ROL and PIT will show in the score board indicating ROLL HOLD and PITCH HOLD. It will also lock in your current attitude and hold it. This will activate both the autopilot and the flight director. The autopilot can be disengaged by pressing the AP button or the AP disconnect button on the yoke. The right box shows vertical modes such and altitude hold (ALT), vertical speed (VS) or flight level change (FLC). The center box shows the autopilot status. The left box shows your lateral modes such as heading (HDG), navigation (GPS, LOC), or ROL which holds the current bank angle. In the above picture you can see three separate black boxes. Armed modes that are turning active such as an altitude being captured will flash then turn green when fully captured. Active modes are shown in green, armed modes shown in white. The electric trim is also controlled by servo which allows the autopilot to make fine pitch adjustments to maintain level flight at all speed ranges dictated by the pilots throttle position.Īny autopilot function you activate will show up above the attitude indicator. The pitch is also controlled by a servo in the tail which controls the elevator for climbs and descents. This allows the autopilot to roll the aircraft. The autopilot consists of servos in the wings which control the ailerons. The autopilot cannot be on without the flight director on. Just hand fly the aircraft and match what the magenta flight director bars are doing. You can fly the aircraft with the flight director on, and the autopilot off. The flight director is shown as the magenta bars above the yellow attitude indicator. The flight director is the "computer" which actually tells the autopilot where to go.
#Uopilot tutorial manual#
The flight director, autopilot and manual electric trim. The GFC700 is made up of three parts which all work together to fly the plane. Other planes have a different autopilot button layout but generally function the same. The GFC 700 is the Garmin Autopilot included with the G1000 Panel, such as in the Cessna 172.