Aerocruz 100 for Mooney Ranger

[Lionudakis]

On 12/24/2024 at 10:06 PM, cliffy said:

Having looked at the Trio install drawings for a Mooney I think the AC 100 is easier to install

Also the Trio uses 3 servos with cable bridles for control connections unlike the AC 100 with 

solid push pull rods on 2 servos. The Trio uses a tray across the width of the tail cone aft of the radio access

hole on the left side of the fuselage with 2 servos mounted side by side to connect to the Mooney 

push/pull rods with clamp on cable bridles. I guess I'm just not a fan of cable bridles but they have 

been used on many A/P installations in the past.

Trio or Dynon? Trio just got going on the Mooney IIRC.   A recently approved ProPilot is in transit for my wife and sons Cessna 150

[cliffy]

My mistake in saying "Trio" I was referring to the Dynon autopilot with bridles for the pitch and yaw. The roll servo uses a push/pull rod.

I guess because I had just been researching the Trio one the name stuck in my head. 

The TT/BK Aero 100  uses only 2 servos (pitch and roll) both with push/pull rods.

In addition so far only the J/Ks are approved for the Dynon AND another limitation on installation is that some Js have tapered rod ends on the rudder push pulls and only the ones with flat/square ends are covered by the STC   (page 2 below)

https://www.dynoncertified.com/downloads/documentation/mooney/104368-000_RevB_AP_Install_Manual_Mooney_M20J_M20K.pdf