D180 FlightDek compass ribbon lag in steep turns

[jamespearce]

I have just taken delivery of a 5 year old Foxbat A22L with the D180 installed and I had to demonstrate 60 degree steep turns to my instructor. I was surprised by the huge lag with the compass ribbon. To roll out on West, turning to the left, I had to stop the turn at an indicated North with the ribbon taking several seconds to update to the Westerly heading. Is this normal for the D180? I have some other questions, being new to the Dynon, but will ask under different titles. Thanks for any help, James.

 

[Dynon]

That's not normal. After you stabilize, after a few seconds, does the heading then creep over to the correct heading reliably? Does it act the same way when turning the other direction?

 

[jamespearce]

Thanks for your reply. I have found the previous owner had configured the compass using the declination figure rather than the inclination. This was a gross error and it shows an accurate heading now ( it was 10 degrees out) but I have not performed any steep turns to test the lag. I'm hopeful, though, that this adjustment will have improved matters.

 

[Dynon]

Presumably you recalibrated with the new correct number in there? That number is only actually used during calibration. Having it really wrong would definitely cause heading issues, though.

 

[jamespearce]

Yes I recalbrated and its reported heading appears spot on, just need to try some steep turns to test for lag, thanks, James.