After asking, Carenado sent me a new link that has the new patch, so I reinstalled the B58 and took a short trip................(and after rereading the AP manual re: adjusting the preset altitude with the mouse wheel), ......... and .unless I did something wrong, there is still no adjustment of the AP knobs, with the wheel or by dragging the mouse...............the ALT button did hold an altitude, but again, I could not adjust up or down after making a setting .......Also, can someone clear up another question, If the AP is ON, and only the ALT is pushed, is the heading supposed to be free to adjust via the yoke?? Likewise, if the HDG button is pushed, should I be able to adjust the altitude via the yoke??...............(could not find this answer in the Manual either), with the AP ON, and ALT ON, the direction was being set by the Course arrow, not the heading bug??.......this changed when I pushed the HDG button, so the AP must default to the Nav control if nothing else pushed??..................on the nice side, the fuel knob camera is a good feature I sent these questions to Carenado as well, and they have been quite speedy with responses, so will relate any info I get................hope this is of some help to others with same issues.......................B42L8

After asking, Carenado sent me a new link that has the new patch, so I reinstalled the B58 and took a short trip................(and after rereading the AP manual re: adjusting the preset altitude with the mouse wheel), ......... and .unless I did something wrong, there is still no adjustment of the AP knobs, with the wheel or by dragging the mouse...............the ALT button did hold an altitude, but again, I could not adjust up or down after making a setting .......Also, can someone clear up another question, If the AP is ON, and only the ALT is pushed, is the heading supposed to be free to adjust via the yoke?? Likewise, if the HDG button is pushed, should I be able to adjust the altitude via the yoke??...............(could not find this answer in the Manual either), with the AP ON, and ALT ON, the direction was being set by the Course arrow, not the heading bug??.......this changed when I pushed the HDG button, so the AP must default to the Nav control if nothing else pushed??..................on the nice side, the fuel knob camera is a good feature I sent these questions to Carenado as well, and they have been quite speedy with responses, so will relate any info I get................hope this is of some help to others with same issues.......................B42L8

The way the real KFC225 works is that when you turn on the AP, it initially is in pitch control mode.This means it will try to hold the pitch at time of engagement and wings level.Here you can download the Pilot's Guide: https://www.bendixking.com/servlet/com.honeywell.aes.utility.PDFDownLoadServlet?FileName=/TechPubs/repository/006-18035-0000_1.pdfThe up/down buttons increase and decrease pitch when in pitch control mode.ALT should switch off pitch mode and hold altitude. HDG will capture the heading bug.

thanks Bert, for the info, I guess I was of the understanding that one could preset the altitude and let the pitch take the plany up to that level automatically.............not quite like the one on the Duke..................B42 L8

thanks Bert, for the info, I guess I was of the understanding that one could preset the altitude and let the pitch take the plany up to that level automatically.............not quite like the one on the Duke..................B42 L8

The Duke version as modeled by RealAir does not allow you to change pitch, only climb rate (VS).If you would like a better version for the Baron, send me a PM with your email address...It will climb to altitude just like the Duke (and has a pitch mode modeled as well).