NORMAL
PROCEDURES
1.
Basic Autopilot
a.
To
Engage Autopilot:
(1) Trim airplane for cruising flight.
(2) Have Altitude
Hold knob "OFF".
(3) Have Omni Lock knob "OFF".
(4) Set Course Selector Card to coincide
with
Directional Gyro Heading.
(5)
Set Pitch Control knob
for
level
flight
(red index
mark near center of knob range).
(6) Center the Turn knob.
(7)
Pull Master ON-OFF knob to
"ON"
position
to
engage autopilot.
(8)
lf
necessary, readjust Pitch Control knob.
b.
Operation of Basic Autopilot:
Pitch
angle (climb or dive) can be controlled
within
Jimits by rotation of Pitch Control knob. (Command
limits are approximately
10°
down,
15°
up.)
Controlled turns
left
or right,
up
to
26°
bank
angles, can
be
made by rotating Turn Control Knob
off
center. Operation of the Turn Knob
off
center
. disconnects the "Heading Lock"
When the Turn Knob is set at center
of
level flight,
the "Heading Lock" button can be pulled
out
to
provide heading reference
to
the Directional Gyro.
Heading can
be selected
by
setting the upper card
of the Directional Gyro
with
the
"Course"
Selector
Knob. Autopilot
will
bring airplane to desired
heading
if
within
180°
of
either
side
of
desired
heading.
All
corrections using the Course Selector
Knob have a
turn
rate
of
approximately
two
degrees per second. The tab beneath the Turn
knob can
be
moved
left
or
right
to
shift
the roll zero
point up to
two
degrees in the corresponding
direction.
FAA
Approved
Revised:
September
1977
P/N
33-500002-1
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