Honeywell BENDIXKing xCruze 110, Operating Handbook

Page 1: ... 110 Autopilot Honeywell International Inc 9201 B San Mateo Blvd N E Albuquerque New Mexico 87113 U S A Telephone 855 250 7027 Toll Free U S A Canada Telephone 602 365 7027 International Direct Document P N 8300 089 Rev 3 Jan 2020 ...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...ciation 12 4 2 2 Min Max Airspeed Annunciation 13 5 XCruze 110 AP Setup Procedure 14 5 1 PFD Display Setup 14 5 1 1 Manually Setting DG 14 5 1 2 DG Drift Adjustment 15 5 1 3 Slip Skid Indicator Centering 16 5 1 4 Airspeed Indicator V speed Values 16 5 1 5 Low Airspeed Warning 17 5 1 6 Altimeter Units 18 5 1 7 Airspeed Units 18 5 1 8 Baro Units 19 5 2 Autopilot Lateral Setup 20 5 2 1 Lateral Activi...

Page 4: ... Modes 33 6 3 1 Track Select Mode 33 6 3 2 GPS NAV Mode RS232 Only 34 6 3 3 GPSS Mode 35 6 4 Normal Vertical Autopilot Modes 36 6 4 1 Vertical Speed Mode 36 6 4 2 Altitude Hold Mode 38 6 4 3 Altitude Select Mode 40 6 4 4 Altitude Pre Select Mode 43 6 4 5 GPSV Mode 45 6 4 6 Vertical Approach Mode 46 6 4 7 Missed Approach Mode 47 6 5 Other Autopilot Modes 48 6 5 1 Emergency Level Mode 48 6 5 2 Gyro ...

Page 5: ...visions Rev Number Notes Date IR Initial Release 5 1 2015 A Added notes about altitude select baro set modes 5 7 2015 B Changed display setup to account for non touch interface 8 11 2016 3 Formatted to BendixKing 1 31 2020 ...

Page 6: ...l in one package The XCruze 110 takes our already simple and intuitive user interfaces and takes it a step further by adding a now industry standard joystick allowing a clean look without becoming too convoluted Your new XCruze 110 autopilot was created with both the VFR and IFR pilot in mind The new Emergency Level Mode was designed primarily for the VFR pilot that inadvertently finds himself in ...

Page 7: ...ntrol inputs TOGGLE ROTATE PRESS Toggle means to use the joystick portion rotate means to turn the knob press means to press the knob If a hold is required it will be noted along with one of the three listed inputs Not on the face of the unit but also integral pieces of the autopilot system are the control wheel steering button or CWS button and the AP LEVEL button ...

Page 8: ...h can be turned on at any time The autopilot software version is displayed for a few seconds after power is applied but it is not necessary to hold the aircraft stationary during the power up sequence Autopilot type and software version is shown in figure 3a Figure 3a Note Before using the autopilot an altimeter sync should be completed See section 6 1 for altimeter sync instructions ...

Page 9: ...ins a PFD flight instrument This consists of an attitude indicator airspeed indicator altimeter VSI slip skid indicator bank angle indicator turn rate indicator and a track slaved DG A full layout of the PFD display is shown in Figure 4 1 1a Figure 4 1 1a 4 1 2 GPS Status on DG The DG display of the PFD is a gyroscopically enhanced GPS ground track This enhancement creates a very easy to fly track...

Page 10: ...a Figure 4 1 2a If the autopilot is receiving a valid GPS signal but there is no position fix for example inside a hangar the DG box numbers will be YELLOW This is shown in Figure 4 1 2b Figure 4 1 2b If the autopilot is receiving a valid GPS signal that has a position fix the DG box numbers will be shown in WHITE This is shown in Figure 4 1 2c ...

Page 11: ...s satellites and the autopilot DG is slewing to the current reading This should only be seen temporarily If it remains permanently this could indicate a problem with the GPS output This is shown in Figure 4 1 2d Figure 4 1 2d If the autopilot is receiving a valid GPS signal that contains waypoint information such as a flight plan or GPSS steering information the DG numbers will be BLUE This is sho...

Page 12: ...ay bar 4 2 1 Trim Annunciation The autopilot pitch servo can detect when the aircraft is out of trim with the autopilot engaged Feedback is shown on the display above the autopilot display bar and to the left of the DG box It will flash yellow with an arrow pointing either up or down when an out of trim condition is detected An arrow pointing up means trim NOSE UP an arrow pointing down means trim...

Page 13: ... The display also gives a visual warning of hitting the minimum and maximum airspeed limits while the autopilot is engaged This is shown as a flashing MIN AS or MAX AS that shows above the autopilot bar and to the left of the DG box Figure 4 2 2a shows the MIN AS annunciation Figure 4 2 2a Figure 4 2 2b shows the MAX AS annunciation ...

Page 14: ...screen for this is accessed via the joystick control Toggle and hold the joystick to the right until VERTICAL ACT is shown then release the joystick Next toggle and hold the joystick down until SET DG is shown 5 1 1 Manually Setting DG The DG on this product is slaved to the GPS to which it is connected In normal operation no action is necessary here In the event of GPS output failure the DG will ...

Page 15: ...adjustment allows for removal of the DG drift rate Rotate the knob clockwise or counter clockwise to correspond with the desired drift removal The values are arbitrary and do not correspond to a certain degrees per second value Figure 5 1 2a shows the DG DRIFT adjustment screen Once the DG drift has been removed to satisfaction toggle the joystick to the right to advance to the next setup screen o...

Page 16: ...re 5 1 3a 5 1 4 Airspeed Indicator V speed Values The Vspeed values of the airspeed indicator tape are user selectable The left side of the lower box will display which airspeed color is currently being set The right side of the lower box displays the currently set value Rotate the knob to adjust the value as desired Toggle the joystick to the right to advance to the next setup screen Repeat for e...

Page 17: ...ce bar red when the user set airspeed is reached It will continue flashing until the airspeed reaches 50 of the set value so as not to give a flashing warning on landing rollout and taxi When LOW AS WRN is showing on the display rotate the knob to adjust the set point to the desired value Figure 5 1 5a shows the LOW AS WRN setup screen When the desired value is set toggle the knob to the right to ...

Page 18: ...the knob clockwise to select M rotate counter clockwise to select FT Figure 5 1 6a shows the ALT UNITS setup screen Once the desired unit is set toggle the joystick right to advance to the next setup screen Figure 5 1 6a 5 1 7 Airspeed Units The PFD display allows the units of the airspeed indicator to be changed between KNOTS KPH or MPH When AS UNITS is shown on the display the upper left side bo...

Page 19: ...o Units The PFD display allows the units of the barometer to be changed between IN HG HPA or MBAR When BARO UNITS is shown on the display the lower right side box on the display will show the currently selected barometer units From this screen rotating the knob clockwise will step from INHG HPA MBAR respectively Rotating the knob counter clockwise will step from MBAR HPA INHG respectively Figure 5...

Page 20: ... rotate the knob to change the value Once lateral setup is completed press the knob to exit The following sections are in the order in which you will encounter them in the setup menu 5 2 1 Lateral Activity Selectable from 0 and 24 This setting controls the sensitivity of the roll servo A higher setting will increase the reaction speed too high will cause jitteriness A lower setting will decrease r...

Page 21: ...setup procedure for the GPS to obtain the proper baud rate setting Figure 5 2 2a shows the BAUD RATE selection screen Figure 5 2 2a 5 2 3 Bank Angle Selectable between 0 1 and 2 This setting controls the bank angle in GPS Nav mode or the Track Selector Mode It does not affect GPSS mode 0 provides approximately 12 of bank 1 provides 18 and 2 provides 24 regardless of airspeed The BANK ANGLE setup s...

Page 22: ...ain factory assistance before making large adjustments to this setting The LMICRO ACT setup screen is shown in Figure 5 2 4a Figure 5 2 4a 5 2 5 GPSS Gain Selectable from 16 to 32 This setting is used to adjust the gain of the GPS Steering signal from a source device Increasing the setting will result in a higher bank angle at a given point up to the maximum of the internal limiter The GPSS GAIN s...

