Mon, Oct 23, 2017
TruTrak unveiled its Vizion Certified autopilot at AirVenture in July. The Vizion two-axis autopilot is capable of following simple and more complex flight plans from nearly any aviation handheld or panel mount GPS in the market today. The Vizion autopilot also offers a track selector, altitude hold, vertical speed select, and altitude select / pre-select.
The list of safety features is nearly as long as the standard autopilot features. The Vizion autopilot will neither let the pilot accidentally stall or overspeed the aircraft with the use of minimum and maximum airspeed settings. Also included is the Emergency Level feature, which allows the pilot to press one button and the autopilot will engage and bring the aircraft to wings level and zero vertical speed. This mode is unique in that it initially commands wings level, but then switches to track select mode to allow the pilot to more easily select a new desired direction.
TruTrak CEO Andrew Barker told Aero-News CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell that the company had realized it's goal of offering a certified autopilot in the $5,000 price range. The initial STC is for installation in Cessna 172 airplanes, but Barker said that work is already underway with EAA for approval in other aircraft types.
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