It was flying on automatic pilot when the mid-air incident occurred.空中事故发生时，飞机正由自动驾驶仪操纵。He overrode the autopilot when he realized it was malfunctioning.他意识到自动驾驶仪出了故障，就改为手动驾驶。The autopilot can be connected up with the flight recorder.这台自动驾驶仪可以和飞行记录仪连接。