Super 80 Professional – AOM
AUTO-FLIGHT
Section 8 Page 7
Super 80 Professional – Aircraft Operating Manual
Coolsky, 2018
ROLL MODE SELECTORS
1. Mode Selector Buttons
NAV
Pressing the NAV button arms
the DFGC to capture and track
a course input by the FMS. Roll
FMA will annunciate FMS CAP
when capturing the FMS course
and FMS TRK when tracking the
FMS course.
VOR LOC
Arms DFGC to capture and
track a selected VOR or LOC
course. Arm FMA will
annunciate VOR or LOC. Roll
FMA will annunciate VOR or
LOC CAP when capturing
selected course, and VOR or
LOC TRK when tracking
selected course.
ILS
Arms DFGC to capture and
track selected localizer and
glideslope. Arm FMA will
annunciate ILS. Roll FMA will
annunciate LOC CAP when
capturing selected localizer,
and LOC TRK when tracking
selected localizer. Pitch FMA
will annunciate GS CAP when
capturing selected glideslope
and CAP TRK when tracking
selected glideslope.
AUTO LAND Arms the DFGC to engage
AUTO LAND mode after
selected localizer and
glideslope has been captured.
Arm FMA will annunciate LND.
After AUT LND has been
annunciated on the FMA, all
other control modes except
go-around mode are inhibited.
2. HDG Select/Max Bank knob
Click the numbers in the digital readout to
select heading.
Push the knob in (left click) to activate
Heading Hold mode. The DFGC will then
hold the aircraft’s current heading. The roll
FMA will annunciate HDG HLD.
Pull the knob out (left click) to activate
Heading Select mode. The DFGC will then
give roll commands to capture the selected
heading in the HDG Readout. The roll FMA
will annunciate HDG SEL.
Rotate the inner part of the knob (right click)
to set the max bank angle when the aircraft
is controlled by the autopilot.
3. HDG Readout
Digital readout of the heading selected with
the HDG Select knob.
