hands-off

hands-off
i. A flight with autopilot on in which the pilot need not touch the controls.
ii. An ideally trimmed aircraft, either without autopilot or with autopilot off, that maintains set flight conditions (i.e., flies by itself without further input by the pilot).

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  • hands-off — ► hands off not involving or requiring direct intervention. Main Entry: ↑hand …   English terms dictionary

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  • Hands off — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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