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touch control steering (TCS) switch on the control wheel
and maneuvering the aircraft to a new vertical speed
reference and then releasing the switch. The vertical
speed reference can also be changed by the use of the
pitch wheel on the autopilot controller.
When the vertical speed mode is engaged, VS
(green) will be annunciated on the EADI, and the vertical
speed target will be displayed in the lower left comer of
the EADI. When the vertical speed reference is changed
by using the pitch wheel on the autopilot controller, the
EADI's will indicate the commanded vertical speed
reference. Actual aircraft vertical speed will be displayed
on the vertical speed indicator. Selecting vertical speed
(VS) will reset all previously selected vertical modes.
Vertical speed mode may be cancelled by:
Depressing the VS pushbutton switch-indicator on the
flight director mode selector
Selecting another vertical mode
Selecting the go-around mode
Selecting the standby mode
Coupling to the cross-side EFIS
Selecting an alternate ATT source on the display
controller
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Indicated airspeed hold mode. Activation
of the IAS pushbutton indicator-selector switch on the
flight director mode selector automatically commands the
flight director to maintain the present indicated airspeed.
The referenced airspeed can be changed by depressing
the touch control steering (TCS) switch on the control
wheel, maneuvering the aircraft to a new indicated
airspeed, then releasing the TCS switch. The airspeed
reference can also be changed by using the pitch wheel
on the autopilot controller. When the airspeed mode is
engaged, IAS (green) will be annunciated on the EADI,
and the indicated airspeed target will be displayed in the
lower left comer of the EADI. Actual aircraft indicated
airspeed will be displayed on the airspeed indicator.
When the indicated airspeed hold mode is selected, all
previously selected vertical modes will be reset
The indicated airspeed mode may be cancelled by:
Depressing the IAS pushbutton switch-indicator on the
flight director mode selector
Selecting another vertical mode
Selecting go-around
Coupling to the cross-side EFIS
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Altitude hold mode. The altitude hold
mode is a vertical flight director mode which is used to
maintain a barometric altitude reference. The vertical
command for altitude hold is displayed on the flight
director pitch command cue on the EADI. To select
altitude hold, depress the ALT pushbutton switch-indicator
located on the flight director mode selector, while
operating in any lateral mode. The ALT (green)
annunciator will be illuminated on the EADI while altitude
hold mode is active. The vertical axis of the flight director
will maintain the barometric altitude at the time of mode
engagement The reference altitude may be change by
depressing the touch control steering (TCS) switch on the
control wheel, maneuvering the aircraft to the desired
altitude, then releasing the TCS switch.
The altitude hold mode may be can be cancelled by:
Moving the pitch wheel on the autopilot controller
Depressing the ALT pushbutton switch-indicator on
the flight director mode selector
Selecting any other vertical mode
Coupling to the cross-side EFIS
Selecting an alternate ATT source on the display
controller.
(16) Altitude preselect mode. The altitude
preselect (ALT SEL) mode is used in conjunction with
another vertical mode to achieve automatic capture, flare,
and level-off onto a preselected altitude. The ALT SEL
mode is armed by depressing the ALT SEL pushbutton
switch-indicator on the flight director mode selector. The
desired altitude is entered into the altitude preselector
display window using the SET knob.
When armed, the ALT SEL mode is annunciated on
the EADI. Vertical speed hold mode (VS HOLD),
indicated airspeed hold (IAS), or pitch hold can be used to
fly to the selected altitude. When reaching the bracket
altitude, the system automatically switches to the ALT
SEL CAP mode and the previous pitch mode is cancelled.
A command is then generated to asymptotically capture
the selected altitude. The ALT SEL mode is cancelled in
altitude hold (ALT) or after glideslope capture. ALT SEL
capture is annunciated on the EADI by a green ASEL at
the vertical capture annunciation location. To indicate the
transition to capture, ASEL will be enclosed in a white box
for 5 seconds.
The aircraft will remain in the ALT SEL capture mode
until the following conditions exist simultaneously:
ALT error is less than 25 feet
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