Autopilots

[JediNein]

Greetings,

You're in the right state!

Get ahold of Ron Hitchcock at Executive Autopilots in Sacramento. The number is 916-399-5969. Tell them that Bridgette sent you.

Usually, they like to see the entire airplane for a test flight. They look at:
Control Cable tension
Pully lubrication
Autopilot Computer functioning (they usually have a spare for the flight)
Cable connections
and a lot of other things are on their troubleshooting checklist.

Ron will also give you the straight scoop on if it is better to repair or replace the 400A. I observed Ron turn down a planned 55X installation in favor of repairing a 400B in a T210 recently. The 400B problem was a dying computer. Remove, replace, tweak, and the autopilot and aircraft owner have been happy since.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein