bradp Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Pecking order for these experimental things seems to be C172/C182, PA-28, beech, mooney Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peevee Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 2 hours ago, bradp said: Pecking order for these experimental things seems to be C172/C182, PA-28, beech, mooney Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm not holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevelWing Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 2 hours ago, bradp said: Pecking order for these experimental things seems to be C172/C182, PA-28, beech, mooney Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk While I would love to see these certified for Mooneys quickly, I'm personally not in a hurry to get one. I'm more excited about the fact that these instruments are being made available to certified aircraft at reasonable prices when compared to the traditional range of available certified autopilots. The corollary will hopefully be other instruments that are widely available in the experimental market getting certified and bringing down the costs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. mitchell Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Done. Does anyone have any insight as to which autopilot seems the best fit for a Mooney M20C? After reviewing the data both seem to be fairly similar. Any thoughts here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyTrekker Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunderbear Posted November 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 You guys did a GREAT job. TruTrak called me last week and said that they are about to do the testing and fitting for the first Mooney. I will keep you updated! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Gunderbear said: You guys did a GREAT job. TruTrak called me last week and said that they are about to do the testing and fitting for the first Mooney. I will keep you updated! Wohoo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Gunderbear said: You guys did a GREAT job. TruTrak called me last week and said that they are about to do the testing and fitting for the first Mooney. I will keep you updated! Is yours the first mooney? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 Gunderbear- YAHOOO!!! I'll purchase as soon as they are available. Been waiting a long time. I want, I want, I want. Cash burning a hole in my pocket for this. The Accutrac will go up for sale just as soon as it comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevelWing Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 5 hours ago, Gunderbear said: You guys did a GREAT job. TruTrak called me last week and said that they are about to do the testing and fitting for the first Mooney. I will keep you updated! Awesome! Please keep us updated on how the progress goes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunderbear Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 10/31/2017 at 9:28 PM, aviatoreb said: Is yours the first mooney? I am trying to push for it to be the first since I am based at the same airport, but I think they are looking at other models than the 65 M20E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. mitchell Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 I really appreciate you keeping us informed on Trutrak’s progress on certifying their autopilot for our vintage Mooneys. I spoke with a representative from Garmin at the AOPA Fly-in in Tampa and the Garmin GFC500 won’t be available for us until the 4th quarter of 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cease Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 On 11/5/2017 at 9:19 PM, Gunderbear said: I am trying to push for it to be the first since I am based at the same airport, but I think they are looking at other models than the 65 M20E Any updates? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyBob Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 hour ago, David Herman said: Done Done what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Just got off the phone with Corey at Tru trac; (479) 751-0250 Expect June or July time frame. cost is: 5,000 for everything's except install and you have to pay EAA for the STC since they pushed it through. That is only 100.00 System is 100% self contained. Has GPSS and a track mode, also altitude hold. No other instruments except a GPS to to provide inputs. In track mode you are able to fly a vector "Victor" Sales guy said about 20 hours for install. It will follow the magenta line and do the approach, similar to a flight director and for around $7,000 installed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Can anyone verify that the D model will be included? Being as so few were made, Brittian bypassed it on theirs. I've got my hand up for the second one. The race is one. It will compliment my new interior at the same time :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJMac Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Where do i send my money to get one? Im in. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 No jumping the line! Stay in your own place in line. I'm before you . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy95W Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 4 hours ago, cliffy said: Can anyone verify that the D model will be included? Being as so few were made, Brittian bypassed it on theirs. I'm wondering about the strength of the servos for the pre-1965 models with the old style curved ailerons. When the PC system was added in 1965, they had to re-design the ailerons so the servos had enough muscle to move them. Currently, the only autopilots with enough power to move the old style ailerons is the S-TEC. I first heard this in 1998 when I added an autopilot to my first Mooney, I most recently heard it from Russell Stalllings a few years ago before he died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gacoon Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 I dont believe this autopilot supports Heading Mode. Will work OK for VFR operations, but not so well for IFR where a lot a lot of vectors are based on heading. Sure you could track the assigned heading, but in any significant wind it would give ATC fits. I had this autopilot in a VFR experimental and it worked great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cease Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, gacoon said: I dont believe this autopilot supports Heading Mode. Will work OK for VFR operations, but not so well for IFR where a lot a lot of vectors are based on heading. Sure you could track the assigned heading, but in any significant wind it would give ATC fits. I had this autopilot in a VFR experimental and it worked great. Looks like both the TruTrak and Trio Avionics Pro Pilot use GPS exclusively. That's a bummer for those of us that fly IFR. I know I get lots of vectors on departure and arrival. Fortunately I live near the zero magnetic deviation line, but winds will still throw things off. I suppose one could fly manually to the heading, get the ground track for that heading and then set that. Or flip it and start the track with a good approximation, then adjust the track to match the given heading. Looks, from the documentation, like both will engage on the current track, so you could get there manually then engage. Vector updates from there could be adjusted and the AP will turn to track that new track/heading. Not as simple as setting the heading bug and punching Heading, but doable. Plus these won't track an ILS. Not all are overlaid with GPS. I looked at my home field and while the GPS Z has the same heading/track as the ILS, it does not have an LPV and is 170' higher than the ILS. Meaning there are ILS approaches that will have to be flown by hand. Fortunately I practice both autopilot and manual approaches. Either of these would be a big step up from Positive Control and a huge step up from no autopilot. Both are significantly more affordable than certified autopilots. Edited January 25, 2018 by Wayne Cease Fix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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