Honeywell PRIMUS 1000 - Flight Guidance System (FGS); GUIDANCE CONTROLLER (GC)

PRIMUSr 1000 Integrated Avionics System
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Flight Guidance System (FGS)
6. Flight Guidance System (FGS)
GUIDANCE CONTROLLER (GC)
The GC shown in figure 6--1, is used to operate the functions listed
below.
CRS 1
PUSH SYNC PUSH SYNC
HDG
SPD
ASEL
CRS 2
PUSH SYNC
FD1
HDG
BNK
APR
NAV
AP
CPL
YD
SPD FD2ALT
VS
FLC
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Guidance Controller
Figure 6--1
D Engages and disengages the autopilot and yaw damper.
D Couples the left or right flight director to the single autopilot.
D Selects lateral or vertical flight modes for left and right side flight
directors
D Is used to enter the following:
- Altitude preselect value
- Airspeed or vertical speed targets
- Heading select value
- Selected course value.
When the autopilot or yaw damper are selected, they are annunciated
on the GC and the primary flightdisplay(PFD). When the flightdirector
mode is selected, they are also displayed on theGC and PFD. In most
cases, when a button is pushed it is annunciated with a lighted green
bar on the selected button.
Autopilot (AP)/Yaw Damper (YD)/Couple (CPL)
Buttons
D APButton--TheAPbuttonisusedtoengagetheautopilotandyaw
damper simultaneously. When engaged, the button lights. The
autopilotcanbeengagedwiththeaircraftinany reasonableattitude.
With no flight director modes selected, engaging the autopilot rolls
the aircraft to a wings level attitude and holds the existing pitch
attitude.Ifany flightdirectormodesareselectedbeforetheautopilot
isengaged,theautopilot automaticallycouplestotheselectedflight
director mode.