S-TEC ST 360 ALT, Pilot Operating Handbook

Page 1: ...Pilot s Operating Handbook SEL ALR ALT DH VS BARO ENT ...

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Page 4: ... 3 In Flight Procedures 3 1 3 1 Selector Alerter Operation 3 3 3 1 1 Data Entry 3 3 3 1 2 Barometric BARO Calibration 3 3 3 1 3 Altitude ALT Select 3 4 3 1 4 Vertical Speed VS Select 3 5 3 1 5 Decision Height DH Select 3 7 3 1 6 AltitudeAlerter ALR Function 3 7 3 1 7 Loss of EncodedAltitude 3 8 3 1 8 Selector Alerter Disconnect 3 8 3 2 Autopilot Operation 3 9 4 Operating Parameters 4 1 4 1 Ranges ...

Page 5: ...lector Alerter Block Diagram 1 5 2 1 Selector Alerter Display All Segments and Annunciations Appear 2 4 2 2 Selector Alerter Display Enter Barometric Correction 2 4 3 1 Selector Alerter Display Loss of Encoded Altitude 3 8 List of Tables Table Pg 2 1 Pre Flight Test 2 3 ...

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Page 8: ...he applicable AFM or AFMS for A C specific information such as unique ground tests limitations and emergency procedures Note The Selector Alerter is a tool provided to aircraft owners that serves to assist them with cockpit workload management The ability of the Selector Alerter to provide optimum assistance and performance is directly proportional to the pilot s knowledge of its operating procedu...

Page 9: ...s altitude hold mode the aircraft will attain and hold the selected vertical speed As the aircraft approaches the selected altitude a scheduled reduction in the selected vertical speed will automatically occur This enables the aircraft to transition from vertical flight to altitude capture without adverse acceleration Once the selected altitude has been captured the autopilot s vertical speed mode...

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Page 14: ...position A two tone audible alert sounds once All left numeric segments all right polarity numeric segments and all annunciations ENT ALT SEL ALR DH VS BARO appear on Selector Alerter display for 5 seconds as shown in Fig 2 1 Thereafter only ENT annunciation and left numeral 29 9 barometric pressure in inches mercury appear along with a flashing BARO annunciation as shown in Fig 2 2 2 1 Pre Flight...

Page 15: ...2 4 2nd Ed Jan 15 08 S TEC Fig 2 1 Selector Alerter Display All Segments and Annunciations Appear Fig 2 2 Selector Alerter Display Enter Barometric Correction ...

Page 16: ...once 10 Press Selector Alerter ALT switch 11 Rotate Selector Alerter Modifier Knob as required until altitude on left numeric field of display is 400 feet above airport elevation 12 Press Selector Alerter VS switch 13 Rotate Selector Alerter Modifier Knob as required until vertical speed polarity on right numeric field of display is positive 14 Press Selector Alerter ALT switch 15 Set Heading Bug ...

Page 17: ...o engage vertical speed mode and arm altitude hold mode ALT and VS annunciations appear on Autopilot display 18 Rotate Selector Alerter Modifier Knob counter clockwise CCW until Autopilot VS annunciation is extinguished Selector Alerter altitude on left numeric field of display is at airport elevation 100 feet 19 Disconnect Autopilot 20 Set Selector Alerter for desired vertical speed and altitude ...

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Page 20: ... or 1013 millibars mb This output is known as the encoded altitude When the Altimeter is set to the true altitude the barometric pressure at MSL will be shown on its Kollsman scale The Selector Alerter must then be calibrated to the Altimeter This is accomplished by changing the barometric pressure setting on the Selector Alerter to match the Kollsman scale As a result the encoded altitude at the ...

Page 21: ... altitude is now ready to be entered Rotate the Modifier Knob clockwise CW to increase the altitude selection or counter clockwise CCW to decrease the selection When the Modifier Knob is pushed in each detent changes the selection by 1000 FT When the Modifier Knob is pulled out each detent changes the selection by 100 FT Once the selected altitude has been entered press the DTA switch to make it o...

Page 22: ... follows System Fifty Five X Modifier Knob System Sixty Two UP Switch and DN Switch System Sixty Five UP Switch and DN Switch Pitch Stabilization System PSS UP Switch and DN Switch The acknowledgment that its commanded vertical speed is coming from the Selector Alerter is as follows for each respective autopilot System Fifty Five X SEL annunciation appears on optional Remote Annunciator Current Ve...

Page 23: ...00 500 10 200 400 10 100 300 However there will be no scheduled reduction if the selected vertical speed is 300 FPM or less If the newly selected altitude requires a vertical speed polarity opposite to that previously selected then the vertical speed selection will automatically change polarity and magnitude the latter always being 500 FPM Suppose that the aircraft is at an altitude of 5 000 FT wi...

Page 24: ... arrives at 1250 FT a two tone audible alert will sound and the DH annunciation will flash for 3 seconds This will occur again once the aircraft arrives at 1150 FT Suppose that the aircraft is climbing and an alert about the actual decision height of 1160 FT is desired Enter a selected decision height of 1200 FT 1 2 on display which is the nearest 100 FT setting above the actual decision height an...

Page 25: ...ed command authority as indicated on its display then immediately press the MAN switch to revert such authority back to the autopilot Should the encoded altitude be subsequently restored then the dashes will be replaced by the displayed altitude The Selector Alerter can then be re programmed for use Fig 3 1 Selector Alerter Display Loss of Encoded Altitude 3 1 8 Selector Alerter Disconnect If a Se...

Page 26: ...ithout adverse acceleration Once the selected altitude has been captured the VS annunciation on the autopilot display will extinguish to indicate engagement of the altitude hold mode The aircraft will hold the selected altitude Note With the vertical speed mode engaged and the altitude hold mode armed 1 Pressing the ALT mode selector switch on the autopilot will engage the altitude hold mode and d...

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Page 30: ...nction Range 0 0 to 35 9 Thousand FT Barometric BARO Calibration Range 27 9 to 32 0 inHg 945 to 1083 mb Decision Height DH Select Range 0 0 to 35 9 Thousand FT Vertical Speed VS Select Range Selector Alerter PN 01279 PX 1600 FPM Climbing or Descending Selector Alerter PN 01279 PM 3000 FPM Climbing or Descending ...

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Page 32: ...2nd Ed Jan 15 08 5 1 S TEC SECTION 5 GLOSSARY ...

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Page 34: ...yro DH Decision Height DN Down DTA Data ENT Enter FAA Federal Aviation Administration FL Flight Level FPM Feet per Minute FT Feet HDG Heading HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator IFR Instrument Flight Rules INC Increment inHg Inches of Mercury MAN Manual mb Millibars MSL Mean Sea Level PN Part Number POH Pilot s Operating Handbook PSS Pitch Stabilization System SEL Select VMC Visual Meteorological C...

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