Originally Posted by
baobab72
And the V2+5 IAS command is it armed or it is actually activated? If so does it provides with your pitch setting during normal ops or do you rotate through the command bars to let s say 15 degrees and then you sink the fd, while if you loose an engine you just rotate in the commanded pitch setting?
According to ATR for the ATR-72-200:
"TAKE-OFF
- As power is increased, the vertical guidance FD bar will move up and lateral guidance FD bar remains centered as runway heading is maintained.
- Rotation is initiated to the recommended value (θ ≈ 9°) as indicated by FD vertical guidance bar."
So would seem that the FD is active during the takeoff roll.