Pressing the PERIOD KEY initiates the BRAKES. Under the section entitled AUTO-PILOT in the voice commands area it reads: NOTE: Momentarily applying the brakes will permit you (the pilot) to take control of a prop-driven aircraft's airspeed. (Also see... Take control of the speed. Robert On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Jordan Gallacher < jordanandseptember@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have noticed a periodic issue where the Period key will not cause > Michell t to hand over airspeed control of GA aircraft to me when I hold it > down. I was just now flying a Gruman Goose and was wanting to do a water > landing on the ocean, and well, things got fun since Michell still had the > airspeed. Either that or she failed to tell me that she handed it back to > me. > > Jordan > -- AOPA Member No: 06936977