Flybox Eclipse - 10.8 Autopilot Operation

10.8
Autopilot operation
10.8.1 Display indications
The autopilot status indications are in the upper left side of the attitude indicator screen:
Another useful indication with autopilot engaged in NAV mode is the CDI/Course Deviation Indicator (on bottom of the
screen):
10.8.2 How to engage and disengage the autopilot
The autopilot system can be engaged in several ways:
• Pressing the “HDG/TRK” button on the ACU control unit (the led will turn on)
• Pressing the “NAV” button on the ACU control unit (the led will turn on)
• Pressing the “ALT” button on the ACU control unit (the led will turn on)
• From the ECLIPSE menu, in the following way:
From the attitude indicator screen, press any button to show up the menu bar, rotate the knob to select
the “HDG BUG/AP” or “ALT BUG/AP” item and press to select it, after which press P2 button (“ENGAGE
AP”).
• If enabled, by pressing for more than 2 seconds the remote button
NOTE: Before to engage the autopilot on both axis, be sure to trim the aircraft for level flight.
The autopilot cannot be engaged if any of the following conditions occurs:
• ACU control unit is turned off.
• Faulty communications between ECLIPSE and ACU or between ACU and servos.
• The airspeed measured is out of the minimum/maximum range (“Min speed” and “max speed” parameters).
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Heading/tracking bug: with
autopilot engaged is in MAGENTA,
without autopilot is in YELLOW.
Autopilot status:
AP:OFF when autopilot is not engaged.
AP:HDG when autopilot is engaged and follow/holds
the magnetic heading.
AP:TRK when autopilot is engaged and follow/holds
the GPS tracking.
AP:NAV when autopilot is engaged and follow the
GOTO or flight plane of the external GPS.
AP:180 when autopilot is currently in automatic
course reversal (180°) mode.
AP:ALT when autopilot is engaged in altitude mode
AP:CWS when autopilot is currently in “Control
wheel steering” mode.
If you have installed both servos (roll and pitch) the
following indications are also available:
AP:HDG/ALT when autopilot is engaged in both
“HDG” and “ALT” mode.
AP:TRK/ALT when autopilot is engaged in both
“TRK” and “ALT” mode.
AP:NAV/ALT when autopilot is engaged in both
“NAV” and “ALT” mode.
Numerical indication for bug
adjustment when autopilot is
engaged. Automatically hide after 3
seconds.
XTE (Cross track error)
Difference between actual position
and ideal course. The unit of measure
is in meters or miles depending on
what you have chosen for the
airspeed indicator.
Graphical deviation indicator:
become BLACK when the last point
of the flight plane or the GOTO has
been reached.