February 5, 200323 yr I am finding the autopilot on the Lear to be very stubborn to engage.Is there a specific command sequence which is required to activate the autopilot, or is there perhaps a minimum altitude or speed requirement?
February 5, 200323 yr Do you have trouble with the autopilot on other aircraft?I use 'Z' on the keyboard to turn on the autopilot. Then 'CTRL+Z' for ALT HLD, 'CTRL+H' for HDG HOLD.Tripp
February 5, 200323 yr Thanks! That helps, at least a little. The Lear autopilot does respond to keyboard commands, but unlike other aircraft, it seems to ignore instrument panel commands. I experienced similar problems on the Caravan.
February 6, 200323 yr Are you clicking the 2D panel or the virtual panel? The 2D panel should accept mouse clicks. R-
February 6, 200323 yr Not familiar with nomenclature of "2D" panel, but I am refering to the mouse sensitive positions such as ALT, IAS, HDG, etc. They will light up upon mouse hit, but not activate the corresponding autopilot functions. Interestingly, when I use keyboard commands, the functions seemingly are activated, but I forfeit all of the pre-entered autopilot flight data. Similarly, the ALT function doesn't always limit maximum climb. I just experienced a 45,000 ft climb on a 200 nm trip. Could just be my pilot inexperience, but I am trying to expand my horizons beyond just driving the 172 from Meigs to Ohare!
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