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APR ARM in Flight1 C172

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Can anyone tell me what exactly does APR ARM mean when I first press APR and then HDG on the autopilot panel in the Flight1 C172? Thank you.

Whoa, pretty advanced for a cessna 172. Anyway, it means that the autopilot is now in approach mode, meaning the autopilot will follow the heading you set until the localizer becomes active, at which point it will turn final and line up with the runway.Jeff

Jeff

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APR mode is for ILS (Instrument Landing System) approaches and together with the localizer capture it also activates Glide Slope mode which is the altitude control on final.

>Whoa, pretty advanced for a cessna 172. Anyway, it means>that the autopilot is now in approach mode, meaning the>autopilot will follow the heading you set until the localizer>becomes active, at which point it will turn final and line up>with the runway.>>JeffOh ok that makes sense. I don't understand why that is'nt mentioned in the Flight1 documentation. Thank you.

>APR mode is for ILS (Instrument Landing System) approaches>and together with the localizer capture it also activates>Glide Slope mode which is the altitude control on final.Thank you for your response but I am familiar with ILS. I just did'nt understand what the ARM setting is supposed to do.

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