Danny
(regular)
07/05/2008 10:09
Re: connecting Auto pilot to GPS

Quote:

I've often questioned the logic in doing this, is it really sensible to have a blind pilot?


Whether it's steering a heading or tracking to a waypoint the a/p is blind in both cases. At least when following a track to a waypoint it's (roughly) following a known ground track. I guess in both cases the answer is "no" but convenience makes the risk appear acceptable.


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