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Pilot’s Operating Handbook

System Fifty Five X Autopilot

Cirrus SR20/22 Aircraft

SR20: SN 1337 and Above
SR22: SN 0435 and Above

Summary of Contents for S-TEC Fifty Five X

Page 1: ...R HDG NAV APR REV TRIM ALT GS VS R D Y C W S F A I L G P S S VS x 100 F F X IFTY IVE Pilot s Operating Handbook System Fifty Five X Autopilot Cirrus SR20 22 Aircraft SR20 SN 1337 and Above SR22 SN 04...

Page 2: ...eleted by current revision Page No Issue 3 33 Jul 19 06 Record of Revisions Retain this record in front of handbook Upon receipt of a revision insert changes and complete table below Revision Number R...

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Page 4: ...Procedures 2 1 2 1 Power Up Test 2 3 2 2 Pre Flight Test 2 7 3 In Flight Procedures 3 1 3 1 Normal Operating Procedures 3 3 3 1 1 Heading HDG Mode 3 3 3 1 2 Navigation NAV Mode 3 4 3 1 2 1 Pilot Sele...

Page 5: ...edures 3 22 3 3 1 Straight In Back CourseApproach 3 22 3 3 2 Back Course Approach with Procedure Turn 3 24 3 3 3 Straight In LOCApproach 3 26 3 3 4 Straight In VORApproach 3 27 3 3 5 LOC Approach with...

Page 6: ...Mode Engaged Pre Flight 2 8 2 10 AP Display HDG and ALT HOLD Modes Engaged Pre Flight 2 9 2 11 PFD Display HDG and ALT HOLD Modes Engaged Pre Flight 2 9 2 12 AP Display HDG and VS Modes Engaged Pre Fl...

Page 7: ...Engaged ALT HOLD Mode Armed 3 15 3 20 PFD Display HDG and VS Modes Engaged ALT HOLD Mode Armed 3 15 3 21 AP Display HDG and ALT HOLD Modes Engaged 3 15 3 22 AP Display HDG andALT HOLD Modes Engaged Au...

Page 8: ...e Engaged Track VOR Front Course Inbound 3 27 3 39 Straight In VORApproach 3 27 3 40 AP Display APR Mode Engaged Track LOC Front Course Outbound 3 28 3 41 AP Display APR Mode Engaged Track LOC Front C...

Page 9: ...viii 1st Ed Jul 15 06 S TEC List of Tables Table Pg 2 1 Power Up Test 2 3 2 2 Pre Flight Test 2 7...

Page 10: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 1 1 S TEC SECTION 1 OVERVIEW...

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Page 12: ...utopilot to provide optimum assistance and performance is directly proportional to the pilot s knowledge of its operating procedures Therefore it is highly recommended that the pilot develop a thoroug...

Page 13: ...a LOC Front Course Inbound Reverse REV Mode Used to Intercept and Track a LOC Back Course Inbound Global Positioning System Steering GPSS Mode Used to Laterally Steer along a Course defined by GPS 1...

Page 14: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 1 5 S TEC Fig 1 1 System Fifty Five X Block Diagram...

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Page 16: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 2 1 S TEC SECTION 2 PRE FLIGHT PROCEDURES...

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Page 18: ...in Fig 2 3 RDY annunciation alone re appears on AP display within 3 minutes as shown in Fig 2 4 Notes 1 2 Once AHRS has completed its alignment AP RDY annunciation appears on PFD display as shown in...

Page 19: ...2 4 1st Ed Jul 15 06 S TEC Fig 2 1 AP Display Power Up Annunciations Fig 2 2 AP Display Software Revision Number Fig 2 3 PFD Display INITIALAHRSALIGNMENT Message...

Page 20: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 2 5 S TEC Fig 2 4 AP Display RDY Annunciation Fig 2 5 PFD Display AP RDYAnnunciation...

Page 21: ...2 6 1st Ed Jul 15 06 S TEC Fig 2 7 PFD Display AP FAILAnnunciation Fig 2 6 AP Display FAILAnnunciation...

Page 22: ...nder Lubber Line A C Control Sidestick Stops 7 Move A C Control Sidestick forward and aft to sense its freedom of movement about pitch axis SR22 Only 8 Press ALT mode selector switch to engage altitud...

