Lancair 360 with Skyview Autopilot

[thibault]

These are the settings for my MK-II tail, short engine mount Lancair 360.  These work very well for me now in all modes of flight.  Thanks Steve in Tech Support.

Roll
Torque 100%
Sensitivity 10.0
Roll Gain 0.4 Def is 0.0
Bank Angle Limit 30 degrees

Pitch
Torque 100%
Sensitivity 10.0
Pitch Gain 3.0 Def is 2.0
Altitude Gain 1.0 Def is 0.6
Pull Rate 1.2 Def is 1.0
VSI Gain 0.6
G Error Gain 1.6 Def is 1.0
G Error Limit 0.6 Def is 0.25
Def Climb Vert Spd 500 FPM
Def Descent Vertical Spd 400 FPM Def is 500
Max Airspeed 235 Kt
Min Airspeed 85 Kts

Tom Thibault

 

[William_Ince]

Tom,

Thanks for posting your settings and experience with them.

 

[brettt7777]

These are the settings for my MK-II tail, short engine mount Lancair 360.  These work very well for me now in all modes of flight.  Thanks Steve in Tech Support.

Roll
Torque 100%
Sensitivity 10.0
Roll Gain 0.4 Def is 0.0
Bank Angle Limit 30 degrees

Pitch
Torque 100%
Sensitivity 10.0
Pitch Gain 3.0 Def is 2.0
Altitude Gain 1.0 Def is 0.6
Pull Rate 1.2 Def is 1.0
VSI Gain 0.6
G Error Gain 1.6 Def is 1.0
G Error Limit 0.6 Def is 0.25
Def Climb Vert Spd 500 FPM
Def Descent Vertical Spd 400 FPM Def is 500
Max Airspeed 235 Kt
Min Airspeed 85 Kts

Tom Thibault

Hi Tom. I am about to install an autopilot in a friends 360. Can I ask how you connected the roll servo to the linkage? His is et up in such a way that the entire roll linkage assembly rotates when the sticks are moved in the pitch axis. Is this a standard Lancair 360 set up? If so, how did you attach the roll servo to the linkage?

 

[thibault]

Brett,

Yes, the roll interconnect tube rotates during pitch motion. The attachment of the servo control to that rotating tube has to allow for full motion in all those axes.

Can't put pictures here for some reason, but look at my post from lancairtalk.net

http://lancairtalk.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=335&hilit=servo

The second picture shows the attach bracket from the servo roll control arm to the roll interconnect tube. This is from an S-Tec 50 autopilot that I removed. You may be able to buy two of these brackets. Need one for pitch also. Otherwise, you have to fabricate this. The dynon generic autopilot installation kit includes everything else.