X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:19:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173023pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.23] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6541457 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:50:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.23; envelope-from=skipslater@verizon.net Received: from SkipPC ([unknown] [74.111.221.50]) by vms173023.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0MUP007QEQE8AM40@vms173023.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:49:21 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-id: <349837F239474DD88E1A7F5C7137F8CB@SkipPC> From: "Skip Slater" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-reply-to: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: STec 30 autopilot X-Original-Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:47:37 -0700 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 Angier, I gave an STEC 55 with GPSS steering. I'm not familiar with "Hi Track" mode, but on my A/P, if you're flying an instrument approach, you need to switch the A/P to approach mode and change the GPSS back to heading mode for steering inside the IAF or I believe the A/P will revert to heading mode at that point. If you have GPS output going to your CDI, the A/P will fly the approach just like it would tracking a localizer. Bottom line, GPSS is not used for flying approaches. I'm not sure if the 30 works the same, but check your ops manual to be sure. Skip Slater