BendixKing KFC 500 - Manual (Page 49)

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Operational Examples
Attitude Hold
Attitude Hold Operation maintains
the helicopter’s reference attitude
(not altitude)
1. Establish the desired pitch atti-
tude.
2. Depress Flight Director pushbut-
ton on the mode select panel.
Flight Director command bars come
into view with the reference pitch atti-
tude commanded. Roll attitude is
commanded to horizon level (roll-
level)/heading hold).
3. The reference attitude may be
modified using the vertical and lateral
command control (Cyclic Beep Trim).
Alternatively: 1. Establish the
desired pitch and roll attitude.
2. Depress the "AP" pushbutton on
the mode select panel.
The Autopilot engages in Pitch
Attitude Hold and Roll Attitude Hold
with no flight director presentation.
Navigation Standby
Navigation Standby causes the Flight
Director to declutter and the autopilot
to revert to Attitude Hold.
1. Depress the NAV STBY switch
on the cyclic.
2. All flight director modes deacti-
vate and the command bars are
removed from view.
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Standby
Note: Arrows indicate external force