Kris, thanks for that info. That will have to wait awhile. I think the avionics will have to happen first. It appears I've bought an older but nice clean 201.

Just trying to figure out how to spend a little more money without feeling guilty. You will only feel guilty if you install it and then don't fly enough to enjoy the benifits, or sell the plane in short order since you will not recoupe the $$. Otherwise the safety and convience on autopilots, WAAS, weather all outweigh the cost IMHO. My F has the GTN650, Century 41 W/ GPSS, JPI EDM 700, GTX 330ES.

Download Manual Reference and Free Ebook PDF. Century Ii Autopilot Installation Guide Pdf Printable 2019. Recommendations the most recent edition with the. Manual contains general information on the operation of the. Century IIB Autopilot. System failure, autopilot operation must. In free gyro mode, the instrument.

I am looking at what upgrades make the most sense from a way to decrease the single pilot IFR workload. It will probably be an Aspen, if the financial advisor (wife) agrees that is. I have never had an auto pilot so when you say the century II had wing leveling only and the Century IIB approach mode, does that mean the IIB has aileron and rudder control and the II only has aileron control? Is one a single axes and the other a two axis? Sorry for the ignorance. Nels -- a single axis autopilot is aileron control only, a two axis autopilot is one where the ailerons and elevator are controlled. Some planes also have a yaw damper and others will have rudder trim.

The yaw damper is help with the swaying of the tail that some plane exhibit. And rudder trim is used to offset yawing either during take-off or like in my case, when I get up to cruise speed (I will see the ball half out). My autopilot, an STEC 60-2 is a two axis autopilot that controls the ailerons and elevator only. Ease acoustic software crackers.

I don't have a yaw damper or rudder trim. When an autopilot is referred approach capable, it means that it will be a two axis that can control the elevator for the approach. Creating confusion is the status of the trim. In planes with elevator control, the trimming of the plane may require the pilot to adjust the trim wheel. If trim is required, the autopilot will usually provide some indication lights to show the need for trim. On my 60-2, I have autotrim.

The autotrim will spin the trim wheel to remove the yoke pressure. If the autotrim fails, I would get the trim up or down indications like a plane without autotrim. On older Mooneys like mine, came from the factory with a wing leveler. It was essentially a single axis autopilot that was always on and never tracked any kind of navigation signal. It just kept the wings level.