TM 55-1510-221-10
Table 3-1, Autopilot System Limits
(Sheet 1 of 2)
MODE
Yaw
Damper
CONTROL OR SENSOR
PARAMETER
VALUE
Yaw Control
Engage Limit
Unlimited
Autopilot
Engage Limit
Roil Up to ±90 deg
Engage
Pitch Up to ±30 deg
Basic
Turn Knob
Roil Angie Limit
±30 deg
Autopilot
Roil Rate Limit
±5 deg/sec
Pitch Wheel
Pitch Angle Limit
±15 deg Pitch
Heading Hold
Roil Angie Limit
Less than 6 deg and no
roll mode selected
Heading
Select
Heading SEL
Knob on HSI or
Remote slew knob on
console
Roil Angle Limit
Roil Rate Limit
±25 deg
±3.5 deg/sec
VOR
Course Knob,
NAV Receiver
and TACAN
Receiver
Capture
Beam Angie
intercept
(HDG SEL)
Roil Angie Limit
Course Cut Limit
at Capture
Capture Point
ON Course
up to ±90 deg
±25 deg
±45 deg Course
Function of beam,
beam rate, course error.
Max trip point is 175
micro-amps. Min trip point
is 30 microamps
Roil Angie Limit
Crosswind
Correction
Over Station
±13 deg of Roil
Up to ±45 deg
Course Error
LOC or
Course Knob
APR or
and
BC
NAV Receiver
Course Change
Roll Angie Limit
LOC Capture
Beam Intercept
Roil Angle Limit
Roil Rate Limit
Capture Point
NAV On-Course
Roll Angle Limit
Crosswind
Correction Limit
Gain Programming
UP to ±90 deg
±17 deg
Up to ±90 deg
±25 deg
±5 deg/sec
Function of Beam, Beam
Rate and Course Error.
Max Trip Point is 175
microamps. Min Trip point
is 60 micoramps.
±17 deg of roll
±30 deg of course
error
f (time and TAS) starts at
1200 ft radio altitude, gain
reduction = 1 to 5
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