Autopilot Operation
SkyView Classic Pilot’s User Guide –
Revision Z
8-12
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Control Wheel Steering Active
While Control Wheel Steering mode is active, the Autopilot servos are temporarily disengaged.
This lets you fly the aircraft by hand for
short periods to make an adjustment to the autopilot’s
targets without completely disengaging the Autopilot.
When the disconnect switch is released, the Autopilot’s targets are adjusted as follows:
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When in TRK+ALT mode:
o
Pitch axis: The ALT bug (and
therefore the Autopilot’s altitude target) is
synchronized to the aircraft’s current altitude.
o
Roll axis: The TRK bug (and therefore the Autopilot’s track target
) is synchronized
to the aircraft’s current GPS ground track.
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When in HSI+ALT mode:
o
Pitch axis:
The ALT bug (and therefore the Autopilot’s altitude target) is
synchronized to the aircraft’s current altitude.
o
Roll axis: No change. The roll axis resumes tracking its HSI source.
The Control Wheel Steering feature can be enabled and disabled via the Autopilot Setup Menu.
See the SkyView System Installation Guide for details.
Hold To Engage
When the autopilot is not already engaged, press and hold the Autopilot disconnect switch will
place the autopilot into Hold To Engage mode. The Top Bar annunciates REL TO ENG (release to
engage) while the disconnect switch is held.
Figure 200
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Hold to Engage Indicator
When the disconnect switch is released, the Autopilot engages in TRK+ALT mode, and the TRK
and ALT targets are both synchroni
zed to the aircraft’s current GPS ground track and altitude.
Effectively, this operation is the same as pressing the TRK+ALT button in the Autopilot menu.
The Hold To Engage feature can be enabled and disabled via the Autopilot Setup Menu. See the
SkyView System Installation Guide for details.
