Auto Pilot

[FlyingFwyFreeman]

Just finished my first condition inspection on my 2007 RV-8 after buying it last year. Now my Digiflight IIVS auto pilot altitude hold doesn’t work. No trim indicator. Any ideas? Could a wire just fall off the servo?

 

[rv6n6r]

Just finished my first condition inspection on my 2007 RV-8 after buying it last year. Now my Digiflight IIVS auto pilot altitude hold doesn’t work. No trim indicator. Any ideas? Could a wire just fall off the servo?

Short answer: yes? There can be a lot variation in the builder's attention to detail and wiring skills. It could easily be a bad crimp on a connector pin at either end. That said, I'd start with the troubleshooting section of your Digiflight manual to make sure it's not a configuration thing or something, and go from there.

 

[DaveO]

As indicated by another, things happen at any time. However, you did not build it and inspections are a time to go over the small details and see how it was done by another. You will learn more than you think. That is what I like about Experimental Aircraft you learn more about your plane than anyone and it is fun too.

 

[climberrn]

Start by checking for power and ground at the servo. That will point you toward a communication error or failure vs power loss. After that, good luck