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Flightplan with Bendix/King KAP140

Postby DuaneBarry » Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:55 pm

Hello.
With the above autopilot on the C172 and C182S i would like to follow the following flight plan https://flightplandatabase.com/plan/5534778.
I also checked the following page https://wiki.flightgear.org/Bendix/King ... _Autopilot but i can't figure out how to use it.
Can anyone help me or direct me to more information?
Thank you.
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Re: Flightplan with Bendix/King KAP140

Postby wlbragg » Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:42 pm

What specifically don't you know how to use? If your looking for a way to plug in a flight plan to the KAP140, I don't think it works that way. I think at best it will intercept one altitude or Nav at at a time and you use it that way. I could be wrong, but I don't see the needed options to do that. It's functions appear to be well covered in the link you pointed to. So is there something specific you want to know?
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Re: Flightplan with Bendix/King KAP140

Postby polly » Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:22 pm

If memory serves, I've used the F10 - Eqipment - GPS and checked 'Slave NAV to GPS'
Then, using F10-Autopilot-Route Manager a gpx file may be loaded from your $HOME/.fgfs/Export folder,
once the route is activated and the A/P set to NAV1, I think it ought to work for you.
The gpx routes are most easily created using skyvector.com; here's a rough and ready Southbound route from LIPB, it's best to get the A/P stabilized at altitude with nearly the right heading first.

$HOME/.fgfs/Export/LIEO.gpx:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gpx xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" creator="SkyVector" version="1.1" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1 http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1/gpx.xsd">
  <rte>
    <name>LIPB-LIEO</name>
    <rtept lat="46.460278" lon="11.326389">
      <name>LIPB</name>
      <overfly>false</overfly>
    </rtept>
    <rtept lat="45.120278" lon="10.770556">
      <name>OSMEB</name>
      <overfly>false</overfly>
    </rtept>
    <rtept lat="43.835278" lon="10.283333">
      <name>EMBOS</name>
      <overfly>false</overfly>
    </rtept>
    <rtept lat="42.363889" lon="10.258056">
      <name>NEMIT</name>
      <overfly>false</overfly>
    </rtept>
    <rtept lat="41.212778" lon="10.156389">
      <name>BATOX</name>
      <overfly>false</overfly>
    </rtept>
    <rtept lat="41.075111" lon="9.840064">
      <name>D053S</name>
      <overfly>false</overfly>
    </rtept>
    <rtept lat="41.032778" lon="9.772778">
      <name>MILIS</name>
      <overfly>false</overfly>
    </rtept>
    <rtept lat="40.898611" lon="9.517778">
      <name>LIEO</name>
      <overfly>false</overfly>
    </rtept>

  </rte>
</gpx>



Edit: I found these, particularly grab the refernce card:
http://www.bitwisetech.com/fgfs/KAP140_Autopilot_Quick_Reference_Card.pdf
http://www.bitwisetech.com/fgfs/KAP_140_Autopilot.pdf
http://www.bitwisetech.com/fgfs/KAP140-Gde-006-18034-0000_3.pdf
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Re: Flightplan with Bendix/King KAP140

Postby wlbragg » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:10 pm

Didn't know you could do that. Is this an FG thing or is this possible with a real KAP140 and some kind of GPS equipment?
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Re: Flightplan with Bendix/King KAP140

Postby wlbragg » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:13 pm

In essence the NAV radio is bypassed and the autopilots nav function is now following the GPS route?
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Re: Flightplan with Bendix/King KAP140

Postby wlbragg » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:15 pm

Your instructions were spot on, other than maybe having to activate the route once it is loaded? Also my FG crashed the first time I tried it.
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Re: Flightplan with Bendix/King KAP140

Postby polly » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:27 pm

Yes, Flightgear only, I think from before we had authentically modelled A/Ps and GPS's ; pretty certain I'd tried it with the c172p a while back and it seemed to work just now.

'Activate' : The skyvector route came up with the departure airport which looks highlighted ( activatted ? )
when I start up but, yes, i normally select a waypoint further down the line to activate so I have time to use the lined baggies and get the A/P going.
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