Page 23: ...etup menu toggle the joystick to the right to advance the page toggle to the left to reverse the page and rotate the knob to change the value Once vertical setup is completed press the knob to exit The following sections are in the order in which you will encounter them in the setup menu 5 3 1 Vertical Activity Selectable from 0 and 24 This setting controls the sensitivity of the pitch servo A hig...

Page 24: ...warning on the screen see Figure 4 2 2a and drop the nose of the aircraft to maintain this airspeed The MIN AIRSPD setup screen is shown in Figure 5 3 2a Figure 5 3 2a 5 3 3 Maximum Airspeed Selectable from 0 to 399 This setting adjusts the maximum airspeed in knots indicated that the autopilot will fly Irrespective of what units are selected for the indicator this value must be set in knots When ...

Page 25: ... travel and trim annunciation of the pitch servo without a wiring change The PITCH REV setup screen is shown in Figure 5 3 4a Figure 5 2 4a 5 3 5 Static Lag Selectable from 0 to 4 This setting is used to tune out gentle oscillations in the pitch axis Increasing the setting will dampen an oscillation but will also make the autopilot less reactive to altitude deviations The STATIC LAG setup screen i...

Page 26: ...trol systems can use a value of 0 Obtain factory assistance before making large adjustments to this setting The vertical axis PMICRO ACT setup screen is shown in Figure 5 3 6a Figure 5 3 6a 5 3 7 Half Step Selectable between 0 and 1 This setting is used to tune out an almost imperceptible pitch oscillation where one step of the servo is too much adjustment Set to 1 to enable The HALF STEP setup sc...

Page 27: ...8300 089 27 Rev 3 Figure 5 3 7a ...

Page 28: ...r setting will be highlighted green Rotate the knob to sync the display altimeter to field elevation then press the knob to exit the altimeter sync setup NOTE Irrespective of the units for the barometer that are set on the display the barometer setting MUST be performed in IN HG The correct baro units will be displayed in the lower right box of the screen once the baro setup screen has been exited...

Page 29: ... Toggle joystick right twice Rotate the knob then press the knob Rotate knob then press knob Figure 6 1a NOTE If the sync page is entered by accident pressing the knob twice will exit back to the normal operation screen ...

Page 30: ...s the transition from a normal autopilot engaged operating home screen TRK mode and SVS mode in this case to the altimeter sync setup screen Toggle joystick right twice Rotate knob then press knob Rotate knob then press knob Figure 6 1b ...

Page 31: ...ntrol Wheel Steering Mode 3 Remotely from an EFIS or other system which has a connection to the autopilot if equipped 4 Using the AP Level button if equipped See section 6 5 1 for Emergency Level Mode When engaged using the knob or CWS button the autopilot will synchronize to the current ground track and the current vertical speed as shown in Figure 6 2 1a The aircraft is flying a track of 073 deg...

Page 32: ...he knob on the face of the autopilot for 1 5 seconds 2 Press the CWS button if equipped 3 Remotely from an EFIS or other systems which has a connection to the autopilot if equipped When disengaged the autopilot will release control of both servos An example of a disengaged autopilot is shown in Figure 6 2 2a Figure 6 2 2a ...

Page 33: ...de allows the user to select a desired track for the autopilot to fly The selected track can be adjusted by turning the knob 1 5 increments when turning the knob 2 1 increments when pressing and holding the knob in while turning it To access the track select mode from GPS Nav mode see section 6 3 2 or GPSS mode see section 6 3 3 toggle the joystick to the left one time Figure 6 3 1a shows the tran...

Page 34: ...29 connection This mode uses only RS232 data and will not anticipate any turns or fly any procedure turns approaches This mode is accessed from the track select mode by toggling the joystick to the left To access the GPS Nav mode from track select mode toggle the joystick to the left Figure 6 3 2a shows the transition from track select mode to GPS Nav mode Toggle joystick to the left Figure 6 3 2a...

