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21st July 2008, 04:05 PM

On Jul 20, 12:50 pm, "theb...@" <theb...@> wrote:
> So I own a 1961 Cessna 172. She's a great little airplane, light on
> fuel burn, and not too bad on the airspeed, although she could do
> better. I want an autopilot to start taking her on long trips. I'm
> trying to do it as cheaply as possible but still legal obviously.
> Anyone know of autopilots that will at least keep the wings level,
> maybe an altitude hold as well?

Give the folks at AutoPilots Central a hail - maybe they have a
serviceable Century 21 or something.

My experience with wing levelers is that they still need frequent
attention on long trips - being able to either read NAV or Heading
input is a big help.

21st July 2008, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Paul kgyy Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Auto Pilots On Jul 20, 12:50 pm, "theb...@" <theb...@> wrote: > So I own a 1961 Cessna 172. She's a great little airplane, light on > fuel burn, and not too bad on the airspeed, although she could do > better. I want an autopilot to start taking her on long trips. I'm > trying to do it as cheaply as possible but still legal obviously. > Anyone know of autopilots that will at least keep the wings level, > maybe an altitude hold as well? Give the folks at AutoPilots Central a hail - maybe they have a serviceable Century 21 or something. My experience with wing levelers is that they still need frequent attention on long trips - being able to either read NAV or Heading input is a big help.