Page 23: ...2 8 1st Ed Jul 15 06 S TEC Fig 2 8 AP Display HDG Mode Engaged Pre Flight Fig 2 9 PFD Display HDG Mode Engaged Pre Flight...

Page 24: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 2 9 S TEC Fig 2 10 AP Display HDG and ALT HOLD Modes Engaged Pre Flight Fig 2 11 PFD Display HDG and ALT HOLD Modes Engaged Pre Flight...

Page 25: ...pears with HDG on PFD display and VSI bug is magenta as shown in Fig 2 13 12 Set PFD VSI Bug to 500 FPM climbing A C Control Sidestick moves in aft direction 13 Set PFD VSI Bug to 500 FPM descending A...

Page 26: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 2 11 S TEC Fig 2 12 AP Display HDG and VS Modes Engaged Pre Flight Fig 2 13 PFD Display HDG and VS Modes Engaged Pre Flight...

Page 27: ...annunciation appears with HDG on AP display and VS annunciation is extinguished 21 Turn PFD Hdg Bug to the left of Lubber Line FD Steering Command Bars on PFD slowly move to a left turn position 22 Tu...

Page 28: ...s on PFD change to magenta 31 Attempt movement of A C Control Sidestick forward and aft SR22 Only A C Control Sidestick s reduced freedom of movement indicates that Pitch Servo SR22 only is engaged 32...

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Page 30: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 3 1 S TEC SECTION 3 IN FLIGHT PROCEDURES...

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Page 32: ...d heading on the compass card and press the HDG mode selector switch to engage the heading mode HDG annunciation will appear as shown in Fig 3 1 The autopilot will turn the aircraft onto the selected...

Page 33: ...iation will appear as shown in Fig 3 3 If the Left Right Needle is at full scale 100 deflection from center the autopilot will establish the aircraft on a 45 intercept angle relative to the selected c...

Page 34: ...e the autopilot operates at maximum gain and sensitivity to closure rate In addition the autopilot will limit the aircraft s turn rate to 90 of a standard rate turn When the aircraft arrives at 15 CDI...

Page 35: ...ed distance and time considerations during the 75 second period from course capture to the beginning of tracking to account for the aircraft s position For example at 115 kts a distance of 2 4 nautica...

Page 36: ...select an intercept angle other than 45 set the PFD Hdg Bug to the desired intercept heading on the compass card such that the difference between this heading and the desired course is the intercept...

Page 37: ...selected navigation source is the Global Positioning System GPS Engagement of the GPSS mode requires pressing the NAV mode selector switch twice unless the NAV mode is engaged If the NAV mode is enga...

Page 38: ...here are no programmed course segments in the Navigation Receiver upon attempted engagement of the GPSS mode the FAIL annunciation will appear NAV and GPSS annunciations will flash and the autopilot w...

Page 39: ...ew of the PFD during this stage of the intercept sequence is shown in Fig 3 13 The autopilot will hold this heading until the autopilot must turn the aircraft onto the course segment to prevent oversh...

Page 40: ...solute pressure altitude The captured altitude may be modified for barometric pressure changes by rotating the Modifier Knob either clockwise CW for an increase in altitude or counter clockwise CCW fo...

Page 41: ...s the VS annunciation will flash as an alert to the potential for an impending stall condition In this event immediately increase the aircraft s thrust if possible reduce the commanded vertical speed...

Page 42: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 3 13 S TEC Fig 3 16 AP Display HDG and VS Modes Engaged Fig 3 17 PFD Display HDG and VS Modes Engaged Fig 3 18 AP Display HDG and VS Modes Engaged PFD Failure...

Page 43: ...tude a scheduled reduction in the vertical speed will automatically occur to ensure that there is no adverse acceleration at the point of capture Once the target altitude has been captured the VS annu...

Page 44: ...d Jul 15 06 3 15 S TEC Fig 3 21 AP Display HDG and ALT HOLD Modes Engaged Fig 3 19 AP Display HDG and VS Modes Engaged ALT HOLD Mode Armed Fig 3 20 PFD Display HDG and VS Modes Engaged ALT HOLD Mode A...

Page 45: ...nce section 3 4 1 and both a roll mode HDG NAV APR REV GPSS and a pitch mode ALT VS GS are engaged the autopilot will provide an annunciation whenever it is automatically trimming the aircraft A pitch...

