Piper ARCHER III Pilot Operating Handbook page 222

SECTION
7
DESCRIPTION & OPERATION PA.28.181, ARCHER
III
Autopilot (Optional)
AUTOPILOT CONTROLS
Controls
for
selecting
lateral
and
vertical
flight
director modes and
for engaging/
disengaging
autopilot and
flight
director, are
located
on the MFD
bezel.
Additional autopilot
related
functions
are
controlled
by
the
following:
A/P
DISC
/
TRIM INTER
Switch
- Autopilot
Disconnect and
Trim Interupt
switch
located on the
control
wheel.
Depressing this red
switch
interrupts
the
electric pitch
trim
and disconnects the
autopilot.
Electric Pitch
Trim
Switch
-
Split
switch located
on the control
wheel.
Commands nose up
or
nose
down
pitch trim
when
both halves
of the switch
are
operated simultaneously.
CWS Switch
- Control Wheel
Steering
switch
located
on
the
control
wheel.
While this switch is
depressed,
the
autopilot
servos are
disconnected,
allowing
the
pilot
to
fly
the
airplane manually.
TO/GA
Switch
-
Optional Takeoff/Go-Around switch located
in
the
throttle
lever.
Depressing
this
switch
commands
the
flight
director to
an
initial
takeoff
or go-around
pitch
attitude.
LVL
Switch
-
Optional
Level mode switch located on the
instrument panel
above
the
MFD.
Depressing this blue
switch activates the
autopilot Level Mode,
which engages the autopilot and commands the
airplane to wings level
and zero
vertical
speed.
REPORT:
VB-2749
7-38
ISSUED:
December 22,
2017