Sayuuk 9 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Hey guys, I really love this plane. I've been thinking about doing an "around-the-world-tour" in a GA forever, however there's one thing I'd direly need for that: the Autopilot Autopilot STEC30 with Altitude Hold (requires optional HSI or Directional with HDG bug) Directional Gyro with heading bug (requires Autopilot STEC30)GPSS (requires Autopilot STEC30) [*]Horizontal Situation Indicator NSD 360A Slaved (requires Autopilot STEC30) available as optional equipment according to the official Diamond website Maybe something you could consider (at least for the Eclipse)? Thanks, Stefan P.S.: Would fit perfectly into the one empty spot left ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelFelde 527 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I will keep that in mind but can't promise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayuuk 9 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 I will keep that in mind but can't promise... I'd really like that =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emi 5161 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I'd really like that =) Same for me. Even though I don't even own the Katana yet, I always like to keep the plane flying safe while I'm going to the toilet or going to the door if someone comes or whenever. And I don't like to stop the simulation for that and also I don't like relying on the trims as wind can easily make the plane crash then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snave 466 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 You can access autopilot with a simple modification to the aircraft .cfg, same as with many other aircraft. Hdg hold and Alt Hold suffice for lavatory visits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayuuk 9 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 You can access autopilot with a simple modification to the aircraft .cfg, same as with many other aircraft. Hdg hold and Alt Hold suffice for lavatory visits. Yep, and that's what I've done so far. But for me it's more for those 4-5h over-water legs that are inevitable when flying around the earth, and I'd like to use only installed systems (meaning in the VC), not "cheat"-popups! =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snave 466 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 While I know what you mean, the fact is that FS in all tis flavours has NEVER properly modelled phugoid stability correctly, so with that and improper trim representation, it's a `fudge factor` that is actually improving realism, in a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayuuk 9 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 Sure. In real life I can do without an autopilot most of the time, at least in this small class... But back to my 4-5h over-water legs. I really don't want to sit there and look 4 hours at what FSX thinks an ocean should look like.... ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snave 466 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Don't think I'd like that kind of duration in a semi-reclined Katana - the problem is that the designers forgot the basic lesson from gliders - semi-reclined positions only work with a proper headrest. That, and the angles are all wrong for, erm, aiming when you have to, you know...?! 2-3 hrs max for me, and I'm a seasoned motorcyclist who used to do consecutive 750 mile days, no problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerel 20 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Yes an autopilot!!! It would be great. Regards Karel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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