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Page 47: ...ing this stage of the ILS approach sequence is shown in Fig 3 26 The armed GS mode can be subsequently disabled by pressing the APR mode selector switch The GS annunciation will flash to acknowledge t...

Page 48: ...l flash whenever the Glideslope Deviation Indication GDI needle deflection exceeds 50 or the GS Flag is in view In the latter event the FAIL annunciation will also appear At the Decision Height DH or...

Page 49: ...3 20 1st Ed Jul 15 06 S TEC Fig 3 25 AP Display NAV APR and ALT HOLD Modes Engaged GS Mode Armed Fig 3 26 PFD Display NAV APR and ALT HOLD Modes Engaged GS Mode Armed...

Page 50: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 3 21 S TEC Fig 3 29 Straight In ILS Approach Fig 3 27 AP Display NAV APR and GS Modes Engaged Fig 3 28 PFD Display NAV APR and GS Modes Engaged...

Page 51: ...ck of the FRONT INBOUND LOC course reference section 3 3 3 Execute a straight in intercept and track of the GS reference section 3 2 1 3 3 Non Precision Approach Procedures 3 3 1 Straight In Back Cour...

Page 52: ...ngaged Back Course a Select LOC frequency b Set PFD CRS Pointer to FRONT INBOUND LOC course c Press REV mode selector switch to engage APR mode d Intercept and track BACK INBOUND LOC course Fig 3 32 S...

Page 53: ...priate time set the PFD Hdg Bug to the BACK OUTBOUND PROCEDURE TURN heading and press the HDG mode selector switch to engage the heading mode Hold this heading until the point at which it is time to t...

Page 54: ...riate time set PFD Hdg Bug to BACK OUTBOUND PROCEDURE TURN heading b Press HDG mode selector switch to engage heading mode 3 a Turn PFD Hdg Bug in two successive 90 increments to establish aircraft on...

Page 55: ...G mode selector switch to engage heading mode Fig 3 37 Straight In LOC Approach Fig 3 36 AP Display APR Mode Engaged Track LOC Front Course Inbound 3 3 3 Straight In LOC Approach Select the LOC freque...

Page 56: ...INBOUND VOR course Fig 3 38 AP Display APR Mode Engaged Track VOR Front Course Inbound A summary pictorial of this procedure is shown in Fig 3 39 1 a Select VOR frequency b Set PFD CRS Pointer to FRON...

Page 57: ...ate time set the PFD Hdg Bug to the FRONT OUTBOUND PROCEDURE TURN heading Press the HDG mode selector switch to engage the heading mode Hold this heading until the point at which it is time to turn th...

Page 58: ...PROCEDURE TURN heading b Press HDG mode selector switch to engage heading mode 3 a Turn PFD Hdg Bug in two successive 90 increments to establish aircraft on FRONT INBOUND PROCEDURE TURN heading 4 a Pr...

Page 59: ...time set the PFD Hdg Bug to the FRONT OUTBOUND PROCEDURE TURN heading Press the HDG mode selector switch to engage the heading mode Hold this heading until the point at which it is time to turn the a...

Page 60: ...selector switch to engage heading mode 3 a Turn PFD Hdg Bug in two successive 90 increments to establish aircraft on FRONT INBOUND PROCEDURE TURN heading 4 a Press APR mode selector switch to engage...

Page 61: ...flight profile It is commanded by the autopilot A pair of Steering Command Bars and an Aircraft Reference Symbol ARS superimposed upon a pitch ladder comprise the FD The FD operates in the AP mode or...

Page 62: ...il the ARS is tucked into them The FD provides a visual indication of how accurately the pilot is tracking the autopilot s roll and pitch commands A typical view of the PFD in FD only mode is shown in...

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Page 64: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 4 1 S TEC SECTION 4 OPERATING PARAMETERS...

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Page 66: ...AV APR REV Modes 130 Standard Rate Turn GPSS Mode 4 2 Pitch Axis Limits Altitude 32 000 FT Vertical Force Due to Acceleration 0 60 g Vertical Speed 1600 FPM Climbing or Descending Modes A pitch mode A...

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Page 68: ...1st Ed Jul 15 06 5 1 S TEC SECTION 5 GLOSSARY...

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Page 70: ...Glideslope Deviation Indication GPS Global Positioning System GPSS Global Positioning System Steering GS Glideslope HDG Heading hPa Hecto Pascal HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator IFR Instrument Flig...

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