Cessna Caravan YAW damper inefective

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Yaw damper seems infective in the C-208B tough it lighten when pressed

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C208-B

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• Yes. AP on C208 causes excessive roll. Can develop into Dutch Roll with adverse wind conditions, i.e. heavy tail/crosswind. YD ineffective at managing simple conditions. YD seems to be not implemented at all.

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I just flew the C208 Caravan on two Career Mode missions and it’s really not a fun plane to fly. It seems to require footbrakes half-depressed on the ground just to keep it around 15kts. That’s with throttle(?) and props at idle/min. The autopilot is completely unusable as it tends to just throw you around and get you from level and stable flight into a stall within seconds of activation. That’s with the Yaw Damper either engaged or disengaged.

This is coming from the C172 whose autopilot (and general handling) is a real joy.

edit - Retracted statement about taxi speed issues. Thanks @Exp232 for clarifying that I was using the wrong fuel condition.

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Here’s another video of the Dutch Roll issue using more real world condition while on a career flight:

Make sure your fuel cutoff is on the Low position. Fuel Cutoff High is far too much power for taxiing.

Fuel Condiditon Lever
Fuel Condiditon Lever868×671 62.2 KB

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Ah! That’ll teach me for not reading the manual :slight_smile:

Will redact from my earlier post. Thanks so much!

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I’m seeing the same phenomenon with the C208B. Excessive rolling regardless of whether you’re using NAV or HDG. Winds were ~11 knots from 270 relative. Interestingly, when the winds slightly shifted to about 260 relative, the oscillations drastically reduced. They were still there, but the cycle rate dropped to 1 cycle every 11 seconds.

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Winds dropped to ~7 @ 250 relative and the high oscillations returned.
EDIT: Winds dropped to 4-5 knots from the same relative bearing and oscillations virtually disappeared.