Autopilot Trainer is an excellent resource for teaching the principles of automatic flight controls by demonstration using a complete system that encompasses all the aspects of autopilot and automatic flight controls.
Features:
- Indicators operate in sync with auto-pilot system
- Aircraft position controlled by yoke.
- Yoke and rudder pedal can move the control surfaces of the aircraft.
- Servos operate in sync with auto-pilot and yoke.
- Two (2) axis DOF + one (1) DOF system
- The aircraft automatically calibrated to runway position when the trainer is turned on.
- Instructor’s panel for Fault Insertion
Components:
15-inch PFD-MFD screen
- Attitude Directional Indicator (ADI)
- Directional Gyro (HSI)
- Airspeed Indicator (ASI)
- Altimeter (ALT)
- Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
- Turn and Slip Indicator
- Course deviation bar (CDI)
- Course Pointer
- RPM indicator
- Manifold Pressure indicator
- Engine instruments (Oil, Fuel system)
Yoke (Auto-Centered)
Rudder Pedal
Throttle Control
Pitch / Yaw / Roll servos
The trainer should have auto-pilot panel.
- Active AP (auto-pilot) function button,
- Active Pitch function button,
- Active Roll function button,
- Active ALT (altitude) function button,
- Active V/S (vertical speed) function button,
- Active FLC function button,
- Active HDG (heading) function button,
- Active FEET function Knob,
- Active FPM function Knob,
- Active HDG function Knob,
- All function buttons should be illuminated.
Master Power and Switch panel.
- DC master power switch,
- Master power lamp,
- Beacon switch,
- Engine Start,
- PFD circuit breaker,
- Auto-Pilot circuit breaker,
- Beacon circuit breaker,
- Aural warning horn
- Resettable master caution
Model Metal Aircraft
- Aircraft size should be minimum 1400mmx1300mm
- Aircraft color should be white
- Moveable Aileron and Elevator
- Aileron and elevator are different color
- DOF system should operate in sync with auto-pilot (aileron and elevator) and yoke.
- The trainer should have a beacon