Page 35: ...ooting the next course It will also fly procedure turns and approaches This mode is accessed from the track selector mode by toggling the joystick to the left When in GPSS Mode the autopilot display will show GPSS on the display If ARINC 429 steering inputs are present GPS Nav mode will be skipped To access the GPSS mode from track select mode toggle the joystick to the left Figure 6 3 3a shows th...

Page 36: ...autopilot will go to zero vertical speed The SVS mode allows the user to select a desired vertical speed for the autopilot to fly The selected vertical speed can be adjusted by toggling the joystick up for climb and down for descent The selected vertical speed moves in 100 fpm increments and is always in feet per minute irrespective of airspeed units set in the display Once the SVS is set the auto...

Page 37: ...er to SVS This is done by pressing the knob once if in track select mode or simply rotating the knob if in GPS Nav or GPSS modes Figure 6 4 1b shows a sample screen of rotating the knob to change vertical speed instead of using the joystick toggle Press knob Rotate knob Figure 6 4 1b ...

Page 38: ...ter before using the altitude hold mode This mode is accessed from the track select mode GPS Nav mode GPSS mode and SVS mode by toggling the joystick to the right one time and then pressing the knob Toggling the joystick once brings up the altitude select setup screen but pressing the knob once selects the current altitude which puts the autopilot into altitude hold mode The transition from SVS to...

Page 39: ...8300 089 39 Rev 3 Figure 6 4 2a ...

Page 40: ... the joystick to the right one time With autopilot engaged toggle the joystick to the right one time rotate the knob to select the target altitude press the knob to save the target altitude and advance to the vertical speed select rotate the knob to select the desired vertical speed press the knob to begin the transition The sequence for entering altitude select is shown in Figure 6 4 3a 1 100 foo...

Page 41: ...8300 089 41 Rev 3 Rotate knob Press knob Rotate knob ...

Page 42: ...ertical speed select modes MUST be set in feet and feet per minute The vertical speed can be adjusted at any time during the altitude transition This is done by simply toggling the joystick up or down to increase or decrease vertical speed The target altitude can be adjusted any time during the transition as long as the target has not yet been reached Press the knob until the SL ALT number is high...

Page 43: ...he current vertical speed if greater than 500 fpm Otherwise it will choose 500 fpm This mode is accessed by toggling the joystick to the right one time while the autopilot is disengaged From autopilot disengaged toggle the joystick to the right one time rotate the knob to select the target altitude press the knob to store the pre selected altitude The sequence for entering an altitude pre select i...

Page 44: ...autopilot display bar This is shown in the fourth picture of Figure 6 4 4a When the autopilot is engaged it will synchronize to the current vertical speed as long as the current vertical speed is above 500 fpm otherwise it will synchronize to 500 fpm The vertical speed and target altitude can be adjusted during the transition See section 6 4 3 ...

Page 45: ...d mode This mode is displayed with the addition of GPSV to the GPSS that appears in the upper left of the autopilot display bar If the autopilot is engaged during a climb or descent the autopilot must be put into altitude hold mode see section 6 4 2 to get GPSV The only exception is if the autopilot is engaged remotely from an EFIS Figure 6 4 5a shows the autopilot in GPSS and GPSV Figure 6 4 5a ...

Page 46: ...GPSS mode and be in altitude hold mode section 6 4 2 at the proper altitude for the approach Once altitude hold is reached the approach mode automatically engages It is displayed by GPSV in the top right of the autopilot display bar and GS ARM in the lower right When the glide slope is intercepted it will change to GPSV in the top right of the autopilot display and GS CPLD in the lower right Figur...

Page 47: ...splay Figure 6 4 6b 6 4 7 Missed Approach Mode This mode allows the autopilot to break off from a coupled glide slope and initiate a 500 fpm climb while maintaining the current track but staying in GPSS mode This mode can only be initiated while coupled to an LPV glide slope with the display showing GS CPLD To use the Missed Approach Mode toggle the joystick either up or down while the display sho...

Page 48: ...gaged To engage the Emergency Level mode press the AP LVL button if equipped Figure 6 5 1a 6 5 2 Gyro Backup Mode This mode is the lateral mode available when the RS232 signal from the GPS is lost and there is no ARINC 429 steering command It allows selection of a bank angle in either the left or right direction up to 30 of bank This mode is essentially a wing leveler Use the knob to select the de...

