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P-Mentor - Aircraft Flight Manual Page S01-11
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Section 9 - SUPPLEMENTS
S01 – AUTOPILOT GARMIN GFC500
4.3. AUTOPILOT MODES
4.3.1. VERTICAL MODES
VERTICAL SPEED (VS) MODE
1. Altitude Preselect ……..………………..
SET to desired Altitude
2. VS Key button …….……………………
PRESS, current aircraft vertical
speed becomes vertical speed
reference
3. Vertical Speed Reference ..…………...
ADJUST using UP/DN Wheel
4. Green ALT ..…………..........................
CHECK upon altitude capture
INDICATED AIRSPEED (IAS) MODE
1. Altitude Preselect ……..………………..
SET to desired Altitude on
G3X or GMC
2. IAS Key button …………………………
PRESS, current aircraft KIAS
becomes speed reference
3. Airspeed Reference ……...…………...
ADJUST using UP/DN Wheel
4. Throttle Lever ……………...…………...
SET as required
5. Green ALT ..…………..........................
CHECK upon altitude capture
ALTITUDE HOLD (ALT) MODE , MANUAL CAPTURE
At the desired altitude:
1. ALT Key ………...……..………………..
PRESS
2. Altitude Reference ……………………..
ADJUST using UP/DN Wheel
If climbing or descending at a high rate when the ALT key is
pressed, the airplane will overshoot the reference altitude
and then return to it. The amount of overshoot will depend on
the vertical speed when the ALT key is pressed.