![]() ![]() Once the unit has captured an altitude, you can then adjust your captured altitude by +/-20 feet per click of the rotary knob. Once you get to your desired altitude and level off, you hit the ALT button to capture and hold it. You press the HDG or NAV buttons to engage the autopilot’s ROL mode, then you can press the VS button to enter vertical speed mode using the rotary knob to set your desired climb or descent rate. The autopilot unit by itself is pretty easy and intuitive to operate. The STEC 55X autopilot unit sits in the console right below the #2 GPS, and above the transponder. (That’s what’s called a legal disclaimer ^). Please refer to the manual for details beyond the scope of this discussion. This article is intended to give you an overview of the operation of the unit. What follows is the fruit of that experience, hopefully in a more digestible form than that found in the manual. Through a combination of reading the manual and some trial and error operation of the unit, I think I’ve gleaned how best to operate it. It was not a straight forward learning experience. During my checkout training in N716CD I learned how to use the STEC 55X autopilot and the preselect unit.
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