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7. RADIOSTACK PANEL - USER’S MANUAL SOLO AIRLINER-RS
7.1. AUDIO PANEL
Use the
COM1, COM2 or BOTH
buttons on the audio panel to choose
the radio frequencies you want to transmit and receive. To choose a
single radio to tune, transmit and receive, just activate the COM1
or COM2 buttons. If you select
BOTH
buttons, it will transmit in the
previously selected radio, but you will hear both radio frequencies. This
is especially useful during an approach, since you probably do not want
to stop hearing the controller to hear the ATIS (if you did so, you would
lose traffic calls). The NAV1, NAV2, MRK, DME, and ADF buttons are
used to listen and identify the Morse code associated with the station.
7.2. AUTO-PILOT
This autopilot does not do anything by itself; it only sends and receives
orders from the simulator. MFS/P3D or X-Plane controls the entire
operation.
Some button functions may differ depending if you are using MFS/P3D
or X-Plane, these differences are detailed in the following definitions.
Definition of buttons
• AP: activates or deactivates the autopilot. The acronym AP appears
on the notification screen when active.
• HDG: Heading mode (direction). Follow the heading indicator selec-
ted in the directional-gyro or HSI.
• NAV: Navigation Mode (VOR1). NAV arm mode to intercept and track
the radial selected on the VOR 1.
• APR: Approach Mode (LOC or ILS). Arms the APR mode to intercept
and capture the localizer and the glideslope (if there is one). If HDG is
active, it will be replaced by APR when the localizer is captured and if
ALT is active, it will be replaced by GS.
• REV: Back course LOC. Arms the back localizer to execute an out-
bound heading and proceed to ordinary ILS procedure.
• ALT:
• MFS/P3D: Altitude Hold. Arms ALT mode. If the AP is connected,
the aircraft will ascend or descend to the desired altitude, which
is always displayed on-screen at the vertical speed (VS) selected.