Page 49: ...selection Figure 6 5 2a Altitude select altitude hold and vertical speed select modes are still accessible when no GPS signal or fix is available Figure 6 5 2b shows a zero bank angle with an altitude select set at 10500 feet see section 6 4 3 for altitude select mode Figure 6 5 2b ...

Page 50: ...le the switch is held the display will show the autopilot is in CWS Mode Figure 6 5 3a shows the CWS mode screen Figure 6 5 3a When the button is released the autopilot will hold the new track and the new vertical speed if greater than 400 fpm in either direction If the vertical speed at time of release is less than 400 fpm then the autopilot will hold zero vertical speed Figure 6 5 3b shows the s...

Page 51: ...l Yellow DG No position fix White DG GPS is OK Gray DG GPS signal is varying or has a large error from last Blue DG Flight plan or GPSS information is being received Engage Autopilot Press knob or Push and hold CWS switch for 2 seconds and release or Press AP LVL button Disengage Autopilot Press and hold knob for 2 seconds or Press CWS switch Lateral Modes Track Mode Rotate knob to select desired ...

Page 52: ... Select altitude press knob AP will sync to current vertical speed when engaged or default to 500 fpm if current vertical speed is less than 500 fpm Altitude Select Mode AP engaged Toggle joystick right one time Select altitude press knob Select vertical speed press knob Altitude Hold Mode Automatically entered when target altitude is reached or Toggle joystick right one time Press knob without ad...

Page 53: ...lt aircraft Note Baud is not listed as it is a GPS specific selection 8 1 Van s Aircraft RV s RV 4 Lat Activity 3 Bank Angle 1 Microactivity 0 GPSS Gain 16 Vrt Activity 1 Min Airspeed 60 Max Airspeed 180 Static Lag 0 Microactivity 0 Half Step 0 RV 6 Lat Activity 4 Bank Angle 1 Microactivity 0 GPSS Gain 16 Vrt Activity 3 Min Airspeed 65 Max Airspeed 180 Static Lag 0 Microactivity 0 Half Step 0 ...

Page 54: ...Lag 0 Microactivity 0 Half Step 0 RV 9 Lat Activity 4 Bank Angle 1 Microactivity 0 GPSS Gain 16 Vrt Activity 3 Min Airspeed 60 Max Airspeed 170 Static Lag 0 Microactivity 0 Half Step 0 RV 10 Lat Activity 4 Bank Angle 1 Microactivity 0 GPSS Gain 16 Vrt Activity 9 Min Airspeed 70 Max Airspeed 180 Static Lag 0 Microactivity 0 Half Step 0 ...

Page 55: ...c Lag 0 Microactivity 0 Half Step 0 Lancair Legacy Lat Activity 6 Bank Angle 1 Microactivity 0 GPSS Gain 16 Vrt Activity 5 Min Airspeed 75 Max Airspeed 195 Static Lag 0 Microactivity 0 Half Step 0 Lancair IV P Piston Lat Activity 7 Bank Angle 1 Microactivity 0 GPSS Gain 16 Vrt Activity 6 Min Airspeed 80 Max Airspeed 200 Static Lag 0 Microactivity 0 Half Step 0 ...

Page 56: ...croactivity 4 GPSS Gain 16 Vrt Activity 7 Min Airspeed 80 Max Airspeed 200 Static Lag 0 Microactivity 0 Half Step 0 Lancair ES Lat Activity 6 Bank Angle 1 Microactivity 0 GPSS Gain 16 Vrt Activity 5 Min Airspeed 80 Max Airspeed 190 Static Lag 0 Microactivity 0 Half Step 0 ...

Page 57: ...8300 089 57 Rev 3 8 3 Glasair Aviation Sportsman 2 2 Lat Activity 8 Bank Angle 1 Microactivity 4 GPSS Gain 16 Vrt Activity 8 Min Airspeed 55 Max Airspeed 150 Static Lag 0 Microactivity 4 Half Step 0 ...

Page 58: ......