Step 10 – verify overall ap performance, Ap74 configuration, Value knob configuration – Dynon Avionics EFIS-D10A Installation Guide User Manual

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Autopilot Installation and Configuration

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EFIS-D10A

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Repeat the above procedure, trimming the aircraft nose up until the yellow DN▼ indicator
displays (and stays on). Then, trim nose down until the indicator disappears.
During turbulence and small bumps the trim indicator may flash on and off. Do not take action

til it remains on for several seconds.

ormance under AP

c

n between the various Pitch Servo and Roll Servo settings.

The A

-VALU
The VA

y

effect (
The def

or BAR
to be adjusted by the knob.
If REQ

push of the VALUE knob activates the FIRST ACTION mode (ALT, HDG or

-up” window indicating the current mode and value. Rotating

lue of the FIRST ACTION mode. A second

5

nd closes the pop-up window.

If R

of the FIRST ACTION mode (ALT, HDG,

-up window indicating the current mode and value. Pushing

based on the trim indicator un

STEP 10 – VERIFY OVERALL AP PERFORMANCE

Engage both roll and pitch servos and execute a number of AP-controlled changes of heading,
altitude, and combinations of the two and observe the overall aircraft perf

ontrol. There may be some interactio

Repeat portions of steps 9 and 10 as necessary to fully “dial in” the AP for overall smooth flight
performance under AP control.

AP74 Configuration

If you have the AP74 installed, you may configure the way it controls the autopilot, barometer
setting, and bug values. This configuration is done in the SETUP > AP > AP74/76 SETTINGS
menu
. The following sections describe the configuration in this menu.

VALUE KNOB CONFIGURATION

V LUE knob changes the BARO, ALT bug, and HDG bug settings and is configured in the

E KNOB- portion of this menu.

LUE knob can be configured to require an initial push before rotating the knob has an

REQUIRE PUSH: YES / NO).

ault mode of the VALUE knob is configured by setting FIRST ACTION: to ALT, HDG,

O. This configures whether the altitude bug, heading bug, or barometer is the first action

UIRE PUSH is set to YES:

The first
BARO) and displays a “pop
the knob within 5 seconds changes the va
push of the VALUE knob within 5 seconds after rotating the knob de-activates the
VALUE knob and closes the pop-up window. If there is no further action (either a knob
push or knob rotation), the VALUE knob automatically de-activates (times out) after
seconds a

 If, after the first push of the VALUE knob, the knob is not rotated, subsequent pushes

cycle through the 2

nd

and 3

rd

settings in the rotation, in the order BARO, HDG, ALT,

<off>.

EQUIRE PUSH is set to NO:

Rotating the VALUE knob changes the value
or BARO) and displays a pop
the VALUE knob again within 5 seconds of the last knob rotation closes the pop-up
window.

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