]

Nice, simple video of how autopilot works! You tell the system what to do, and it moves the flight controls to do that.

[coralie]

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[Sticks]

Thank you all four of you for that like comment this is my first time thank you😢👍🙂☺

[AluminumOxide]

Excellent video on aviation control systems, just like mechjeb in KSP

[mariomanduzio]

Beautiful video. In the near future you can make a video about Denmark and its economic system. Please

[georgiabemrose]

Please do more videos about how planes work, how about one on engines?

[jeremysheppard]

Almost all planes these days have autopilot. Even 2 seated planes. You can’t have one axis autopilot because the autopilot will disconnect when you move the stick. Plus the auto-pilot cannot control the rudder drying flight but there is yaw damper which is different. Also most passenger planes land by themselves all the time and a pilot only has to land it himself once every 20 or so flights.
PLEASE GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT!

[dinostudios]

Almost all planes have an autopilot currently even small planes like a cessna 172.

[boeing-yswr]

PLEASE DO SOME MORE RESEARCH. This is all either oversimplified or straight up wrong. Almost all planes, including private jets have an autopilot. Even some small 2 seater GA aircraft have autopilot. Large planes also always have 2-3 pilots, even if there is an autopilot. Autopilots also never control the rudder. The rudder has a yaw damper, which is a system that uses the rudder to coordinate a turn, although you do not need the rudder to make turns. I think these videos could be much better if you did some more research on the topics using reliable sources, because it seems you are practically just making things up.