Pilatus PC-12 ILS Approach Autopilot Issue

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  • PC-12NGX

  • LOC/ Autopilot

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue: When autopilot catch the ILS beam and switch to LOC mode. The autopilot will not align the aircraft with the runway, but constantly zigzaging around the path. The same is on GS when instead smoth descending, the autopilot changes the angle of attack so that the aircraft wobbles . Deviations from the path are so large that Loc/Apr mode is unusable.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you: Everytime when LOC/APR mode catch ILS

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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  1. Fly with PC-12 NGX, Autopilot mode, catch the ILS beam on LOC/APR mode

YOUR SETTINGS

What peripherals are you using: Winwing EFIS, FCU

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it? NO

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use? RTX 3080

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

MEDIA

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This is a core sim bug affecting many aircraft and has already been logged :+1:

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A post was merged into an existing topic: Instability in B787 (And Other Aircraft) Autopilots on ILS