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Thanks for your help on the Brittain AP, I will play around a bit more.
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I have a data port in the panel and update via a note book computer. The USB/Dataport cables are available from King I believe. It seems a simple method.
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I hope you don't mind, I am a fellow aviator but not a Mooney driver. I have dropped by to see if anyone could answer a couple of my questions regarding the operation of the brittain Autopilot.We have a 1965 Beech Debonair, we recently fitted a Brittain BSS wing leveler with Accuflite and Accutrak 11 addons. Brittain describe it as follows:
A basic wing leveler in conjuction with both the Accutrak and Accuflite add-on systems. This would give you basic wing leveling with the ability to trim out aysemtrical aircraft loading, etc, navigational tracking of two nav sources, including panel mounted GPS and commanded heading including intercept capabilities via a directional gyro with heading bug.
Brittain state the following operating procedure for tracking from the VOR/GPS:
1. Engage autopilot master valve
2. Trim for level flight
3. Select desired OBS or GPS course
4. Set heading bug to agree with desired course
5. Engage Accuflite (heading switch) and Accutrak (On-HI) to desired Nav1/Nav2
Aircraft should turn to intercept L-R needle up to 45° - cross wind adjustment may be needed on heading bug to keep nav needle centered if more than 10° required
We have the Accutrak 11 coupled to a King KLN90B GPS together with the heading bug system. I have operated the system as Brittain has said. I would love to hear how other pilots operate this system, I am not sure I have all the technique down pat at this time.
Brittain Autopilot Operation
in Miscellaneous Aviation Talk
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Dan
Do you use the heading bug input to counter crosswind also when you are tracking the GPS with the Accutrak?