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+====Using the King Air Autopilot (Basic)====
+   * Press the FD button to show the flight director(s)
+   * Press the button for the heading, it should activate the **HDG** mode, push it a second time and it goes back to **ROLL**.
+   * Push the heading knob in to set the heading to the heading of the aircraft (SYNC)
+   * Push the altitude button and it should select altitude hold, push it again to go back to pitch hold.
+   * Push the vertical speed button, it goes to VS, push again goes back to pitch.
+   * FLC for a speed hold (IAS climb or descent), use speed knob to select the speed you want... push FLC again, goes back to pitch hold
+   * When in VS or PITCH you can use the vertical wheel to pitch the nose up/down...
+To change the navigation source to follow the FMS flight plan you currently have to press the **NAV/BRG** button
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+   * After selecting the right source on your side make sure the white arrow is pointing to your side (can be changed with the CPL button).
+   * Then push NAV to arm the capture (When you are close to the route it will engage FMS lateral steering and follow the route.)
+   * There is no VNAV climb installed in our King air, so climb with **PITCH**, **VS** or **FLC**.(Descent with **VS**, **FLC** or **VNAV**)
+   * Then change source to NAV1 or NAV2 (depending on where you entered the ILS frequency) and then push **APPR** to fly the approach.
+   * You can also leave it in FMS source and push approach but that will give you an non precision approach.