Skip to main content
1 of 2
Mahdi
  • 617
  • 6
  • 13

Do modern aircrafts require pilot's rudder input in order to perform a coordinated turn?

With today's state-of-the-art electronic systems in modern aircrafts, do pilots of aircrafts equipped with autopilot systems, still need to apply rudder to keep a turn coordinated?

For the context, I'm assuming the pilot is hand-flying the aircraft so the autopilot must be at least partially disengaged to let the pilot manually initiate and perform the turn via the yoke/stick, but still make the rudder use unnecessary or optional.

For example, would a F-16 pilot still need to apply the rudder during a turn? If the military case is not generic enough, how about an airliner's pilot? or a GA aircraft like Cirrus SR22?

Mahdi
  • 617
  • 6
  • 13