System Overview
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KFC 230 AeroCruze Autopilot Pilot's Guide
89000019-001
Rev 2 May 2019
When Approach mode is inactive but
available, the
APR
is annunciated on the
touchscreen by white text and a white border.
The arming of Approach mode is displayed by
an
ARMED
label under the APR button on
the autopilot screen. When the approach
course is captured the
APR
button
transitions to
APR
, and the
ARMED
label is
removed. Depending on the type of approach, when a vertical
path is sensed, the
ARMED
label is annunciated once again.
When the vertical guidance captures, the
ARMED
label is removed. The vertical source
label in the button changes from white to
green (+GS) or magenta (+GP), depending on
whether the source is an ILS or a GPS signal.
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Yaw Damper (YD) Button
When the aircraft is equipped and configured
with the optional yaw damper, the Yaw Damper
automatically engages when the autopilot is
engaged, contributing to the aircraft stability
with attenuation of uncommanded yaw.
In addition to the automatic engagement, the pilot can engage or
disengage the yaw damper by pressing the
YD
button on the lower
left of the touchscreen display.
When active,
YD
mode is annunciated on the autopilot touchscreen
by a green active indicator box, green text, and a green border.
When available but not active,
YD
is annunciated in white text and
a white border.
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