TBM 930 - sharp banking in AP NAV mode

[AlexF]

Hi,

I’ve noticed that the TBM 930 autopilot executes very sharp banking manoeuvres when changing course in NAV mode.

Does anyone else experience this issue?

I guess this is not a realistic behaviour, I’m pretty sure that at least some passengers would complain ;-) Maybe this can be fixed in a future airplane model update.

[schyllberg]

Yes, it’s a bit known and on our to do list to improve over time :)

[Ecoops123]

I believe it’s just a normal situation for the Autopilot in
game.

Why is Autopilot so aggressive when turning?

There are existing feature requests for this. When not using NAV, the solution is to make smaller incremental changes instead of larger ones. When using NAV it is suggested to make the turns less sharp in your plan to make them more realistic.

Vote for less aggressive turns here!

Smooth Autopilot Transitions

I’ve realized that in Infinite Flight, the Autopilot can be very sensitive. I’ve flown a few simulators (including motion simulators), and when you change the Autopilot, it gradually transitions to what you asked for. In Infinite Flight, if you’re at 2,000 feet and you set that Autopilot to 1,000 feet and 2,000 V/S, you’d take a dive automatically, when that doesn’t happen in real life. I am just asking for it to be a smooth transition. I’ve also realized problems with the Auto heading. If you…

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Oop sorry Seb.

[AlexF]

Thanks @schyllberg and @Ecoops123 for your quick replies! Ok, I see that this is a well known issue which is already on the developers’ radar :-)

@Why is Autopilot so aggressive when turning? Live

When using NAV it is suggested to make the turns less sharp in your plan to make them more realistic.

Ok. In the case of sharp course changes in the flight plan, another option I found, is to switch to heading mode shortly before reaching the fix. After performing the turn gradually with the heading bug, switch back to NAV mode. A bit cumbersome I admit, but keeps your passengers happy ;-)

[Siddhansh]

Also apart from what is said above, try having a lower speed when flying steep turns so that the plane doesn’t jerk too much.

[AT-ATL]

I was just going to post something about this but I’m glad it’s already been addressed. I love the TBM and it’s my main aircraft, but I just thought the aggressive turns are quite unrealistic.