12/8/2006 FLIGHT TRAINING AND STANDARDS MANUAL
ECLIPSE 500
© Eclipse Aviation Corporation, 2006
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4. L ENGINE Selector…………………………………………………….ON/START
5. Ground Power Unit (If connected)…DISCONNECT
• If icing conditions present, ground or airborne, turn on engine anti-ice system by
selecting ENG on the ANTI-ICE/DE-ICE SELECTOR SWITCH.
BEFORE TAXI
1. Warning and Caution Annunciators ……….ACKNOWLEDGED
Investigate any CAS message by referring to section 3 of the AFM.
2. OPS Page
a. LAMP TEST
• Select SYSTEM TEST
• Select COCKPIT LAMPS; then START TEST
• Observe all lamps on ACP and keyboard(s) illuminate
• Select STOP TEST when test completed
• Select RETURN TO OPS to continue with other functions
b. AUTOPILOT TEST
• Center control sticks and rudder pedals
• Select “AUTOFLIGHT” and “START TEST”.
• Verify “IN PROGRESS” indicated on OPS Systems Test page
• Press AP on/off button; verify (1) YD and AP button lights are on; (2) FMA tile
on PFD displays “PITCH Å ALT” and “ROLL”; (3) “AP” and “YD” appear at top of
ADI; (4) Stick and rudder pedals cannot be moved with small forces
• Verify stick can be overpowered left-right / forward-aft with no AP
disconnect
NOTE
During the overpowering of the stick in the forward-afterward direction,
the following will occur:
Pitch trim tab will be commanded to move;
“Trim-In-Motion” Aural alert will appear after trim servo moving for 2
seconds;
“PITCH MISTRIM” CAS will appear after about 4 seconds of pitch slip
clutch started to slip
• Verify pitch trim position, “Trim-In-Motion” aural alert and “PITCH MISTRIM”
CAS behave as stated in the above note
• Verify rudder pedals can be overpowered, without causing YD to disconnect
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