I put the Garmin servos in this spring in my G3x carboncub. Kicking myself for not doing it during the build. I use it way more than I thought I would.
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I see three more engines and some grey paint in the near future.
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Have autopilot in my Skylane and really like it. Anyone have one in their cub? Thinking of installing a single Axis Trio in my experimental cub.
Not in my Cub, however I went through this years ago with my 185. One axis at a time. While each axis does make life a bit easier, it also makes things more difficult since the pilot has to share the controls with the autopilot. It actually raises the fatigue factor. Use two axis as a minimum or not at all. A yaw damper helping to keep the controls coordinated would be most welcome, particularly on a plane which needs the rudder to be moved when the ailerons are moved in order to maintain a comfortable ride. Three axis on a long trip would make you more likely to take your Cub on long trips.Has anyone added a yaw damper to their Cub AP? I didn't consider it because the G3X won't run it without a dedicated controller added. I sorta wish I had the 305 or 507 controller. The AP would be more functional. No plans to upgrade mine. It does enough as it is.
Jake, are you controlling it via the G3x interface, or did you put a 507 head in as well?
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He's a C-130 pilot.
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Can you turn off the altitude hold function leaving the rest of it operational? Your description sounds as though the autopilot is attempting to hold the altitude rather than just the attitude. Holding attitude, letting the altitude float makes for a smoother ride.Sometimes I shut it off in turbulence (easier to hand fly than having the AP chase altitude while I jockey with the throttle).
Can you turn off the altitude hold function leaving the rest of it operational?
Without electric trim wired in, the manual trim up or down warning is countered with manual trim or throttle. I found using the throttle works pretty good in occasional up and down drafts around Minnesota and leaving it trimmed for cruise. YMMVYes, I'll try that next time - especially through the Laramie<->Fort Collins corridor which always seems to have significant up and downdrafts. The Garmin G3X (which I'm still getting to know) prompts me to "Trim Up" or "Trim Down" in such cases, but I agree that floating the altitude may be the better way. As I recall it's just one button (ALT) on the 305. Thanks for the suggestion.
~PandaCub