I have an RV-14A with Dynon autopilot. I also have a friends 14 in my hangar and the controls move much easier than mine. I disconnected my roll autopilot servo ( Dynon SV-32 I do believe, it’s what was recommended in 2016), and most of the drag is in the servo. Power off sitting in the hangar.
My controls are much heavier in flight and that why I started looking for the reason.
The other 14 has a Garmin autopilot. I flew it last week in moderate turbulence and it flew the plane like it was on rails , very impressed.
Now like I posted on here before, my autopilot is set with setting I got from someone else, I not too savvy with electronics. I do believe I have the torque set close to 100% as I am getting slip warnings ( in the pitch servo for sure , maybe not on the roll).
Will the setting in the autopilot ( torque) affect the drag when no power is applied ( ie sitting in the hangar)?
Is this drag I’m feeling when the unit is off normal?
Thanks Ron
My controls are much heavier in flight and that why I started looking for the reason.
The other 14 has a Garmin autopilot. I flew it last week in moderate turbulence and it flew the plane like it was on rails , very impressed.
Now like I posted on here before, my autopilot is set with setting I got from someone else, I not too savvy with electronics. I do believe I have the torque set close to 100% as I am getting slip warnings ( in the pitch servo for sure , maybe not on the roll).
Will the setting in the autopilot ( torque) affect the drag when no power is applied ( ie sitting in the hangar)?
Is this drag I’m feeling when the unit is off normal?
Thanks Ron