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Bravo on the TruTrak Jeff. Not only does it have internal DG but also an internal altimeter as well (mine is an older model DFC-250AS) which means that not only will it fly a heading and altitude if my glass fails but it will continue to roll steer a GPS course too. In the past my Avidyne PFD has gone all "red X" in flight but the TruTrak continued on providing stable references and flying the airplane so it is a remarkably capable device. I have a Honeywell KFC-325 series autopilot in the TBM and it cannot do what the TruTrak can. While both can capture altitude capture only the TruTrak will prevent a stall in that mode. If speed drops below a set value it will hold minimum speed instead of altitude. I really like this device.
Paul M N357V Legacy
On 2010-03-05, at 1:57 PM, Jeffrey Liegner, MD wrote:
Here's a thought "if I had to do it over."
I would have placed the autopilot closer to the center of the console, near my power quadrant hand, not near the pilot's side stick.
I would have known (in advance) that the TruTrak autopilot has an internal magnetometer to provide/display magnetic heading in case the GPS signal was lost (in my glass panel), and thus could have planned to use this source instead of a Directional Gyro (DG) mounted in the panel or PAI-700 compass card on top of the visor. This would free up some panel real estate.
Just sharing.
Jeff L
LIVP
PS Of course, I have a AI, AS and ALT as my back up instruments, but a DG would not be needed.
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