To date it has been certified in Piper Malibu/Mirage (in lieu of KFC150) and the Raytheon Bonanza and Barons where it will take over from the popular KFC 200.Bendix/King says many more certifications are planned, with the Mooney Ovation and Bravo due in the short term. However, it will have to muscle aside S-TEC products in the mid-range and that wont be easy.ĪlliedSignals KFC225 is the latest in high-performance autopilots. Instead of the ubiquitous elevator chimes, these systems will announce, Autopilot disconnect.Īlthough certified only for the Cessna at the moment, we suspect the KAP 140 will eventually find its way into the general light aircraft GA market. One feature in the KAP 140 and in the newer KFC 225 that tickles us are the vocal alerts. In approach mode, the KAP 140 will track glideslope.

If you have a two-axis system, you get vertical speed hold as well as altitude capture and hold. The KAP 140 offers roll modes of heading select, nav and approach, as well as back course. It uses the typical Bendix/King servos, but the system relies on conventional DGs and turn coordinators provided by other manufacturers, not the specialized attitude gyros found in higher-priced Bendix/King autopilots. No remote boxes here so its a relatively simple install. The latest entrant from Bendix/King, the KFC225, is tailored to high-performance aircraft such as Barons, the Piper Mirage and, we suspect, other high-performance singles to come.Starting with the basics, KAP140 is a rate-based one- or two-axis system with a radio rack-mounted computer-controller unit, the KC140.

The KAP 140 debuted with the new crop of single-engine Cessnas and for all intents and purposes, its a Cessna-only autopilot for the time being. We mention the age of the KFC150 and variants (KAP100, KAP150), because only in the last three years have there been new general aviation autopilots from AlliedSignal (King Radios purchaser and absorber). The company has some of the most successful systems, including the KFC 200 and the now 20-year-old digital autopilot, the KFC 150. The company has introduced some new stuff since we last examined autopilots and were told more developments are in the works.Heres our point-in-time assessment of whats out there now:King Radio started making autopilots 30 years ago and under AlliedSignal, Bendix/King has carried the flag forward. Meanwhile, S-TEC continues to impress buyers with its modular approach to autopilot design and marketing. Notably, AlliedSignal recently rolled out its new KFC 225, a premium George aimed at the high performance market. Although the field of players hasnt changed a great deal, there are new entrants into the world of computer-aided piloting.

It seems that hardly a week passes without a new GPS navigator appearing, but the world of autopilots progresses at a relatively glacial pace.

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