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Autopilot

 

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Autopilot

 

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Flight

 

Tuning

 

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Summary of Contents for SkyView

Page 1: ... great visibility no airspace conflicts etc If possible bring someone along on the first autopilot test flight If autopilot behavior performance or interference with the controls is cause for concern while flying remember that the autopilot can be disconnected in any of the following ways Press the Disconnect CWS button If using the SIMPLIFIED controls o Enter the AP Menu MAIN MENU AP MENU and pre...

Page 2: ...K target 90 degrees from the current target 5 Check for ROLL SLIP indications a If observed disconnect AP increase ROLL TORQUE by 10 and start over b If ROLL TORQUE is already set to 100 contact Dynon 6 Check if aircraft is slow to respond a If observed disconnect AP increase ROLL SENSITIVITY by 2 and start over b If ROLL SENSITIVITY is already maxed out contact Dynon 7 Check if aircraft is twitch...

Page 3: ...Autopilot In Flight Tuning Procedures SkyView Autopilot In Flight Tuning Guide Revision A 1 3 Detailed Flowchart Figure 1 Roll Axis Flight Test Procedure ...

Page 4: ...e heading bug The label above the joystick should read TRK 2 Turn the joystick either way until the track bug reads 90 degrees to the left or right of current TRK target 3 The aircraft should immediately begin turning toward the new TRK target 5 Check for ROLL SLIP indications Observe the autopilot status indicator on the Top Bar while the autopilot flies If the banner is shown frequently it is an...

Page 5: ...Check if aircraft overshoots TRK target Observe if the autopilot is overshooting or wandering around the track target The autopilot should keep the open triangle of the track bug closely aligned with the small magenta ground track triangle If an overshoot is observed and you made a recent ROLL GAIN adjustment disconnect the autopilot increase ROLL GAIN by 0 2 SETUP MENU AUTOPILOT SETUP ROLL AXIS G...

Page 6: ...served disconnect AP increase PITCH TORQUE by 10 and start over b If PITCH TORQUE is already set to 100 contact Dynon 7 Check if aircraft lags FD command bars a If observed disconnect AP increase PITCH SENSITIVITY by 2 and start over b If ROLL SENSITIVITY is already maxed out contact Dynon 8 Check if aircraft is twitchy in PITCH axis a If observed decrease PITCH SENSITIVITY by 1 b Increase IAS tar...

Page 7: ...Autopilot In Flight Tuning Procedures SkyView Autopilot In Flight Tuning Guide Revision A 1 7 Detailed Flowchart Figure 2 Pitch Axis IAS Hold Flight Test Procedure ...

Page 8: ...ed and look like 6 Example if the Flight Director were engaged in TRK mode on a TRK of 360 degrees and an IAS of 100 the top bar would look like this a 3 Engage the Autopilot AP To engage the autopilot 1 Enter the AP Menu MAIN MENU AP 2 Press AP 3 The AP and FD buttons should look like 4 Allow a few minutes of stable flight under AP control Ensure that you are not affecting the autopilot s control...

Page 9: ...ng and are still observing unacceptably slow behavior contact Dynon for assistance 8 Check if aircraft is twitchy in PITCH axis Observe if the flight controls twitch excessively or seem overly aggressive If it does this is an indication that the PITCH SENSITIVITY needs to be decreased Decrease PTICH SENSITIVITY by 1 SETUP MENU AUTOPILOT SETUP PITCH AXIS SENSITIVITY There is no need to disconnect t...

Page 10: ...g to 10 knots below the current IAS target 1 Configure a joystick to control the IAS bug The label above the joystick should read IAS 2 Turn the joystick counter clockwise until the IAS bug reads 10 knots lower than it did when the Flight Director was engaged 3 The aircraft should immediately begin climbing toward the new IAS target At this point return to step 6 to re verify the settings above 12...

Page 11: ... 100 100 PITCH SENSITIVITY 1 24 10 PITCH DEFAULT CLIMB VERT SPD 100 ft min 3000 ft min 500 ft min PITCH DEFAULT DESCENT VERT SPD 100 ft min 3000 ft min 500 ft min PITCH MAXIMUM AIRSPEED 1 30 Vs1 0 95 Vn0 0 90 Vn0 PITCH MINIMUM AIRSPEED 1 30 Vs1 0 95 Vn0 1 35 Vs1 PITCH PITCH GAIN 0 1 3 0 2 0 PITCH ALTITUDE GAIN 0 1 2 5 0 6 PITCH VSI GAIN 0 10 2 50 0 6 PITCH PULL RATE 1 0 2 0 1 0 PITCH G ERROR LIMIT...

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