User manual

Piper PA-31T Cheyenne X
Aerosoft GmbH 2007
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Automated flight
Cheyenne I & IA - Bendix-King KFC250 Autopilot &
Flight Director
KC290 Mode Controller:
1: FD/AP Vertical Trim 7: Approach mode (APPR)
(Pitch Attitude/Altitude) (ILS/VOR)
2: Heading mode (HDG) 8: Autopilot (AP)
3: Flight Director (FD) 9: Autopilot Test Button
4: Altitude hold mode (ALT) 10: Go-Around mode Clickspot
5: NAV mode (NAV) (VOR/GPS)
6: Reverse Locator (Backcourse) mode (BC)
KC291 Yaw Mode Controller:
11: Yaw Damper Engage/Disengage 12: Annunciator Light
The KFC250 Flight Director/Autopilot is a complete 3-axis integrated
system with large, 4-inch electric (or 3-inch vacuum/electric) Flight
Command and Horizontal Situation Indicators. An all solid-state Flight
Computer provides computed Flight Director commands along with
complete 3-axis Autopilot control. The system provides all standard
operating modes plus altitude preselect capability. This chapter describes
the different autopilot modes of operation.