arkvet
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Looking for one. Not the users manual. I have that.
My Century 41 AP performs very well but has one long time glitch that I've just tolerated because I have been VFR only. Now that I'm working on my IFR I really want the kinks worked out.
The issue: Right turns are too steep. Left turns are standard rate and will take you 360 degrees in 1 minute +/- 5 seconds pretty much every time. Right turns are more like 35-40 degrees which is about twice standard rate in my Toga.
So far I've been hand flying all my approaches and just using the heading mode briefly while I do other tasks.
I'm having a G5 HSI installed (currently) that will add GPSS and I'm curious if the GPSS will smooth out that steeper bank but I'm betting it doesn't. I think the AP still handles that turn even thought the magenta line may not turn that sharp? We shall see.
The Century 41 is one of their newer (relatively speaking) AP's and is digital. I am wondering if the bank angle adjustment is relatively simple or if I'm going to have to ship it off to Oklahoma to be serviced. I thought the Maintenance / Service manual was a good place to start.
My Century 41 AP performs very well but has one long time glitch that I've just tolerated because I have been VFR only. Now that I'm working on my IFR I really want the kinks worked out.
The issue: Right turns are too steep. Left turns are standard rate and will take you 360 degrees in 1 minute +/- 5 seconds pretty much every time. Right turns are more like 35-40 degrees which is about twice standard rate in my Toga.
So far I've been hand flying all my approaches and just using the heading mode briefly while I do other tasks.
I'm having a G5 HSI installed (currently) that will add GPSS and I'm curious if the GPSS will smooth out that steeper bank but I'm betting it doesn't. I think the AP still handles that turn even thought the magenta line may not turn that sharp? We shall see.
The Century 41 is one of their newer (relatively speaking) AP's and is digital. I am wondering if the bank angle adjustment is relatively simple or if I'm going to have to ship it off to Oklahoma to be serviced. I thought the Maintenance / Service manual was a good place to start.
