BendixKing KFC 500 - Manual (Page 11)

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attitude. Roll attitudes of less than six
degrees of bank will cause the Flight
Director to revert to commands for
roll-level flight with heading hold. Activating Discrete or Continuous
Lateral Command has the following
effect upon command values in flight
director operations:
Flight Director Lateral Command Values
Discrete Command System Response
Roll Attitude Hold First Click=6°, Subsequent=1° per click
Heading Select 1° Heading Bug Movement per click
Continuous Command
Roll Attitude Hold Constant Roll Rate
Heading Select 15° Heading Bug Movement per second
Vertical Command Control
Using the same cyclic switch as
mentioned in the previous para-
graph, vertical commands can be
modified by moving the vertical com-
mand switch fore and aft. Operation
of the Vertical Command Control
depends on the flight director or
autopilot mode engaged. Moving
the switch forward adjusts the heli-
copter’s pitch attitude downward,
while moving it rearward adjusts the
attitude upward.
Activating Vertical Command
cancels certain flight director vertical
tracking modes, but has no effect on
modes engaged in the Arm phase.
The flight director will revert to Pitch
Attitude Hold if it was coupled in
Glideslope, Altitude Capture or Go-
Around at the moment of command
activation. Attitude Hold, Altitude
Hold, Indicated Airspeed Hold and
Vertical Speed Hold will remain cou-
pled throughout Vertical Command
operation.
Activating Discrete or Continuous
CBT
Flight Director Vertical Command Values
Discrete Command System Response
Pitch Attitude Hold 0.5° per click
Altitude Hold 10 feet per click
Indicated Airspeed Hold 1 knot per click
Vertical Speed Hold 100 fpm per click
Continuous Command
Pitch Attitude Hold Maintains const. acc. profile until release
Altitude Hold 50 feet per second
Indicated Airspeed Hold Five knots per second until release
Vertical Speed Hold 300 fpm per second until release