So wait, when the autopilot turns you, you're gonna have adverse yaw unless you manually press the rudders? Kinda defeats the purpose of an autopilot if you still have to manually push the controls, doesn't it?
Yes and no. Very few piston planes have a yaw damper. The shallow slow turns that an autopilot will do will technically be uncoordinated but not enough to get the plane "out of whack." Also in 95%+ of flying, it is being used to hold you straight and level where a yaw damper is not needed. Just rudder trim based on your indicated airspeed. Hope that helped -Dan
Looking forward to the opening of the other box :P
It's gonna be fun!!! -Dan
So wait, when the autopilot turns you, you're gonna have adverse yaw unless you manually press the rudders? Kinda defeats the purpose of an autopilot if you still have to manually push the controls, doesn't it?
Yes and no. Very few piston planes have a yaw damper. The shallow slow turns that an autopilot will do will technically be uncoordinated but not enough to get the plane "out of whack." Also in 95%+ of flying, it is being used to hold you straight and level where a yaw damper is not needed. Just rudder trim based on your indicated airspeed. Hope that helped -Dan
@@danielolivermcelroy8320 Ah, I see. Thanks for the reply! Also, I'm now officially jealous of you because your plane has rudder trim lol
@@Zalaniar What are you flying?
@@danielolivermcelroy8320 I'm not actually flying yet, (starting in summer hopefully!) but all the schools around me use 172s.
@@Zalaniar Not a bad plane at all. I owned one for a year. Lots of fun. Great handling and nice and forgiving. Happy flying! -Dan