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Old 23rd Aug 2014, 03:32
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Flight Director selection AW139 / S92

How do you refer to the following Flight Director button selection in your cockpit?

AW139.
RHT - "RadAlt" or "Radar Height" or "Radio Height"
ALTA - "ALT-A" or "ALTA" or Altitude Acquire"
ALT - "ALT" or "Altitude"

S92.
RALT - "RadAlt" or "Radar Altitude"
ALTP - "AltPre" or "Altitude Pre-Select"
ALT - "ALT" or "Altitude"
P-ILS - "P-ILS" or "Pseudo ILS"
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On the S92 it is generally Rad Alt, Alt Pre and Alt. Couldn't comment on P-ILS because we don't use it.

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AW139
RHT is radar height
ALTA ALT- acquire
ALT is ALT
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On the S92 our terminology was:

"RALT"

"ALT"

"ALTP"

"P-LOC" and "P-GLIDE"

With "Armed", "Captured" and "Engaged" as standard suffixes.
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