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Chelton AP-3C autopilot
I've drooled over the King KFC 225 and S-Tec MAGIC autopilots for
awhile. At Oshkosh the Bendix rep. told me that an STC for an Aztec was extremely unlikely. And the MAGIC, well, if I had $70K to spend on my airplane it wouldn't all go into an autopilot. I still hope for a decent autopilot for my plane. I don't want a cobbled-together mess of analog devices and funky user interfaces (like most of the S-Tec line). The Century TRIDEN looks interesting but I see that Eastern Avionics is still taking orders for 2003 deliveries so I don't expect it anytime soon. Also, I'd much prefer a stack-mounted controller. So...I was pleasantly surprised to see that Chelton has a new autopilot, the AP-3C. http://www.cheltonflightsystems.com/dig_auto.htm It mounts in the stack, has a low retail price ($12,995), does not require a bunch of (expensive) external sensors/adapters, and appears to have a simple interface that makes sense. And it already has an Aztec STC! Given that yesterday was my first flight in a month, I'm not too keen on spending ~$20K on an autopilot, but this looks like a real winner. I'm going in for my annual this month. Maybe... --kyler |
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