Dynon Avionics FlightDEK-D180 Pilots Users Guide User Manual

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Autopilot Operation

FlightDEK-D180 Pilot’s User Guide

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only a pitch or only a roll servo is installed, that axis’ indicator is shown just to the right of the “AP:” display. When
either the roll or pitch axis is engaged, the entire indicator has a black background. The following table describes the

icator.

different states for each axis and the relevant text descriptions in the AP status ind

 Example 1: AP:OFF–OFF (Roll and Pitch servos installed, AP disengaged)

 Example 2:

AP:HDG–ALT

(Roll and Pitch servos installed, AP engaged in HDG + ALT mode)

 Example 3:

AP:ALT

(Only Pitch servo installed, AP engaged in ALT mode, display of Roll mode suppressed)

 Example 4:

AP:HDG

(Only Roll servo in

ode, display of Pitch mode suppressed)

stalled, AP engaged in HDG m

AP Status Indicator Modes

AP State

Roll Display

Pitch Display

Status: Servo disengaged

OFF

OFF

Status: Heading Hold Mode; AP uses HDG Bug as target magnetic heading

HDG

N/A

Status: Track Hold Mode; AP uses HDG Bug (colored magenta) as target

TRK (Magenta Text)

N/A

Status: Control Wheel Steering Mode (When CWS is configured, and AP

held for more than 2 seconds). S

Disengage/CWS button

ee: EFIS > SETUP

CWS

CWS

> AP > BUTTON CONFIG.

St

atus: Currently in middle of 180 degree turn

180

ALT

Status: GPS Horizontal Navigation Mode

GPS (Magenta Text)

N/A

S

tatus: ARINC GPS Steering Horizontal Navigation Mode

GST (Magenta Text)

N/A

Status: Radio-based VOR Horizontal Navigation Mode

VOR (Green Text)

N/A

Status: Radio-based LOC Horizontal Navigation Mode

LOC (

Text)

Green

N/A

Status: Altitude Hold Mode; AP

ug as target altitude

uses Altitude B

N/A

ALT

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