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mountain4don(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



I have flown in another plane that had an autopilot, and recognize the usefullness it would provide on long cross-country trips. I am considering installing one in my 601 XL, and wonder if anyone else has done so. What sort of trouble they had, and what equipment they installed. I would like to have both altitude and horizontal control. I now use a Garmin handheld 295 GPS, and wonder if that can be used to drive the autopilot from the current route being flown. Do any of them allow this?

frank.hinde(at)hp.com
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



The Truetrack line of A/P can be driven from virtually any handheld

GPS..AS long as there is an output.

If you have a pictorial pilot this will give you a stabilised turn

coordinator display as well.

A single axis will cost $1500 to $1900 and the second axis (altitude

hold) will cost about $1500

They also do a combined two axis control but I think this is a little

more money.

I have an HDS and if I was keeping the airplane I would install a single

axis trutrack in a heartbeat.

Frank

HDS 387 hours

RV7A. Last 10%

allenricks(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:17 pm Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



The other option I would look at, though I have no experience with either is

the Trio Avionics unit. It runs less than $1800 with the servo, which seems

to

be in the ball park price wise.

I have a lot more research to do before making a decision, but I think the

Tru-Track and the EZ-pilot are the two most reasonably priced and simple.

I like the emergency course reversal (automatic 180 turn feature) on the

EZ pilot.

http://www.trioavionics.com/

Allen Ricks

Hinde, Frank

George (Corvallis)

To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: RE: Zenith-List: 601 XL Autopilot?

<frank.hinde(at)hp.com>

The Truetrack line of A/P can be driven from virtually any handheld

GPS..AS long as there is an output.

I have flown in another plane that had an autopilot, and recognize the

usefullness it would provide on long cross-country trips. I am

considering installing one in my 601 XL, and wonder if anyone else has

done so. What sort of trouble they had, and what equipment they

installed. I would like to have both altitude and horizontal control.

I now use a Garmin handheld 295 GPS, and wonder if that can be used to

drive the autopilot from the current route being flown. Do any of them

allow this?

Don

601 XL, tail done, working on wings

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holidays, whatever.

mfothergill(at)sympatico.
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



Hi Don;

I have the Trio AP & altitude hold in my CH-601HDS that is coupled to

the Garmin 295. They work very well. It is a very light system ,easy to

install and setup.

Mike

CH-601HDS 1200+ hours

UHS Spinners

Don Mountain wrote:

mountain4don(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:02 am Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



Thanks very much Mike. Thats what I wanted to hear. Does any of the unit get installed in the wings before the top skin is riveted on? Or is all of the unit, servos and stuff built into the airframe? At what point of construction should I be buying the unit? I have the tail all done, and I am now working on the wings, getting ready to put the top skins on them. I have not started the airframe yet. What drives the altitude control unit? I am planning to use the Dynon EFIS also.

pstafford(at)attglobal.ne
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:10 am Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



Don,

I have installed the Trio roll and pitch servos in my 601, and they are

placed just behind the torque tube and to the pilot side of the fuselage

(roll) and just aft of the stiffener 6B1-7 (pitch). I will send you some

photos if you contact me off list. You can buy the servos separately - I

installed mine a few weeks ago, and I am 99% done with the project. One

thing, I split the baggage floor 6B16 -1 into front and rear halves to allow

me access for inspection a servicing of the servos/controls.

Pat S.

601XL Jabiru 3300

Patrick M. Stafford, Ph.D.

Director of Medical Physics

New4901 Lang, NE

Albuquerque, NM 87109

505-842-8171

pstafford(at)attglobal.net

Mexico Cancer Center

mfothergill(at)sympatico.
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:12 am Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



Hi Don;

There is nothing in the wings. Other than the control heads the servos

go behind the seats.

I noticed that one of the other replies mentioned the 180 degree turn

around (escape manouver). It does work.

Regards

Mike

CH-601HDS

Don Mountain wrote:

ggower_99(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



We have the Navaid Devices ,Inc. Autopilot in our 701,

jean-paul.roy4(at)tlb.sym
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:54 am Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



Thanks for the link Gary. Very interesting.

Jean-Paul

ding(at)tbscc.com
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:03 am Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



Gary,

NAPA has a complete line of sending units in their catalogs.

You need to know the resistance range your gauge operates on (I think they

list 3 ranges), the tank depth, and the orientation of the float (left or

right) with the widest spaced mounting holes toward you. If you local store

has the overnight delivery setup, you could have it by Tuesday. I doubt it

would be in stock.

Lynn

Corry, PA

Gig Giacona

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1416
Location: El Dorado Arkansas USA

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



Tony, do you have any photos of the servos mounted in your plane? I'm thinking I'll go with the Trio and would like to see the installation.

tonyplane(at)bellsouth.ne wrote:

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W.R. "Gig" Giacona
601XL Under Construction
See my progress at www.peoamerica.net/N601WR

craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:47 pm Post subject: 601 XL Autopilot?



Somebody (possibly Tony) sent me some pictures of servos in a 601 but now I

can't find them. They may have been for a different AP but that doesn't

matter because the servos of the different manufactures are roughly laid out

the same. If any one has pictures e-mail them to me and I'll put then in the

photo archive.

-- Craig

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