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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject: autopilot install

I am looking for things to wait on, like the  autopilot and aileron trim until I'm flying and determine what would work best  based on real flying experience, in addition to cutting initial costs of  building.How hard is it to install the ap and  trim servos after the wings are closed versus doing it while I have the bottom  wing open?Is it worth doing it now? I know I can  buy just the servos from TT and deal with the AP later but I still want to know  how hard it is now versus after completion.Thanks!



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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2879

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject: autopilot install

Three points:



1) Installing those things isn't too bad after the skins are on, but

installing them after the wing is mounted and out of a cradle

would be a real pain.  I can see defraying the cost for a while,

but to wait until you're flying will just make you miserable later.



2) 95%+ of the RV-10's out there will probably just have a TruTrak AP,

and most people will want both pitch and roll servos.  You just can't

go wrong with what they have to offer.  So, sure, you can wait and

figure it out later if you want, but chances are, you're going to do

just what is the most common anyway.



3) You could skip aileron trim if you really want to.  You may not

even miss it all that much. But if you're going to install it, it would

be easiest to do before the wing is mounted.  Yeah, there is more than

one system available, but pretty much any aileron trim system will be

OK at dealing with the out-of-trim that the RV-10 will encounter...so

again, just going with the "standard" might just save you headaches

down the road.



Of course, if you are so into the building process that you want to

have a very long term project, even post-flight time, then sure,

you could experiment with tons of things over time.  Experimenting

though usually either costs, in either time, or money.  The nice

thing is that there are some "known good" things you can do that

shave off the time for you.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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pascal wrote:

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		   I am looking for things to wait on, like the autopilot and aileron trim 

 until I'm flying and determine what would work best based on real flying 

 experience, in addition to cutting initial costs of building.How hard is 

 it to install the ap and trim servos after the wings are closed versus 

 doing it while I have the bottom wing open?Is it worth doing it now? I 

 know I can buy just the servos from TT and deal with the AP later but I 

 still want to know how hard it is now versus after completion.Thanks!

 Pascal

 

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Deems Davis

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 925

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject: autopilot install

Tim Olson wrote:

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		   then sure,

 you could experiment with tons of things over time.  Experimenting

 though usually either costs, in either time, or money. 


	


Amen! Usually both!



Deems Davis # 406

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tsts4

Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Posts: 167
Location: Tampa, FL

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: autopilot install

Yes, you can buy the servos separately.  As an example, I think the TT RV-10 API pitch and trim servos and associated installation hardware altogether run about $2300.

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