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rv10builder(at)verizon.ne
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject: was Re: Re: autopilot install- now which one?

As always, thanks for the insight Tim. Want simple; tried and true, will go 

with Trutrak the problem is do I spend $2350 for a top notch servo to fit 

the RV-10ap, and sorcerer or will the simple $1000 cut it.. that is my 

dilemma.

So survey here (for everyone):

which AP version was bought and would get/recommend (trutrak only) based on 

flying the RV-10.

Is the Van's Aileron trim equal to the Aerotrim Jesse keeps suggesting? 

either one work better in one way.. etc.



Thanks!

Pascal



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Deems Davis

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 925

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: was Re: Re: autopilot install- now which one?

Pascal,  I may be wrong, as I'm electron challenged, but I believe that 

the Tru Trak AP requires their servos, not sure they will work with 

others. IIRC TT either updated their servo or recommmended one of their 

larger servo's for the -10.



I went with the Digiflight VSVG , with vertical steering from the OP (in 

development but not yet available) I can fly WAAS overlay approaches and 

will not require the ILS from the Sorcerer. (At least that's what my 

reasoning has been to this point   :-\ ).



Deems Davis # 406

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pascal wrote:

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 As always, thanks for the insight Tim. Want simple; tried and true, 

 will go with Trutrak the problem is do I spend $2350 for a top notch 

 servo to fit the RV-10ap, and sorcerer or will the simple $1000 cut 

 it.. that is my dilemma.

 So survey here (for everyone):

 which AP version was bought and would get/recommend (trutrak only) 

 based on flying the RV-10.

 Is the Van's Aileron trim equal to the Aerotrim Jesse keeps 

 suggesting? either one work better in one way.. etc.



 Thanks!

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LloydDR(at)wernerco.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:25 am Post subject: was Re: Re: autopilot install- now which one?

I have the Sorcerer, will be adding Yaw to it, and I have Van's Aileron

trim. Both packages are nice and simple to install, and can both be done

after the fact, because I did it that way because the wings went to

paint early. But, and let me stress this but, I am in total agreement

with Tim that it is much easier to do it before the wings are on. There

is safety wire and several other things that need to be done that are

much easier when looking at it in the wing cradle, rather than trying to

reach up from a crawler on the floor. The next one I do will have

everything done in the wings before they are attached.

Dan

N289DT RV10E Flying 



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rv10builder(at)verizon.ne
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:43 am Post subject: was Re: Re: autopilot install- now which one?

Thank you to those who responded with feedback. I called TT this morning and 

discovered that regardless of which AP I decide to go with I (as does anyone 

with a -10) need the servo specific to the RV-10 ($2350) as it includes the 

Torque enhancer that the other servos don't need.

So I now know I need to get the AP servo while building and I appear to have 

one choice on the servo anyway.

Again thanks for the guidance.

Pascal

40720 Wings shipped!

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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: was Re: Re: autopilot install- now which one?

That's a pair, right?  I mean, the whole DFIIVSGV autopilot is

under $5K.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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pascal wrote:

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 Thank you to those who responded with feedback. I called TT this morning 

 and discovered that regardless of which AP I decide to go with I (as 

 does anyone with a -10) need the servo specific to the RV-10 ($2350) as 

 it includes the Torque enhancer that the other servos don't need.

 So I now know I need to get the AP servo while building and I appear to 

 have one choice on the servo anyway.

 Again thanks for the guidance.

 Pascal

 40720 Wings shipped!

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LloydDR(at)wernerco.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:25 am Post subject: was Re: Re: autopilot install- now which one?

I remember it being around $2k for the servo's and the remainder was

based on what APhead you bought 

Dan

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