Operating instructions

Flying with the EXP5000
Entegra EXP5000 PFD -32- 600-00142-000 Rev 01
Vertical Modes
Altitude Hold Mode
Push ALT on the autopilot control panel to enable altitude hold. The
target altitude is the current altitude when you pressed the ALT button
and the autopilot will hold that altitude. The Alt Bug will be set to the
nearest 100 feet of the current altitude and will become solid
magenta. If Flight Director is available, the Flight Director steering
command bars will display.
Vertical Speed Mode (VS mode) (S-TEC 55X only)
Push the VSI Bug button and rotate the right knob on the EXP5000 to
set the desired vertical speed. The VSI Bug is hollow at this point.
Engage VS mode by pressing the VS button on the autopilot control
head. At this point, the VSI Bug will become solid magenta. If Flight
Director is available, the Flight Director steering command bars will
display. When VS mode is cancelled, the VSI Bug will become hollow
but remains at its last value.
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If a VLOC is selected in NAV on the PFD and GPSS mode is
engaged on the autopilot, the autopilot will track the active
flight plan in GPS 1 if VLOC 1 is selected or GPS 2 if VLOC 2
is selected. It will not track VLOC 1 or VLOC 2 as the
selected source in NAV on the PFD. Therefore the course
deviation on the PFD CDI and the course deviation flown by
the autopilot can be different. This situation may be confusing
and should be avoided.
During this condition, the normally green “GPSS”
annunciation on the PFD changes to amber to alert you to this
condition.
Note: One of the Horizontal Modes (HDG or NAV) must be engaged on the
autopilot control head before you can select a vertical mode.
Note: You can use the knob on the right side of the autopilot control head
as an altitude “bump,” such that each rotational click of the knob will change
target altitude by 20 feet. The Altitude Bug setting will not change.
Note: The VSI Bug may be set to a range of +/- 1,600 fpm. This range
coincides with the VS limits of the autopilot
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