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What is it with autopilot?

47 brookmonroe  8.0 years ago

I realize that the autopilot is a work in progress, but what is up with the roll oscillation at close to peak speed on any given aircraft? I've got a big screen and when that starts I don't enjoy reviewing my latest meal.

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    @jamesPLANESii Yes, that's where I see it as well. Backing down below the speed of sound (or to half-throttle otherwise) seems to correct it.

    7.6 years ago
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    For me, it happens with all my relatively high speed, but highly roll manoeuvrable planes. @DandruffCat

    8.0 years ago
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    @Sunnyskies I've seen it eventually damp out for some planes, but there are a few where 'enough time' appears to be an asymptotic approach to aleph-null.

    Part of my thought process here is that the ailerons might just be too large. I'm trying to figure out how to make trim tabs (keeping in mind that I'm not using the Unity tools) but failing.

    8.0 years ago
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    14.1k DandruffCat

    @jamesPLANESii @Swiftsure not maneuvering , I think it depends on the plane.

    8.0 years ago
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    I think it's just very slow at manoeuvring.

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    2,689 Swiftsure

    You mean how it rolls side to side repeatedly? That's evasion manouvers.

    8.0 years ago
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    6,313 GT3TobyRS

    @DandruffCat I am on PC, and thanks!

    8.0 years ago
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    26.9k Sunnyskies

    The autopilot is prioritizing assuming a neutral rate of climb which it does by banking away from any elevator-neutral nose-up drift. If you give it enough time, it eventually trims the elevator correctly enough to level the wings.

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    14.1k DandruffCat

    @GT3TobyRS Enter, may not have it on mobile

    8.0 years ago
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    6,313 GT3TobyRS

    how do you turn on autopilot?

    8.0 years ago