Bill's RV-7 Project

I had tested the TruTrak Pictorial Pilot autopilot on Sunday. It had worked well but was not receiving the GPS feed. Before takeoff, I adjusted the GPS setup so that it would feed the autopilot. Now I tested it again with it receiving the GPS track. It worked nice. The autopilot picked up the current GPS track. If I wanted to change course, I just turned the little knob on the Pictorial Pilot. The Pictorial Pilot also has a turn and bank indicator which would be a nice backup if the Dynon failed.

June 16 - Evening Flight after Work
The weather was a little iffy after work Tuesday but I decided to go for it. There was a high overcast and then a broken layer around 3000 feet. Over the eastern shore, however, the broken layer diasappeared, the air was calm and the flying was quite enjoyable.

The broken layer was still present to the north. I had tested the TruTrak Pictorial Pilot autopilot on Sunday. It had worked well but was not receiving the GPS feed. Before takeoff, I adjusted the GPS setup so that it would feed the autopilot. Now I tested it again with it receiving the GPS track. It worked nice. The autopilot picked up the current GPS track. If I wanted to change course, I just turned the little knob on the Pictorial Pilot. The Pictorial Pilot also has a turn and bank indicator which would be a nice backup if the Dynon failed.

I flew north a little over the broken layer. Although it looks fairly solid here, there were plenty of holes to descend through. I did some G testing in the horizontal plane, pulling 2.5Gs in right and left turns. The plane handled the G's much better than the pilot did!

I headed south down the shore until I reached Kentmoor, then did a 180.

Even though it was still day, the overcast made it relatively dark. Cars had their headlights on coming across the Bay Bridge.

Overhead Bay Bridge airport.

Highway 50 heading to the east. I logged two hours today. Hobbs meter is up to 19.

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June 16 - Evening Flight after Work