Post by Markoz on Jun 26th, 2011 at 1:46am
How do I set the throttles to a certain speed as I cannot seem to see an A/T switch,button,or lever anywhere.
This bird is flown manually. You place the throttles where they need to be to maintain a speed, there is no A/T. I am constantly changing them. As the plane gets lighter, she will fly faster with a throttle setting, so as time goes by, I'm reducing them to maintain a speed. When I'm in high winds and it's quite bumpy, it is difficult to maintain a specific speed, so I look at it being near enough (but definitely not above VNE).
And when using the pitch trim in the A/P 2D panel,that pitch trim turnwheel seems to race away either in the up or the down profile,so instead od climbing at a V/S rate of say 2000ft/min,I'm reaching stall conditions as it races away to 4000ft or more/min.How do I set that pitch trim turnwheel to set a V/S to acceptable levels?
Just click the Pitch Trim Wheels quickly for smaller, less drastic movements. Another thing to do is watch the ball on the Horizontal Flight Director (HFD). The numbers represent degrees (15, 10, 5) and when you release it at a set degree, it stays.
Here is what I do after takeoff - Once I have raised the gear and climbed to 1000' AGL, I turn on the AP (Z) and this holds the current pitch (attitude) of the aircraft. I know what the pitch will be at the time of turning the AP on, because I will be looking at the VSI when I hit the 'Z' key. From here on, I make small changes to the VS using the Pitch Trim Wheels on 2D AP panel.
Mark
HFD.png (Attachment deleted)
This bird is flown manually. You place the throttles where they need to be to maintain a speed, there is no A/T. I am constantly changing them. As the plane gets lighter, she will fly faster with a throttle setting, so as time goes by, I'm reducing them to maintain a speed. When I'm in high winds and it's quite bumpy, it is difficult to maintain a specific speed, so I look at it being near enough (but definitely not above VNE).
And when using the pitch trim in the A/P 2D panel,that pitch trim turnwheel seems to race away either in the up or the down profile,so instead od climbing at a V/S rate of say 2000ft/min,I'm reaching stall conditions as it races away to 4000ft or more/min.How do I set that pitch trim turnwheel to set a V/S to acceptable levels?
Just click the Pitch Trim Wheels quickly for smaller, less drastic movements. Another thing to do is watch the ball on the Horizontal Flight Director (HFD). The numbers represent degrees (15, 10, 5) and when you release it at a set degree, it stays.
Here is what I do after takeoff - Once I have raised the gear and climbed to 1000' AGL, I turn on the AP (Z) and this holds the current pitch (attitude) of the aircraft. I know what the pitch will be at the time of turning the AP on, because I will be looking at the VSI when I hit the 'Z' key. From here on, I make small changes to the VS using the Pitch Trim Wheels on 2D AP panel.
Mark
HFD.png (Attachment deleted)