Originally Posted by
oleary
Yes it was. All the 212s up to SN 724 (I think) were single batt.
The heading function was pretty abrupt all right. That's why we didn't use the VOR/ILS capture function, it would scare the pax. Early FD days for sure.
Once we got the sensitivity adjusted correctly the VOR / ILS function worked very well. You are correct ...if it wasn't the ride was interesting.
Of course with the Bell System we got very good at rolling those little wheels.