STEC-30 Alt Hold - out of synch with trim.

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scottb613
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STEC-30 Alt Hold - out of synch with trim.

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Hi Folks,

I'm sure this is something with my setup - after a bit of a break - having some trouble to with the STEC Alt Hold - whenever I engage or disengage the Alt Hold - I need to throw in - massive amounts - of trim to compensate for the change - on or off... I'm still on P3Dv3 and I am one version behind the latest update... The aircraft is trimmed for level flight prior to engaging autopilot...

Any ideas ? I don't recall having this issue before...

Thanks...

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Scott


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Re: STEC-30 Alt Hold - out of synch with trim.

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Hmm, that's strange... after you have trimmed out the alt hold, what happens when you disconnect the AP? Does it still hold level flight?

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STEC-30 Alt Hold - out of synch with trim.

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Hi...

Thanks so much for responding...

Yeah - as soon as I disconnect - I had massive altitude excursions as if the aircraft is far out of trim... I even tried the couple of FSUIPC options regarding the autopilot...

I think I may have figured it out - my mechanical trim wheel on my joystick must have been knocked out of place - I think it may have solved my issue - lol - it took a while to figure out... I'll test again tonight just to make sure...

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Let us know how you get on Scott

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STEC-30 Alt Hold - out of synch with trim.

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Hi Lewis,

Thanks for the concern - all good - I suspect that accidentally having my joystick's Y axis mechanical trim wheel out of the center detent was the culprit - my Comanche is flying like a dream again...

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