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Old 4th Jul 2011, 08:10
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IO540
 
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A yaw damper?

No 4- or 6-seater piston plane I know of needs a yaw damper. The longer-hull planes (e.g. a TBM, a PA46) have them and they need them for passenger comfort.

I looked at installing one in my TB20 because it should reduce the roll excursions in light turbulence (for my girlfriend, mostly) because of the yaw/roll coupling which all planes have, but it is a rare option on my autopilot and would cost well above £10k.

On the other stuff, people with engineering/technical backgrounds seem to transition to the more complex types more easily.
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