Which is the best auto pilot for MX7 180B?

[Sam Rutherford]

Whilst I love flying, there are times when it would be nice to press a couple of buttons and 'take a break'.

What are your real-life experiences with the different APs out there?

Thanks for any help/advice...

Sam.

[rjb]

I have a Garmin 430, Stek 55 and GPSS. Took a while for all the kinks to work out: 430 misconfiguration and servo connector vibrated apart. I love
it for instrument flying but for the use I make of it, a single axis wing leveler would have been adequate.

[Craig]

Is your S-tec 55 connected to your rudder or aileron for roll control? Thanks for your comments.

[rjb]

My autopilot uses rudder and elevator and the combo works well.

In retrospect, it was pretty funny the first time I went through my checklist and was befuddled that the ailerons weren't turning.

[maules.com]

Maules used to have the old Century IIB system which uses the ailerons for direction. S-tec uses the rudder.
S-tec 20 for direction, 30 for direction and altitude hold, is the lightest.
The 40 and 50 add a bit more sophistication to the above.
The 60 is more than you need in a Maule, i.e. Alt preselect, autotrim, etc.

[C4Maule]

I have an old Century IIB in my M-4 that still works great as long as the rudder trim is set properly.