737 Autopilot Panel

[Pernille Pennebaker]

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Your panel works with Windows 7, 8.1 and 10. A quick installation of a small plug-in from the support page adds compatibility with your favorite flight simulation software for PCs including Microsoft Flight Simulator, FSX - Flight Simulator X, X-Plane 10, and Prepar3D.

Super Simple Mode Control. The full autopilot panel with real-time LED readouts gives you fingertip control over a bunch of settings within FSX, X-Plane*, and Prepar3D software. No need to zoom into onscreen controls to make modifications. Add a Multi Panel to your flight sim setup and you can manipulate your aircraft's autopilot settings with physical dials and buttons.

Modular and Interchangeable. The Logitech G range of panels can be situated one on top of another or side-by-side. Want the Multi Panel above the Radio Panel? Done. Want your Switch Panel to the left of your Yoke? Go for it. Easy-to-use mounting brackets provide the means to arrange your flight simulation setup in a configuration only limited by your imagination.

Plug-and-Play All the Way. Your panel works with Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 and, following the quick installation of a small plug-in from the support page, is compatible with your favorite flight simulation software for PCs including FSX - Flight Simulator X, X-Plane 10, and Prepar3D.

I use this panel using the logitech driver and plugged directly into the computer usb 2.0 port.

During windows startup, the panel will blink on and off displaying, I think, ALT/VS briefly. Once windows has finished booting, the panel goes blank until I start up either xPlane or MSFS at which time it will display whatever is selected by the rotary switch and works as expected after that.

For me, I use the Logitech Multi Panel shown above, but this has been superceded by the Streamdeck which is a true delight. It might cost a little bit but is one of my most prized possessions and it does so much more as well, both within the sim and elsewhere. I also have a Honeycomb Bravo, but it is eclipsed by the other two pieces of hardware and have never used it. The autopilot is such a central part of the sim that any improvements and from anywhere, will be one of the best investments that you can make.

I like the feel of a real switch too. But I also use Air Manager and 15" touch screens. The advantage of it is I can program and label my own custom panels. It would take me less then an hour to program the panel you show in your pic. I could also make custom ones for each aircraft, that load automatically when I switch planes. You can also get a knobster for dialing things in.

I wish this is where I had started instead of filling my desk with hardware panels.

(Note, the terms above are not the exact ones listed in the sim control config but that list seems just about right for the minimum number of functions I have mapped. - with that core of basic controls I can pretty much use the AP on any aircraft to get myself stable and on my way without ever having to fumble about with mouse/cursor and clickable cockpit stuff.)

I just did this thank you, works perfectly. It does not follow the GPS course but since I will only be doing short flights this is not a big deal. I have LittleNavMap on a second monitor and its easy to nudge the HDG to follow the planned course line.

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These are the Airbus A320 - Home Cockpit Knobs by MartinAM, edited to fit on a Behringer X-Touch Mini. Special thanks to Martin for making them, and for allowing the release of this modification!On the inside, these use the knob fitting by gergreko,...

I keep seeing this (more here and here) unit (maybe solely) in Boeing test airplane cockpits above the autopilot panel. Can someone tell me what is this and what the purpose of this big unit? Based on this video the center display tells you the time (UTC?) but cannot figure out the purpose of the 2 side displays. Not to mention having a clock in the cockpit does not require a huge unit like this I assume even in aircraft safety terms with being spark proof...).

This is not an integrated unit. It was likely assembled by Boeing. The center display is an airborne IRIG precision time display made by the Datum Corporation, (look at the logo bottom left of the display) which merged with Symmetricom in 2002 so references are scarce. Here is a similar but different model which has a brief description of capability.

IRIG is used to communicate timecodes from precision references such as atomic clocks, in this case as transmitted by GPS satellites. The devices on either side are not marked, but they would be used by each test pilot to record timestamps as they begin and complete specific actions in their test plan. 'Address' on the devices would be used to specify the location of each timestamp and likely autoincrements after each use.

This is an educated guess. It is my assumption that it is a quick-access flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder, or both. I believe this because of the two units that flank the clock. As @ocirocir stated in their comment, the extremely precise clock is for timing of events. Test pilots and flight engineers keep close documentation upon what happens during flight. With today's technology, it would stand to reason that some of this documentation could and should be done digitally, either as primary record or to supplement and cross-verify with the test flight crew.

3rd party programs like Air Manager can be used to generate your own insrument window that can be shown on another monitor or even on a ipad for example. These require a plguin to interface with XP. But the rpice is only about $25-30 for Air Manager ios. If you want to only have a autopilot on an iPad, you ponly need to buy the ios version of Air Manager and the free plugin. You can also show it on a smart phone as well. Going this route you can make a window for any instrument you want to diplay on a separate monitor or pad. You can have more than one instrument in any window. If you want to design your own custom autopilot grpahics and to show that in a separate window on a computer monitor, you have to buy the computer version of Air Manager instead.

If i remeber correctly iosAir Manage has some limitation when it caome to other popeles insturment packages vs the ste of default ones that come with ios version.. You have ot have the full Air Manager computer version to make custom setups.

This is now apparently a common bug in the saitek panel with Windows 10.. I have the same problem.. I put up with it. and deal with it by unpluging the USB cable and re-pluging, and the text displays.

Hmm windows 10 here no problems work every time you have to be hooked up to a powered hub either your powered yoke or a powered hub - using spad v0.50 - you need that also and go to your control panel in windows hardware and make sure all of your usb hubs under properties - power management tab - uncheck allow computer to turn off this device to save power --- do this for everyone listed that has the option to tick off - they are under universal serial bus controllers - done problem solved

I had the same issue. The multipanel worked but no display. I had tried to manually go to settings in Windows 10 and change all the power settings for USB devices to be unmanaged but that did not fix the issue. Then I downloaded the APM fix and after running that, following the included instructions, the panel lit up correctly in xplane11. Happy days!

The optional SkyView Autopilot integrates with SkyView HDX to provide you with automated control of your airplane in the pitch and roll axes. This means that you can command the autopilot to follow your pre-defined flightplan, fly direct-to a waypoint, VOR, or airport, and turn to and maintain the heading or track of your preference. The autopilot will also climb or descend to and maintain the altitude of your choice using either vertical speed or airspeed to control the climb and descent rate. The autopilot will fly any instrument precision approach or non-precision approach when your aircraft is equipped with a compatible third-party IFR navigation device.

Yaw control is also available for select aircraft in the form of a yaw damper. The SkyView autopilot yaw damper will counter the effects of yaw instability by maintaining a centered slip/skid indicator. Minor yaw instability often reveals itself during turbulence. Some airplanes will generate lateral G oscillations (tail-wag) when turbulence is encountered. The result is an uncomfortable ride that can contribute to airsickness of sensitive passengers. Some airplanes generate opposing yaw when rolling into a turn, which requires the coordinated application of rudder to keep the slip/skid indicator centered. If your airplane has this adverse yaw tendency, the yaw damper will aid the autopilot during heading changes by applying the necessary rudder to maintain a coordinated turn. If your airplane experiences either of these two conditions, ride comfort and autopilot performance will be improved if you install the yaw damper with your autopilot.

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