Rongor Posted July 24, 2022 Posted July 24, 2022 Am I supposed to make use of 'basic functions' and keep these active all the time? What exactly does the disconnect lever kill beyond what the disconnect trigger does? Why would I not lever-disconnect but rather trigger-disconnect?
MK84 Posted July 24, 2022 Posted July 24, 2022 If I read it correctly and from test flights, the lever disengages the AP system completely. The disconnect trigger allows you to interrupt the AP and adjust. 2
Rongor Posted July 24, 2022 Author Posted July 24, 2022 Disconnect trigger throws out any active modes beyond the PA indication. It seems to be an attitude hold mode. No idea why they didn't simply name it as such in the manual and instead cryptically call it 'basic functions'.
Foogle Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 15 hours ago, Rongor said: Disconnect trigger throws out any active modes beyond the PA indication. It seems to be an attitude hold mode. No idea why they didn't simply name it as such in the manual and instead cryptically call it 'basic functions'. It does say right there in your snip; "... initially in basic functions (Attitude hold) ...", seems like it's pretty clear what the basic mode is. 2 1
Breakaway Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Has anyone used the R/G modes? does it fly the ILS approach to a certain height?
Snappy Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Foogle said: It does say right there in your snip; "... initially in basic functions (Attitude hold) ...", seems like it's pretty clear what the basic mode is. This. I also interpreted it that way. Basic functions means just attitude hold, nothing else. Its probably just wording.There are some paragraphs in the manual, with a bit sub-optimal wording choices, but then again understandable if written by a non native-English speaker. Hopefully it gets polished a bit more in the future. Edited July 25, 2022 by Snappy
Biggus Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Breakaway said: Has anyone used the R/G modes? does it fly the ILS approach to a certain height? I tried it and did not have a positive experience. It absolutely will get you to the ground, but probably not the runway. 1
Jef Costello Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, Biggus said: I tried it and did not have a positive experience. It absolutely will get you to the ground, but probably not the runway. Did you get an active ILS?
Biggus Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Just now, Jef Costello said: Did you get an active ILS? Yes. Needles were fine. Activation results in immediate violent pitch down when configured for landing. 1
Breakaway Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 8 hours ago, Biggus said: Yes. Needles were fine. Activation results in immediate violent pitch down when configured for landing. Happened to me too 1
Hodo Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) How do you get the autopilot to engage? I haven't had any luck figuring that out yet. When I am level around 15kft I hit the PA button and nothing. I am familiar with the 2000c and the autopilot looks a lot like the one in that Mirage. Edited July 25, 2022 by Hodo
Rongor Posted July 25, 2022 Author Posted July 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, Hodo said: How do you get the autopilot to engage? I haven't had any luck figuring that out yet. When I am level around 15kft I hit the PA button and nothing. I am familiar with the 2000c and the autopilot looks a lot like the one in that Mirage. you have to hold the disconnect button while pressing any of the AP mode buttons 2
Hodo Posted July 26, 2022 Posted July 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Rongor said: you have to hold the disconnect button while pressing any of the AP mode buttons Thank you. That is it.
Breakaway Posted July 26, 2022 Posted July 26, 2022 I can confirm that the basic function of the AP is to kill you when you least expect it 2
kengou Posted July 28, 2022 Posted July 28, 2022 I'm having a tough time understanding this system. I can enable the attitude hold, but it seems to want to pitch me down to a descending attitude when I enable it, not hold my current pitch. Pressing altitude hold does nothing but turn on a red light, presumably some kind of standby. Do I need to press something extra to set the current altitude? How can I adjust the attitude it holds? 1 Virpil WarBRD | Thrustmaster Hornet Grip | Foxx Mount | Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle | Logitech G Throttle Quadrant | VKB T-Rudder IV | TrackIR 5 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB | 32GB DDR4 3200 | SSD
Breakaway Posted July 28, 2022 Posted July 28, 2022 3 hours ago, kengou said: I'm having a tough time understanding this system. I can enable the attitude hold, but it seems to want to pitch me down to a descending attitude when I enable it, not hold my current pitch. Pressing altitude hold does nothing but turn on a red light, presumably some kind of standby. Do I need to press something extra to set the current altitude? How can I adjust the attitude it The following works for me, before turning on AP, make sure your speed is below 400kt and not in afterburn, trim aircraft so its straight and level and then hit the AP. You can speed up once it has settled onto its ALT and/or CAP hold 1
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