Yaw Damper/Wing Leveler Question

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LTCSZ

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Hi: I have two questions: Is a "yaw damper" and a "wing leveler" the same thing? And, is it possible to add one of these to the aircraft.cfg file so it is active in a particular plane? I assume the plane must have an autopilot to be able to add it...Hope the question is clear enough! Thanks for your help...

Steve
 
Steve,

Basic answer - they are not the same thing. Yaw is the left/right axis associated with the rudder. A wing leveler works on the roll axis. Since I am a low and slow type of pilot, my yaw damper is my feet and wing leveler is in my hand. Someone else will have more knowledge of adding them to an airplane in FSX.

Glenn
 
Yaw dampers are usually independent form an autopilot, at least in large aircraft. Swept wing jets particularly can have unplesant dutch roll attributes, which the yaw damper mostly tames. It also can compensate somewhat fro adverse yaw etc.

A wing leveler is a primitive autopilot feature, mostly useful for keeping the plane shiny side up, as when in single pilot IFR or at night you are rummaging around in your flight bag for that chart or approach plate...

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