Using the S-TEC 55X Autopilot with the EXP5000
Entegra EXP5000 PFD
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600-00157-000 Rev. 06
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AP (Autopilot) Mode
- There are no Flight Director steering
command bars and only the AP annunciation appears on the
PFD. The autopilot flies the aircraft.
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FD (Flight Director) Mode
- The Flight Director steering
command bars are
green
and the FD annunciation appears on
the PFD In FD mode, the command bars show you where to
steer, but you need to fly the aircraft so that the Aircraft
Reference Symbol (ARS) is tucked into the FD steering
command bars.
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AP/FD (Full Autopilot) Mode
- The FD steering command bars
are
magenta
and both AP and FD annunciations appear on the
PFD. In AP/FD mode, the autopilot flies the aircraft, precisely
tucking the ARS into the FD steering command bars.
S-Tec 55X Horizontal Modes
The EXP5000 supports the following horizontal autopilot modes.
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Heading Capture/Hold Mode
(
HDG Mode
) - The PFD supports
the S-Tec 55X HDG mode as follows:
■
To set the heading, on the EXP5000, press the
Hdg
Bug
button and rotate the right knob.
■
To engage the heading mode, on the autopilot control head,
press the
HDG
button.
The Heading Bug becomes solid magenta and the autopilot flies
the input heading. The autopilot control head and the EXP5000
annunciate HDG. The Heading Bug remains solid magenta until
HDG mode is cancelled. You can select a new heading at any
time while the autopilot is in HDG mode and the autopilot will fly
the new heading.
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Nav Mode
- The PFD supports the S-Tec 55X NAV mode as
follows:
■
To engage the NAV mode, on the autopilot control head,
press the
NAV
button.
Note:
A small amount of jitter in the FD steering command bars is
considered normal.
Note:
The autopilot can be coupled only to a
Nav
source selected on
the PFD; it
cannot
be coupled to a
Bearing
source.
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