Disabling autopilot can also be dangerous. Perhaps someone in the future puts the autopilot in a highway at 100mph, and few minutes later one kids plays with the manual brake ...<p>There was a similar accident in Aeroflot Flight 593 <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Aeroflot_Flight_593" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Aeroflot_Flight_593</a><p>&gt; <i>With the autopilot active, Kudrinsky, against regulations, let the children sit at the controls. First his daughter Yana took the pilot&#x27;s left front seat. Kudrinsky adjusted the autopilot&#x27;s heading to give her the impression that she was turning the plane, though she actually had no control of the aircraft. Shortly thereafter Eldar occupied the pilot&#x27;s seat.[4] Unlike his sister, Eldar applied enough force to the control column to contradict the autopilot for 30 seconds. This caused the flight computer to switch the plane&#x27;s ailerons to manual control while maintaining control over the other flight systems. A silent indicator light came on to alert the pilots to this partial disengagement. The pilots, who had previously flown Russian-designed planes which had audible warning signals, apparently failed to notice it.</i><p>Aeroflot Flight 593 Crash Animation + CVR : <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=RrttTR8e8-4" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=RrttTR8e8-4</a>