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ALTITUDE-CRITICAL MODES (ALT, GS, GP, TO, GA, FLC)
When the aircraft decelerates to stall warning, the lateral and vertical Flight Director modes will change
from active to armed (Figure 7-33), and the autopilot will provide input causing the aircraft to pitch down
and the wings to level.
An aural "AIRSPEED" alert will sound every five seconds and a red "USP ACTIVE" annunciation (Figure
7-34) will appear to the right of the Vertical Speed Indicator. The pitch down force will continue until the
aircraft reaches a pitch attitude at which IAS equals the IAS at which stall warning turns off, plus two knots.
When airspeed increases (as a result of adding power/thrust) to above the IAS at which stall warning turns
off, plus two knots, the autopilot will cause the aircraft to pitch up until recapturing the vertical reference and
the vertical and lateral Flight Director modes will change from armed to active.
NON-ALTITUDE CRITICAL MODES (PIT, VS, VNAV, IAS)
When the aircraft decelerates to an IAS below the minimum commandable autopilot airspeed, a red "USP
ACTIVE" annunciation (Figure 7-34) will appear to the right of the Vertical Speed Indicator. The vertical
Flight Director mode will change from active to armed (Figure 7-35), and the autopilot will cause the aircraft
to pitch down until reaching a pitch attitude at which IAS equals the minimum commandable autopilot
airspeed.
When airspeed increases (as a result of adding power/thrust) to an IAS above the minimum commandable
autopilot airspeed, the autopilot will cause the aircraft to pitch up until recapturing the vertical reference and
the vertical Flight Director mode will change from armed to active.
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Lateral and
Vertical FD
Modes Armed
Figure 7-33 Lateral and Vertical Flight Director Modes Armed
Figure 7-34 Underspeed Protect Active Annunciation
Vertical FD
Mode Armed
Figure 7-35 Vertical Flight Director Mode Armed
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