SouthAussie
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Wouldn't autopilot constitute control inputs? If an engine flames out, I would assume that the AP would correct for the yaw and the plane would straighten but burn fuel at an increasing rate.
Yes, then they say the 2nd engine would flame out within minutes .. at which point auto pilot would disconnect.
Some forums believe that after AP disconnected that the plane would plummet nose down, then rise up a little, then plummet again, then rise up a little again (due to aerodynamics) in an S until it hit the surface. It could do this for 100 NM they say.
But if it hit uneven air currents once AP disconnected, it could send it into a spiral.