
Autopilot
In
‐
Flight
Tuning
Procedures
1
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Autopilot
In
‐
Flight
Tuning
Guide
‐
Revision
A
Detailed
Explanation
1.
Establish
trimmed
level
flight
on
a
fixed
heading
You
should
start
the
procedure
by
placing
the
aircraft
in
level
flight,
in
neutral
trim,
on
a
fixed
heading.
Try
to
maintain
a
constant
heading
during
the
procedure.
2.
Engage
the
Flight
Director
(FD)
in
TRK
and
IAS
mode
To
engage
the
flight
director
in
TRK
and
IAS
mode:
1.
Enter
the
AP
Menu
(MAIN
MENU
>
AP)
2.
Press
the
FD
button
3.
Press
button
4,
ROLL,
then
button
3,
TRK
a.
It
should
be
highlighted
and
look
like
4.
Press
the
BACK
button
5.
Press
button
5,
PITCH,
then
button
3,
IAS
a.
It
should
be
highlighted
and
look
like
6.
Example:
if
the
Flight
Director
were
engaged
in
TRK
mode
on
a
TRK
of
360
degrees
and
an
IAS
of
100,
the
top
bar
would
look
like
this:
a.
3.
Engage
the
Autopilot
(AP)
To
engage
the
autopilot:
1.
Enter
the
AP
Menu
(MAIN
MENU
>
AP)
2.
Press
AP
3.
The
AP
and
FD
buttons
should
look
like
4.
Allow
a
few
minutes
of
stable
flight
under
AP
control
Ensure
that
you
are
not
affecting
the
autopilot’s
control
of
the
pitch
axis,
so
you
can
determine
the
autopilot’s
IAS
hold
performance.
5.
Increase
IAS
target
by
10
knots
Change
the
IAS
bug
to
10
knots
above
the
current
IAS
target.
1.
Configure
a
joystick
to
control
the
IAS
bug.
The
label
above
the
joystick
should
read
(IAS).
2.
Turn
the
joystick
clockwise
until
the
IAS
bug
reads
10
knots
higher
than
it
did
when
the
Flight
Director
was
engaged.
3.
The
aircraft
should
immediately
begin
descending
toward
the
new
IAS
target.