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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.
(14)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 corner 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
(15)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 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
SELL
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
ALT rate is less than 5 feet per second
At this time, the altitude select (ALT SEL) mode
will be dropped and the system will be placed in the
altitude hold (ALT) mode.
The ALT SEL CAP mode will be dropped and
the ALT SEL ARM
mode
will
be
automatically
reselected following an ALT SEL knob motion or a pitch
wheel actuation.
Perform
the
following
steps
to
fly
to
a
preselected altitude using the altitude select mode (ALT
SEL):
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