Autopilot Panel, Controls and Displays issues
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Hi all, I am submitting these observations in a spirit of constructive cooperation, with the sole objective of helping make this aircraft model as realistic and accurate as possible. Please note that all the tests and observations described below were conducted exclusively on the ground and not during flight.
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Issue with Yaw Damper (YD) Disengage Annunciation: according to the official documentation (Starship 1 Avionics System - System Manual.pdf downloaded from Robert Scherer's site), after a yaw damper disengagement, the Primary Flight Display (PFD) is supposed to show initially a flashing yellow "YD" annunciation, which becomes steady only after 10 seconds.
The behavior I am observing is different: the annunciation is always steady and the autopilot disengage button does not cancel the annunciation. -
Issue with AP/YD Mechanical Interlock: According to the official documentation, raising the AP engage lever engages the autopilot, and a mechanical interlock simultaneously engages the yaw damper. This don't happen, I have to engage manually the YD.
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Issue with Autopilot Disengagement: the autopilot should disengage when pressing the autopilot disconnect button, the go-around button, the trim switch, or when manually lowering the AP lever. It is not possible to configure the go-around button on any button of Honeycomb Bravo. The autopilot doesn't disconnect when I use the trim switch.
Attached an image of the section of page 3-7 of the manual I'm referring to:
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