System Overview
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The flight director command bars in a DFC100 autopilot are
designed for easy use and improved performance during
uncoupled autopilot operations.
During coupled operations (both “AP” and “FD” buttons lit),
pressing the “FD” button will have no effect. Pressing the “AP”
button in this state will toggle the “AP” mode on/off. It is a good
way to disconnect the servos but continue to have flight director
command bars present. The recommended way to disengage
both the “AP” and “FD” modes will be via trim or the AP
Disconnect switch on the control yoke as described above.
PFD ANNUNCIATIONS
The top strip of the PFD page is dedicated for autopilot mode
annunciators. Active modes are depicted in green and armed
modes are depicted in cyan. Alerts are depicted in yellow and
are listed in order of priority. If multiple alerts are received, then
the highest priority message is displayed.
Whenever “
UNDERSPEED
”
or “
OVERSPEED
”
are displayed
while the autopilot is coupled, all engaged (green) autopilot mode
annunciators will flash.
The tables below are a listing of all annunciations that are
possible with the DFC100 system.
DFC100 Annunciations
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