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SkyView
Airplane Flight Manual Supplement, Rev N,
10/23/2020
Engage Flight Director
The Flight Director is engaged by pressing the "FD" button instead of the "AP" button. To
subsequently engage the servos, press the "AP" button.
Disengage Autopilot
The Autopilot can be disengaged with the AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT (AP DISC) button. An
AP DISC button is included on the optional panel-mounted AP Control Panel, or the wheel/yoke-
mounted button can be used.
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Press either the yoke- or panel-mounted AP DISC Button to disengage the Autopilot
servos and leave Modes and Flight Director active.
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Press either the yoke- or panel-mounted the AP Disconnect Button twice (i.e.,
double-click) to disengage the Autopilot servos and cancel all Modes and Flight Director.
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Press the AP button on the Autopilot control panel.
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Press the AP button on the Autopilot Control Menu.
Level Mode
Press the LEVEL button on the panel to engage Level Mode. Level Mode can be selected at any
time, even if Autopilot is disconnected.
The level function cannot guarantee recovery below V
NE
in all starting attitudes due
to G limiting and servo effort limiting. Recoveries have only been demonstrated from
45 degrees of bank and 10 degrees nose down pitch.
Climb or Descend to a New Altitude at a Set Vertical Speed
1. Adjust the altitude bug to the new desired altitude.
2. Press the VS button.
If ALT HOLD is currently engaged VS bug will be set to zero. If no vertical mode is
currently engaged, the VS bug will synchronize with the current vertical speed.
3. Adjust the vertical speed bug using the NOSE UP / DN buttons.
In ALT HOLD mode, the NOSE UP / NOSE DOWN buttons may be used to
command a vertical speed transition without pressing the VS button. The initial press
of NOSE UP/DN selects the default vertical speed of 500 fpm in the desired
direction.
The AP limits airspeed to a safe value if the commanded vertical speed would over-
speed or under-speed the aircraft.
4. ALT capture is automatically armed.
5. Engage the servos if not already engaged by pressing the AP button.
ALT capture is automatically activated as the airplane approaches the target altitude.