
Autopilot Operation
SkyView Classic Pilot’s User Guide –
Revision Z
8-19
Mode
Annunciation
Description
Control
Roll Hold
ROLL
Holds the current aircraft roll angle.
Default mode or
ROLL HOLD button
Heading
HDG
042
Holds the selected magnetic heading
target.
HDG button
Track
TRK
042
Holds the selected GPS ground track
target.
TRK button
NAV (GPS)
Armed
GPS
Captures the selected navigation
source from the active ROLL, HDG or
TRK mode. The Autopilot will
automatically sequence and activate
the armed mode when the autopilot
determines that it can capture the
CDI.
NAV button
NAV (GPSS)
Armed
GPSS
NAV (VOR)
Armed
VOR
NAV (LOC)
Armed
LOC
NAV (GPS)
Active
GPS
Tracks the selected navigation source.
Automatically
sequenced from
the NAV armed
mode.
NAV (GPSS)
Active
GPSS
NAV (VOR)
Active
VOR
NAV (LOC)
Active
LOC
Level Mode
STRAIGHT
Holds the aircraft in a wings level
attitude.
LEVEL menu
button or optional
external Level
button.
Table 12 - Expert Autopilot Roll Modes
If a GPS signal is not available, modes that depend on it will also be unavailable.
These include TRK, GPS, and GPSS.
If magnetic heading is unavailable, modes that depend on it will be unavailable.
These include HDG, VOR, and LOC.
HDG
In this mode, the roll axis will fly the selected heading via the HDG (heading) bug.
The HDG bug value is not synchronized unless you manually synchronize the HDG bug or utilize
Control Wheel Steering (see section below for detail). This allows you to pre-select headings in
an IFR environment before you want to actually fly to them.