Dynon Avionics SkyView Pilots Users Guide - Manual (Page 176)

Autopilot Operation
8-10 SkyView Pilot’s User Guide - Revision S
Mode Annunciation Description
Altitude Hold ALT 3500
Altitude hold mode keeps the aircraft flying at a
particular altitude. The altitude that the autopilot holds
is governed by the ALT (altitude) bug. When the
autopilot is initially engaged, the ALT bug will
automatically be synchronized to your current altitude.
Effectively, this means that the autopilot will maintain
the altitude that the aircraft was at the moment before
the autopilot was engaged. After the autopilot is
engaged, you may adjust the altitude that the autopilot
holds by adjusting the ALT bug.
Vertical Speed
Hold to
Altitude
Capture
VS -500

ALT
Moving the ALT (altitude) bug away from the current
altitude (when already holding altitude) automatically
initiates a climb or descent to the new altitude in
vertical speed mode.
The rate of climb or descent during autopilot controlled
changes in altitude is governed by the VS (vertical
speed) bug. When the autopilot is engaged and a new
altitude is selected, the Autopilot will automatically
choose one of two preset default vertical speeds to
perform that altitude change, depending on whether or
not the Autopilot needs to climb or descend. These
default climb and descent vertical speeds are
configured during Autopilot setup. See the SkyView
System Installation Guide for further details on
adjusting these defaults. Once the Autopilot is climbing
or descending to a new altitude, the VS bug can be
adjusted by the pilot at any time.
Level Mode LEVEL
Holds the aircraft level by holding zero vertical speed.
Figure 181 - Simplified Autopilot Pitch Modes
Control Wheel Steering
When the autopilot is engaged, press and hold the Autopilot disconnect switch to put the
autopilot into Control Wheel Steering mode.
Figure 182 - Control Wheel Steering Active