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System Overview
GENERAL AUTOPILOT OPERATIONS
NOTE
Avoid Pilot Flight Control Input In AP
The pilot should not make any input to the flight
controls while the autopilot is engaged.
BASIC AUTOPILOT OPERATION
The DFC100 autopilot always has both a lateral and vertical
mode active when engaged. If a specific lateral mode has not
been selected by the pilot, then the system defaults to Roll Hold
mode. If a specific vertical mode has not been selected by the
pilot, then the system defaults to Pitch Hold mode.
CAPTURE AND HOLD OPERATION
A single button press will typically engage the mode pressed and
arm a logical choice that will capture if the capture criteria are
met. For example, pressing IAS or VS will hold the indicated or
vertical speed and arm altitude. Another example is pressing the
HDG button will engage heading mode and arm NAV mode (if
Primary Nav LSK is set to FMS).
If you want the autopilot to remain in the selected mode (e.g. stay
in IAS mode and not capture altitude even if the aircraft flies
through the altitude bug setting), press the desired button (IAS in
this example) a second time to disarm the capture. The blue
armed indicator (ALT in this example) on the autopilot and the
PFD page will extinguish.
TARGET (BUG) SETTING
The primary location for setting both the IAS and VS targets are
via the dedicated knobs on the autopilot control head.
The primary location for setting the HDG and ALT targets are via
the dedicated knobs on the keyboard.
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