Autopilot?

[bunraku]

Hi

 

I'm fairly new to the A-10C so forgive me if my questions are stupid. :cry:

 

In LOMAC in the American planes you could press a height hold button. I tended to do this a lot in order to get my mavericks line up or to use CCRP.

 

In A-10C i have read the manual and i can see the panel behind the throttle. But i am not sure i am turning it on. The left hand switch says armed and the middle switch is at Normal. If i press the engage/disengage button i don't seem to get any indication that autopilots engaged.

 

I'm not too fussed about autopiloting to waypoints etc, but i do like height hold. Am i doing something wrong?

 

Thanx

[Kenan]

You should hear a "bell" sound when autopilot is ON. Having it ON doesn't mean it will hold the plane 100% still. You will most likely have to trim it during the flight and it does take some time for it to "settle" ie. stabilize.

[Wedge]

I think you also need to make sure that your pitch and roll angles are less than 5 degs for it to take effect...

[jiblet]

And make sure all SAS channels are engaged and EAS is actually armed (not flashing on the warning panel cos youre too eager to fly and didnt let your INS spool up)

[S77th-konkussion]

Also- when engaged, the mode of AP will be displayed on the HUD- left side closer to bottom.

[Weta43]

In LOMAC in the American planes you could press a height hold button

middle switch is at Normal.

If you set the switch aft, the AP will hold altitude & bank (so if you're banked, the plane will circle...)

Forward it will hold the current path (so if if you're say in a shallow dive with your nose is pointed at the target, it will stay that way)

[bartleby]

Hi

 

I'm fairly new to the A-10C so forgive me if my questions are stupid. :cry:

 

In LOMAC in the American planes you could press a height hold button. I tended to do this a lot in order to get my mavericks line up or to use CCRP.

 

In A-10C i have read the manual and i can see the panel behind the throttle. But i am not sure i am turning it on. The left hand switch says armed and the middle switch is at Normal. If i press the engage/disengage button i don't seem to get any indication that autopilots engaged.

 

I'm not too fussed about autopiloting to waypoints etc, but i do like height hold. Am i doing something wrong?

 

Thanx

 

Try using the left throttle button (I think the default binding is Q) to engage autopilot and see if that works.

[S77th-konkussion]

BUT- unlike LOMAC there is no function that will hold the altitude, but allow you to bank the roll axis at the same time.

[bunraku]

Thanx guys. Think i just need to trim more!! :)

[Yskonyn]

Thanx guys. Think i just need to trim more!! :)

 

just to be sure;

I am not sure you understand; you *can* actually have the autopilot make the aircraft maintain straight and level flight so you can aim the mavs more easily.

 

 

Not that proper trimming shouldn't be done in any case, though... ;)

[bunraku]

Sorry to ask, but rather than forward and Aft i'd rather just use the name.

 

Alt/Hdg the middle setting is the one i want for straight and level flight?

[GGTharos]

Yes there is. ALT/BANK, denoted as ALT.

 

It will hold bank and altitude (though you're right if you mean that you cannot change bank while holding altitude).

 

BUT- unlike LOMAC there is no function that will hold the altitude, but allow you to bank the roll axis at the same time.

[GGTharos]

PATH: Will hold your flight path as per your TVV (your flight path indicator).

ALT/HDG: Will hold altitude and heading.

ALT: Also known as ALT/BANK will hold altitude and bank angle (thus letting you set a nifty orbit).

 

Sorry to ask, but rather than forward and Aft i'd rather just use the name.

 

Alt/Hdg the middle setting is the one i want for straight and level flight?

[S77th-konkussion]

Yes- that's what I meant. No changing of bank while the system holds the Altitude for you