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Ben
In the Cirrus Perspective, you have a very advanced autopilot. In fact, there may be too much (CF video posted elsewhere on this forum talking about automation for AA pilots). Anything you want to do, you can probably do in at least three different ways--nice, but can be distracting.
But one thing I -really- love is the LVL button. It isn't just a wing leveler. Without turning on the AP, press the LVL button, and no matter what attitude your plane is in, you will be returned to straight and level! And the AP is also turned on.
We tried that yesterday with unusual attitudes under the hood (after we did them the old fashioned way). Very cool trick!
But one thing I -really- love is the LVL button. It isn't just a wing leveler. Without turning on the AP, press the LVL button, and no matter what attitude your plane is in, you will be returned to straight and level! And the AP is also turned on.
We tried that yesterday with unusual attitudes under the hood (after we did them the old fashioned way). Very cool trick!