DFC90 Digital Autopilot

Description

The DFC90 is Avidyne’s new digital autopilot system that is designed specifically for Entegra-equipped Cirrus aircraft.

The DFC90 adds the precision of an attitude-based flight control system with Avidyne’s innovative, safety-enhancing features such as Flight Envelope Protection.

The DFC90 has all the vertical and lateral modes you would expect in a turbine-class autopilot system, including Flight Director (FD), Altitude Hold (ALT), Airspeed Hold (IAS), Vertical Speed Hold (VS), Heading (HDG), and Navigation (NAV, APPR, LOC/GS, GPSS), and is designed to operate with the same user interface that Entegra-equipped Cirrus owners are already familiar with in the STEC55X system.

The DFC90 is attitude-based, rather than rate-based, in that it takes advantage of the instantaneous precision and accuracy of the Entegra PFD's integrated Air Data and Heading Reference System for its reference signals.