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Q re attitude-based autopilot (AP-3C) and GPSS
I read a review of the Chelton AP-3C recently, and it has me wondering some
things. It's attitude-based. The article I read seems to work on the presumption that this is better than rate-based, but it does later say that one shouldn't be dependent upon a vacuum-based AI for one's autopilot. So what do people with attitude-based APs typically do? Electric AI? Which electric AIs don't tumble? I'm also wondering about the ability of the AP-3C's ability to use GPS steering in both horizontal (GPSS) and vertical (GPSV) planes. If on a GPS flight plan, what would occur if the AI failed? If the AP is working to keep to the flight plan (in both planes), wouldn't the airplane stay straight and level even if the AP thinks that the plane is in a descending turn (or whatever it thinks from the failed AI)? - Andrew |
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