REFLECTOR: Autopilot servos

John Dibble aminetech at bluefrog.com
Sat May 28 07:57:05 CDT 2011


That doesn't sound right.  You have to be able to overpower the
autopilot, so it shouldn't have enough force to move the pitch to
extreme against the trim spring.  Maybe you're supposed to adjust the
trim for zero force when moving the pitch to the extremes.

John

Geoff Gerhardt wrote:

> Hi all, I installed my pitch autopilot servo and powered up my Dynon
> Skyview to get it calibrated.  The calibration process has you move
> the pitch to its extremes to set the endpoints.  Once calibrated, it
> tests the servo.  I have the Strong Pitch trim installed, so it takes
> quite a lot of force to overcome the pitch trim (not sure if this is
> similar to the factory trim system).  Only with my help on the stick
> can the autopilot servo go to the extremes - is that normal?  Is it
> expected that the pilot will keep adjusting the pitch while on AP so
> the servo doesn't have to work too hard?  Or, should I put a longer
> lever arm on the servo to increase the torque it can deliver? Thanks.
>
> Geoff
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