AP Lateral Oscillations
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:57 pm
It is infrequent but I have seen this issue several times now. While flying along the programmed flight path, with the autopilot (AP) on, the plane will not follow the direct track to the next waypoint but oscillate away from the track then back to the track then away...
The "workaround" when this happens is to force a Direct To the next waypoint (which is already the current waypoint) and then everything seems to return to normal. I don't remember the exact wind component at the time but it didn't seem out of the ordinary (most likely cross wind though).
Here are some pictures illustrating the issue:
The "workaround" when this happens is to force a Direct To the next waypoint (which is already the current waypoint) and then everything seems to return to normal. I don't remember the exact wind component at the time but it didn't seem out of the ordinary (most likely cross wind though).
Here are some pictures illustrating the issue: