dave perry wrote: > The real N7764P (pa24-250) has a Century IIB autopilot, not the KAP140 > that is in the fgfs Comanche in cvs. > > I found a pdf of the pilot's operating handbook for this autopilot on > the internet and have modeled this autopilot and replaced the kap140 in > my local version of fgfs. This autopilot does not have a pitch axis > control. It is a precursor to the Altimatic IIIc that is in the SenicaII. > > The model is complete in that it behaves as the documentation describes > and as the real Century IIB behaves in the real AC. I actually find the > approaches I do with this autopilot more precise than with the kap140. > > Question to anyone that uses the fgfs pa24; does the increased realism > of the Century IIBoffset the loss of the pitch and altitude capture of > the kap140 for this model? I would like to "update" the pa24 in cvs > with this autopilot in place of the kap140. > > In working on this AP model, I noted that the model in the SenicaII for > the Altimatic IIIc is not finished. The approach I used to implement > the "roll knob" function when in ROL mode would work very well for the > Altimatic IIIc. Torsten, if I can find a pilot's handbook for the > Altimatic IIIc, I would like to complete that model for the SenicaII. > Between the approach to handling the "coupler mode selector" and the > "roll knob" and the kap140.nas from Vegard Ovesen, this should not be > more than a few evenings work. Any problem with contributing to you > fine model? > > Regards, > Dave Perry > Dave -
I have flown the pa24 quite a bit in the recent past. I assume the lack of pitch control would mean no glide slope capture? I rarely used the altitude capture, so no loss for me. Even without pitch control, I vote for realism. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
