Thu May 13, 2021 10:38 pm
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Shoestring Flyer wrote:An autopilot in a SportCruiser is a very useful addition to have on long journey legs. Definitely worth having despite some limitations.
Some deference must be given to the weather conditions in which the aircraft is being flown. In turbulent conditions it will be necessary to disengage the autopilot and hand fly the aircraft due to the constant servo 'slip' change taking place which if left unattended will result in shearing one of the autopilot servo drive screws.
We have one on our Sportcruiser and I usually use it in two situations: (1) in altitude-hold mode when flying close below low-level CAS, still doing the heading by hand (2) to hold heading and altitude for a short time if having a drink, getting out the landing plate etc. I don't "press a button to take me to my destination"