I guess I can only describe how it works here. I turn it on, it holds the pitch, I pull on the joystick some more, aiming for e.g. 5 degree up and let go again. I can hear the AP trimming to hold the pitch I've established with pulling on the stick. This takes a second or so, one can see the trim wheel spinning.

That's for increasing the pitch, but the decrease works the same way. Force it to a new pitch attitude, let go and see the AP trying to establish the commanded attitude with trimming the plane. When it's done, you will grab the stick and feel that the out of trim forces are gone. You are 'in trim' on the new attitude.

Perhaps the vital part is the pull to new attitude and then let go. But I'm on a FF stick, so I don't have a spring or something forcing my stick to centre no matter what, I just work with or against the real trim of the plane. Don't know if that adds to the problem or not.  :-? Works fine here. Bit of a poor man's FBW.  ;D


lagraf05 wrote on Jul 13^th, 2012 at 10:43am:

Can somebody explain to me how the CWS and pitch select on the autopilot works?

Just in case, that pitch select knob is just for the FD. The AP doesn't mind, it just 'looks' at the yokes.