REFLECTOR: AP1 Auto Pilot

[Brent Bourgeois]

 Sounds like a servo/wire problem here. While on the ground, engine off, can you hear the servo engage? Will it move from side to side with the turn or trim knob. I will be at work all Friday night and would be happy to talk to you.
504-431-6278

Brent
N61VB
Velocity RG



--- On Thu, 9/25/08, Lou Stedman <stedmanlou at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> From: Lou Stedman <stedmanlou at roadrunner.com>
> Subject: REFLECTOR: AP1 Auto Pilot
> To: "canard Aviators" <canard-aviators at yahoogroups.com>, "Reflector Velocity" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 4:40 PM
> Any of you guys out there know anything about a Navaid AP1
> auto pilot? Let me fill you in on my problem. When I
> purchased my Vel, the auto pilot was not working. Recently,
> I removed it and returned it to Navaid. They replaced the
> gyro and returned it to me. I installed it and found that
> the wing leveler now worked well but it would not track the
> GPS or VOR. I took it into my avionics shop and they
> discovered that my KX155 GPS was not configured right. I had
> too large an area of swing. We set it for three tenths of a
> mile and it worked. I flew it back to my airport, about a
> half hour flight and it was tracking great. About twenty
> minutes into the flight my aircraft started a slow left turn
> off the gps course and it now does not work. Both wing
> leveler and course tracking are not working. Any thoughts.
> The gyro sounds like it is working. I know Navaid is no
> longer in business and I probably will have to look for
> another one but I just wanted to ask the experts before I
> spend my hard earned money.
> 
> Lou Stedman
> Velocity N7044Q
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