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Autopilot Operation
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SkyView Pilot’s User Guide - Revision M
All of these items are described in more detail in the following sections.
Note that the Top Bar is always on regardless of the screen layout and cannot be turned off.
The visual indicators are contextual and are based on the installed autopilot axes (e.g., if there
is no roll axis hardware, there will not be roll axis indicators) and are always present for
installed axes.
Center AP Text and Roll and Pitch Axes Arrows
The AP text and arrows to the left and right of it are used to indicate the engagement state of
the autopilot system axes.
Table 11 addresses AP text and roll and pitch axes engagement
arrows and does not address specific roll and pitch information. It is best viewed in full color.
AP Text and Roll and Pitch Arrow
Appearance
AP Roll Axis
State
AP Pitch Axis
State
DISENGAGED
DISENGAGED
ENGAGED
DISENGAGED
DISENGAGED
ENGAGED
ENGAGED
ENGAGED
RECENTLY
DISENGAGED
DISENGAGED
DISENGAGED
RECENTLY
DISENGAGED
RECENTLY
DISENGAGED
ENGAGED
ENGAGED
RECENTLY
DISENGAGED
Table 11–AP Text and Roll and Pitch Axes Arrows
Roll Axis Information
Roll axis mode, target, and status information is to the left of the AP text. Figure 116 is an
example of roll axis information in the Top Bar.
Figure 116–Roll Axis Information in the Top Bar
In the example above, the roll axis is engaged in heading mode and either turning toward or
holding the aircraft’s magnetic heading at 90°.