User manual

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Aircraft Operation Manual

Piper Cheyenne I, IA, II, IIXL

For ight simulation use only

KAP285 ANNUNCIATOR PANEL

1: Autopilot Mode Annunciators 2: Inner Marker („Airway“) Annunciator

3: Outer Marker Annunciator 4: Middle Marker Annunciator

5: Trim Fault Warning Annunciator

The KAP285 Annunciator Panel provides the pilot with continuous information

on system operating status. It shows modes in operation, as well as modes „ar-

med” prior to capture. It also displays Marker Beacon lights and a trim system

warning ag. Clicking on the annunicator opens a zoomed autopilot window.

KFC250 Autopilot Operation Modes

There are twelve (12) modes of operation that are provided by the KFC 250 sy-

stem to offer the pilot Flight Director/Autopilot commands in response to his

selection of desired modes on the Mode Controller.

Most of these modes are activated by pushbutton switches on the Mode Control-

ler. These pushbuttons operate with alternate action. The rst depression of the

pushbutton activates a mode; the second depression cancels it, if it has not alrea-

dy been automatically inactivated. Annunciation of the mode selected appears

on the annunciator panel.

Any operating mode not compatible with a newly selected mode will be automa-

tically cancelled in favor of the pilot’s latest selection. This lets the pilot advance

along his ight sequence without the inconvenience of having to manually can-

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