SkyView Autopilot In-Flight Tuning Guide - Revision B 6-1
6. Turbulence Tuning Procedure
Overview
Once you have configured your autopilot to capture and hold airspeeds and altitudes, you may
wish to adjust the ride quality in turbulence, particularly on the glideslope.
In general, the autopilot will attempt to maintain a constant G-loading through bumps by
pulling or pushing G to oppose G generated by "air pockets". The amount of G the autopilot will
apply is limited by G ERROR LIMIT. If, for example, you encounter a 0.5 G updraft, and G ERROR
LIMIT is set to 0.25, the most the AP can do to attenuate the bump is reduce it by 0.25 G.
The amount the autopilot will apply up to that limit is determined by G ERROR GAIN. If this is
set to 1, for every 1/10 G the airplane is bumped, the AP will apply 1/10 of a G. Increasing G
ERROR GAIN will make response more rapid, but also more abrupt, so use this setting with care.
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