Hi all!

I picked up the Cessna 414 today and am really liking it! Anyone else see an issue where the Autopilot button wont activate? The FD, HDG, NAV, BC, ant ALT ones work but not AP- Anyone able to assist?

oh, nevermind- found it!

On 3/27/2022 at 12:53 AM, vegasjon said:

oh, nevermind- found it!

What did you find? Had the same issue.

11 minutes ago, Rene_Feijen said:

What did you find? Had the same issue.

I think he's using the classic panel and I admit after using a digital autopilot - it would look like the buttons would all be push - but some are just indications.  You need to actually press the AP rocker switch on the lower center pedestal below the throttles.

Edited March 29, 20224 yr by ryanbatc

Just now, ryanbatc said:

I think he's using the class panel and I admit after using a digital autopilot - it would look like the buttons would all be push - but some are just indications.  You need to actually press the AP rocker switch on the lower center pedestal below the throttles.

Owwww, thanks, will look there!

3 minutes ago, Rene_Feijen said:

Owwww, thanks, will look there!

Just a "sim-ism" tip on the classic Navomatic AP there.  In real life to climb or descend you'd just use the pitch wheel (also down under the throttles) and then press ALT when you want to hold altitude/level off.  In the sim you need to use the tiny white circle to the immediate right of the altitude selection panel, press that to ARM (aka to capture the altitude).  Then press ALT, then use the pitch wheel to change VS up or down to get to the selected altitude.

15 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

Just a "sim-ism" tip on the classic Navomatic AP there.  In real life to climb or descend you'd just use the pitch wheel (also down under the throttles) and then press ALT when you want to hold altitude/level off.  In the sim you need to use the tiny white circle to the immediate right of the altitude selection panel, press that to ARM (aka to capture the altitude).  Then press ALT, then use the pitch wheel to change VS up or down to get to the selected altitude.

Yes took some time to figure that out. Also: the buttons on the AP Mode Selector panel: some work (HDG ALT FD etc), others don't. So it is not strange to think that the AP button should work, instead of just being an announciator light. But I found the AP button on the pedestal.

 

I miss the manual for these kind of procedures.

Edited March 29, 20224 yr by Rene_Feijen

4 minutes ago, Rene_Feijen said:

the buttons on the AP Mode Selector panel: some work (HDG ALT FD etc), others don't. 

But they aren't buttons...they are just indicator lights.  It's a weird old autopilot lol!