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All you private pilots, what kind of autopilot do you use? Thanks.
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"Brian O" wrote in message
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All you private pilots, what kind of autopilot do you use? Thanks.
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Brian O wrote:

All you private pilots, what kind of autopilot do you use? Thanks.
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I use the "armstrong autopilot". (left arm on yoke, right arm for
throttle etc). PUN intended

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"Brian O" wrote:

All you private pilots, what kind of autopilot do you use? Thanks.

I have an STEC 40 in my cherokee 140.

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Bob Noel
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Brian,

All you private pilots, what kind of autopilot do you use?


You mean the new handheld ones? ;-)

What do you expect as an answer to that question? Renters will say:
"Whatever comes with the plane". Owners will say any one or several of
"What I could afford, what works with my plane, what integrated best
with my systems, what delivered the features I wanted".

So which of these aspects are of interest to you? Which kinds of planes
are of interest to you? What do you REALLY want to know?

The question you pose makes no sense.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Brian,

All you private pilots, what kind of autopilot do you use?


You mean the new handheld ones? ;-)

What do you expect as an answer to that question? Renters will say:
"Whatever comes with the plane". Owners will say any one or several of
"What I could afford, what works with my plane, what integrated best
with my systems, what delivered the features I wanted".

So which of these aspects are of interest to you? Which kinds of planes
are of interest to you? What do you REALLY want to know?

The question you pose makes no sense.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)


Just back from therapy???
The OP posed a direct question, how 'bout a direct answer???
Somethng like KFC 150 w/ altitude preselect and no yaw damping??? (that's
me).
Jeeesh.....

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Brian,

All you private pilots, what kind of autopilot do you use?


You mean the new handheld ones? ;-)

What do you expect as an answer to that question? Renters will say:
"Whatever comes with the plane". Owners will say any one or several of
"What I could afford, what works with my plane, what integrated best
with my systems, what delivered the features I wanted".

So which of these aspects are of interest to you? Which kinds of planes
are of interest to you? What do you REALLY want to know?

The question you pose makes no sense.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

You're right Thomas. I have an ulterior motive. I'm really trying to find
the meaning of life by asking what kind of autopilot folks use. I thought
it was a simple question, but you sir have shown that its a very complicated
issue that maybe the government should get involved with. Thanks for your
enlightenment.
B

Brian,

I'm really trying to find
the meaning of life by asking what kind of autopilot folks use.


That's easy: 42, of course ;-)

I'm sorry if I did not bring it across very well (and possible sounding
annoyed, which I didn't intend to at all), but I'd really like to know
what you're aiming at with that broad a question which IMHO is bound to
deliver results that are not comparable. I just don't understand,
that's all.

FWIW, S-TEC 50.

Oh, and with regard to some of the answers in the thread, it might be
of interest that here in Germany, single-pilot IFR flying is only
allowed in an airplane with an operating two-axis autopilot.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Oh, and with regard to some of the answers in the thread, it might be
of interest that here in Germany, single-pilot IFR flying is only
allowed in an airplane with an operating two-axis autopilot.

That *is* interesting. Almost all my IMC flying here in the Northeastern US
is single-pilot with no autopilot.

--Gary

Gary Drescher wrote:
"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Oh, and with regard to some of the answers in the thread, it might be
of interest that here in Germany, single-pilot IFR flying is only
allowed in an airplane with an operating two-axis autopilot.

That *is* interesting. Almost all my IMC flying here in the Northeastern US
is single-pilot with no autopilot.

No kidding. I prefer to be hand flying the plane in IMC. If I use
autopilot, I tend to not pay enough attention to what's going on.