Vnav mode, Minimum airspeed – TruTrak Sorcerer User Manual

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Stopping the Transition to a Selected Altitude

Once the aircraft is in a climb or descent to a selected altitude the

process can only be stopped by entering the ALT HOLD mode. This is
done by pressing the ALT button. The AP will capture the nearest 100 ft
and enter ALT HOLD mode.

VNAV Mode


Pressing VNAV will display the

VNAV

setup screen.

NOTE: If there is not a GPS signal present, the

VNAV button will not

function.

The

SEL ALT

field is underlined. This value can be adjusted by

rotating the knob to select a target altitude. Press enter to save this value.

The cursor will move to the DIST field. Rotate the knob to select the

ground distance in NM that you want to travel to reach the selected
altitude. Press enter to enter save this value and begin the transition to
the selected altitude.

As in the altitude select mode, the selected altitude and selected

distance can be adjusted by pressing the knob to move the cursor first to
the selected altitude, then to the selected distance. A third press will
return the cursor to direction, or after a short period of time the cursor
will return automatically to direction.


Minimum Airspeed


Any time the autopilot is engaged and the airspeed falls to the

minimum airspeed setting the autopilot will begin to flash

MIN AS

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