Section 16. Autoflight
Eclipse 5OO Systems Manual
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© — Eclipse Aviation Corporation
Version 2.0 April 2007
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ALT CHG Activated as in a Descent
VOR
ALT CHG
Æ
ALT
Leveling Off Mid-Descent
To level off during descent press the ALT button to capture and hold the aircraft’s
current altitude.
Level off Altitude Capture In-Progress
VOR
ALT CAP
Æ
ALT
Level Off Altitude Captured
VOR
ALT
Descent Continued From Level-off
To continue the descent from an intermediate level off the pilot need only press
the ALT CHG button. This will resume the descent to the previously selected
altitude. If this altitude needs to be changed the ALT-SEL knob can be used to
select the new altitude target.