Trio Autopilot

Has anybody out there had experience using the "Trio EZ Pilot" control head
driving a Navaid servo. I'm not at all happy with the Navaid wing leveler I
installed in my KIS Cruiser. The Trio web site, however, claims great
results using their solid state control head driving the Navaid servo using
signals from either a hand held or panel mount GPS.

Dave Tate

Last summer, after a year of flying behind my Navaid I swapped out for
an EzPilot. The switch only took an hour. It is quick to learn to use
it. Shortly after that I used it for a 30 hr cross country over the
Rockies and back. It has met every parameter they claim and is an
order of magnitude better than my Navaid. It handles turbulence very
well. I am driving it with a Lowrance 100 Airmap.
It is fundamentally the same as the Trutrak with a lot more information
displayed on the head, which is why I chose it over the Trutrak. The
stock EZpilot uses the Navaid servo anyway, so that is not an issue.
Trutrak also has a retrofit to the Navaid servo IIRC.
I wouldn't be nervous about the switch, you will be happy.
Justaguy

Justaguy

Thanks for the input. Trio offered to check out my Navaid Servo free of
charge to make sure the servo was not the problem. I plan to take them up on
the offer. I didn't realize that EZ Pilot used the stock Navaid servo for
their system.
Dave Tate

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Last summer, after a year of flying behind my Navaid I swapped out for
an EzPilot. The switch only took an hour. It is quick to learn to use
it. Shortly after that I used it for a 30 hr cross country over the
Rockies and back. It has met every parameter they claim and is an
order of magnitude better than my Navaid. It handles turbulence very
well. I am driving it with a Lowrance 100 Airmap.
It is fundamentally the same as the Trutrak with a lot more information
displayed on the head, which is why I chose it over the Trutrak. The
stock EZpilot uses the Navaid servo anyway, so that is not an issue.
Trutrak also has a retrofit to the Navaid servo IIRC.
I wouldn't be nervous about the switch, you will be happy.
Justaguy