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Peter R. wrote: Speaking of the S-Tec 60-2, I am transitioning to a Bonanza V35B that is Now for the idiosyncrasy: The AP is engaged and the aircraft is holding perfectly at the desired altitude. However, if I disengage the AP, the aircraft immediately begins a climb, suggesting that there is a slight nose-up trim situation that was being held back by the AP. I have an S-Tec 50. Mine is not connected to the electric trim (not sure why -- the plane had electric trim as a factory option). The S-Tec will call for trim if it can't hold the elevator itself (annunciator on the AP), but it can hold a significant amount of pressure -- enough to really scare you if you disengage it accidentally or without realizing the trim situation. It's not clear from S-Tec's site whether the 60-2 is always installed in an automatic trim configuration (standard is 'altitude hold with altitude trim' but optional is 'automatic electric pitch trim'). You may be seeing normal behavior. -- Ben Jackson http://www.ben.com/ |
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