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Autopilot choices

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 9:34 pm
by Velar
What autopilot systems are accepted by the LAA these days? I’ve a 450kg 3 axis microlight that is terribly unstable in roll and an utter pig to keep on a fixed heading for any duration.

Re: Autopilot choices

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:05 am
by Penguin
There's something wrong with your aeroplane, an autopilot will not solve it.
You are talking about an autostablisation system, none of the autopilots available will do that.

Re: Autopilot choices

Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:18 am
by tnowak
Velar,

Out of interest, what is your aircraft type?
Something doesn't sound right with stability..

Re: Autopilot choices

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2025 9:32 pm
by Velar
It's a Zenair CH701. I've flown 2 others, each of which can't keep a heading for anything more than 3 seconds hands-off. On long journeys it's fatiguing; a threat which autopilots manage. Every other aircraft I fly has an autopilot but I have no experience of microlight category options.

The original question reworded is, what choices has anyone experience of in the market today?

Re: Autopilot choices

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 5:19 pm
by tnowak
Just a suggestion, have you contacted LAA Engineering about the stability issues you are encountering with the aircraft? I wouldn't have thought the type would be accepted onto the LAA books with those sorts of stability issues.
I don't have any knowledge of autopilot systems.
FYI, my 1948 Piper flies hands off.....