How to engage autopilot?

[danny875]

Hi,

 

Great looking cockpit in VR by the way, frame rate takes a little bit but I have a question about the autopilot...

 

How do you engage it?

 

I’ve tried selecting attitude hold on the left console and then engaging autopilot via the engage button but it doesn’t hold?

 

What am I missing?

 

Thanks

[DocSigma]

I believe that engage switch is the way to do it, but I think the tolerance before it breaks autopilot is pretty low compared to other jets. Did you turn on the three SAS switches just forward of that panel where the engage switch is located?

[VampireNZ]

Select AP on, engage alt hold and define the target alt 'Autopilot Reference" with the NWS button.

You will notice when you select Alt Hold the A/P REF warning light on the dash will illuminate till you set a reference, or if you break out of the altitude..

 

Also don't use AP above 400KIAS/0.9IMN

Edited March 14, 2019 by VampireNZ

[danny875]

Hi, yes I did engage all three SAS channels first.

Perhaps I’ve just missed something in my eagerness to get flying as I generated a mission where I takeoff from parking hot.

 

Edit: ok I’ll try that thanks. What about attitude hold? Surely it should just hold the current attitude (up to vertical 20 degrees and 60 longitudinal)?

Edited March 14, 2019 by danny875

[VampireNZ]

Edit: ok I’ll try that thanks. What about attitude hold? Surely it should just hold the current attitude (up to vertical 20 degrees and 60 longitudinal)?

 

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