SOLO GA | User’s manual
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11.
ALT Knob
: Used to change the selected altitude. The
outer knob changes the altitude in increments of 1000 ft
and the inner knob in increments of 100 ft.
12.
VS
: Vertical Speed. When pressed, it will engage the
vertical speed hold mode. The vertical speed maintained
is the vertical speed present at the moment the VS button
is pressed rounded to the nearest hundred. The rate can
be changed using UP or DN buttons. When the VS button
is pressed again, it will disengage the vertical speed mode.
13.
ARM
: This arms the altitude mode. If AP is engaged the
plane will climb or descend to the desired altitude at the
selected vertical speed. Vertical speed can by changed
while Alt is engaged by pressing UP or DN buttons. While
altitude is not yet reached, the active mode is automatically
set to VS while ALT is only armed. It will change to active
when the desired altitude is reached.
18.
Yaw Damper
: Switch it ON or OFF (if installed in aircraft
being used).
Display
1.
Roll Active Mode
: These can be ROL, HDG, NAV, APR and
REV.
• ROL = Wing Leveler active.
• HDG= Heading mode active.
• NAV = NAV1 Radial/GPS track intercepted and
following it.
• APR = ILS Localizer captured.
• REV = ILS localizer Back Course captured.
2
.
Roll Armed Mode
: These can be NAV, APR, REV and GS.
Armed modes show the ARM caption at its right position.
14.
Altitude selected
: This is the desired or maintained
altitude. It can be changed using the rotary knobs (11).
-
Vertical Speed selected
: This is the selected Vertical
Speed.
15.
Alert annunciator
: This label appears when the aircraft
altitude is between 1000 ft and 200 ft of the desired
altitude. It always occurs, even when AP is off or altitude
hold is not active.
16.
Pitch Active Mode
: this can be VS, ALT and GS.
• VS: Vertical Speed Mode.
• ALT: Altitude is reached and hold.
• GS: ILS Glide Slope is captured.
-
Pitch Armed Mode
: This can be ALT. Armed modes show
an ARM caption to the right.
