Understand the warning signs of a VERY important flight instrument.  When you lose it, you also lose your co-pilot, the autopilot...


This video was taken inflight in a new-production Cessna 182S Skylane equipped with a two-axis Bendix King KAP140 autopilot.  Inflight video with commentary by Steve Wilson shows an actual turn coordinator failure and resulting autopilot shut-off.  This is a short example of the relationship between the two devices.