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 ======Advanced Autopilot====== ======Advanced Autopilot======
-==== Note ====+===== Note =====
 **This section will be improved but this will provide you with basic information related to the newly introduced advanced autopilot features and functionality seen in the latest Aerofly FS2 update** **This section will be improved but this will provide you with basic information related to the newly introduced advanced autopilot features and functionality seen in the latest Aerofly FS2 update**
  
-====Introduction====+=====Introduction=====
  
 We want to give a bit of an overview on the current autopilot setup before getting into more detail about what changed. One important aspect is that there are only two autopilot implementations in Aerofly FS2 currently. There is the basic autopilot that is found in the Cessna 172 and Baron B58 and there is an advanced autopilot which has more features and controls all the airliners: Airbus A320, Boeing B737, Boeing B747, C90GTx King Air, Learjet LJ45 and Dash8-Q400. These airliner-autopilots can be split into three groups: Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier autopilots. This autopilot update only affected the autopilot found in the airliners, the basic autopilot wasn't touched at all.  We want to give a bit of an overview on the current autopilot setup before getting into more detail about what changed. One important aspect is that there are only two autopilot implementations in Aerofly FS2 currently. There is the basic autopilot that is found in the Cessna 172 and Baron B58 and there is an advanced autopilot which has more features and controls all the airliners: Airbus A320, Boeing B737, Boeing B747, C90GTx King Air, Learjet LJ45 and Dash8-Q400. These airliner-autopilots can be split into three groups: Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier autopilots. This autopilot update only affected the autopilot found in the airliners, the basic autopilot wasn't touched at all. 
  
-====Airbus (A320)====+=====Airbus (A320)=====
  
 **Changes to the autopilot in the A320** **Changes to the autopilot in the A320**
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    * displays now selected flap and slat target     * displays now selected flap and slat target 
  
-===Basic A320 Average Flight Setup===+====Basic A320 Advanced Flight Tutorial====
  
 +Here is a short step by step for users getting started with advanced autopilot systems in the A320.
  
-====Boeing====+1.**Make your flight plan;** this will be loaded automatically into the A320 
 + 
 +2. Decide your cruise altitude  
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 +3. Once you are in the cockpit, dial in your **desired cruise altitude**. Make sure the other two windows are dashed and dotted. 
 + 
 +4. During take-off select **TOGA power** (maximum thrust). 
 + 
 +5. Once **LVR CLB** appears in the PFD, retard the throttles to the **CL detent**. Note the white markers labelled (from forward to aft): FLX MCT CL A/THR 0 next to the levers. This corresponds to the autothrottle band mentioned earlier.  
 + 
 +6. **Enable AP1** at your convenience and watch the aircraft fly its trajectory. Without ATC or dynamic weather there won't be many reasons to make altitude changes or any other autopilot inputs for that matter. 
 +Note the blue and white arrows on your navigation display. Those indicate your predicted top of climb and top of descent points. The later indicates where we should start our descent. 
 + 
 +7. Once you close on your top of descent point, dial in whatever altitude gets you to intercept the glideslope (airport elevation +3000 should work almost everywhere). 
 +Once you reach the point, push the **altitude knob in** to initiate descent. 
 + 
 +8. Monitor the descent - the aircraft might ask you for more drag. Give it some **speedbreak** if it does. 
 + 
 +9. Push the **LS** button once you are close to your destination to display glideslope and localizer on your PFD. 
 +Once the glideslope diamond on your altitude band gets close to your actual altitude you can activate **APPR** mode. For a CAT3 autolanding you should turn on AP2 in addition to AP1. 
 + 
 +10. Land; deploy flaps and gear as speed decreases, arm the spoilers by moving the lever all the way forward and clicking it and select an autobreak setting). 
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 + 
 +=====Boeing=====
  
 **Changes to the autopilot in the Boeing 747 and 737** **Changes to the autopilot in the Boeing 747 and 737**
manual/autopilot.txt · Last modified: 2017/07/29 06:11 by jf