I disabled the auto-leveling thing before I even went to the flying field. Trying to use it on the simulator convinced me that it was a joke. I flew it with the drag flaps and the wing droops for a while. One windy day I couldn't get the plane to turn up-wind on final approach without feeding in a lot of down elevator... too risky at low altitude while landing.. The drag flaps went with the auto leveler.. I'm flying now with just the wing droops and hope to remove them soon..nice flying plane! The instructor and the club members who helped trim the plane for fllight love the way it flies.. I'm sure I will love it too once I get the hang of it..