Flybox Eclipse, Installation And Operating Manual

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10.4. Indicators and commands of the ACU control unit
- Use the ON/OFF switch to turn on and off the autopilot control unit.
- Press the “HDG/TRK” button to engage/disengage the autopilot in heading or GPS tracking mode.
- Rotate the “HDG/TRK” knob to adjust the heading/tracking bug. Press the knob to center the bug to the actual
heading or GPS tracking.
- Press the “ALT” button to engage/disengage the autopilot in altitude hold mode.
- Rotate the “ALT” knob to adjust the altimeter bug. Press the knob to center the bug to the actual altitude.
- Press the “NAV” button to engage/disengage the autopilot in flight plane or goto navigation.
10.4.1 Remote disengage button
It's recommended to install also the remote disengage button, that operate in this way:
- With autopilot engaged: push shortly to disengage.
- With autopilot disengaged: push for 2 seconds to engage it. This function must be enabled from menu:
→ →
Autopilot setup Remote button setup Hold to engage enable (see chap.10.6.4).
- With autopilot engaged: keep pressed for more than 2 seconds to activate the Control Wheel Steering (CWS) mode:
it's possible to fly the aircraft to a new heading/traking or altitude and then release the button to let the autopilot
acquire and mantain the new values.
10.5. Autopilot system configuration
After the physical installation of the autopilot system it's required to check the connections and configure the
parameters, as explained in the following two chapters.
The operations that you will perform in sequence are the following:
-->Ground based test and configuration:
- Servos calibration (chap.10.5.0)
- Communications check (chap.10.5.1)
- Remote button operation check (chap.10.5.2)
- Servos torque check (chap.10.5.3)
- “Min speed” and “Max speed” parameters setting (chap.10.6.1)
- Roll servo setup (chap.10.6.2)
- Pitch servo setup (chap.10.6.3)
- Remote button setup (chap.10.6.4)
-->Flight based test and configuration:
- Autopilot setup – roll axis (chap.10.7.1)
- Autopilot setup – pitch axis (chap.10.7.2)
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ON/OFF switch
ON led indicator
HDG/TRK knob for
heading/tracking
setting
“HDG/TRK” button with led
(led on when autopilot is
engaged in HDG/TRK mode)
“ALT” button with led
(led on when autopilot is
engaged in ALT mode)
“NAV” button with led
(led on when autopilot is
engaged in NAV mode)
ALT knob for altitude
setting