D-180 Artificial Horizon out, Slip ball out widw?

EurostarSLW

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Dear Sirs,
I bought a plane Erostar SLW - produced at 2009, along with the mounted on the dashboard of the D-180.
I did not pay attention this defect when buying, but now I see that the horizon indicator and a slip ball indicator work is uncertain.

D-180 with the plane in Italy now, the installation of D-180 was made at a factory in Czechoslovakia.
Tell me what should I do? Is there a way to make a setting easy?
 

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Has the airplane been flown recently? Given what we're seeing on the screen there (turn rate showing when on the ground), there's a good chance that the unit's self-calibration capabilities will allow the unit to essentially fix itself over an hour or so of flight. If it's been flying, then we may need to see the D180 here for repair.
 

EurostarSLW

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Yes plane constantly flying when the weather permits and the pilot have free time.

Please, can you explain to me what actions need to be taken during the flight, to configure the device to its normal state?

Yesterday, during the flight, I follow the steps for:
Setting Zero Pitch (In flight)

or the purposes of this setting, level is defined as the attitude at which the aircraft’s longitudinal axis is parallel to the ground. For most aircraft, the attitude the aircraft assumes at normal cruise speeds will be acceptable. Additionally, this feature should not be used to “zero out” pitch when the aircraft is at an attitude other than level. Do not think of this adjustment as you would the parallax adjustment on a normal attitude indicator. Instead, think of it as a calibration step which is not changed often.
With your aircraft flying straight and level, enter the EFIS > SETUP > PITCH menu. Press INC or DEC until the horizon line intersects the center of the crosshairs. It is important that this be done while the aircraft is level to ensure proper pitch and roll display throughout all maneuvers.

And during the flight after the adjustment, the Artificial Horizon was relatively reliable. But the Slip-ball, and roll rate showing invalid data. After landing, AH returned again to incorrectly state.
 

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There is no "calibration procedure", persay - the product is supposed to deal with this calibration all the time as it flies. If, after an hour or so that includes a lot of straight and level flight, as you'd experience on a long cross-country, we'll probably need to see the unit here.
 

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The best result after one hour of linear flight in clean air. Please inform how much does it cost to repair this issue and how is better to do it.
 

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The costs are outlined in the out of warranty repairs section of our site. Give our support team a call at 425-402-0433 or support at dynonavionics dot com to get started.
 
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