System 55X

HIGH
PERFORMANCE

GPS ROLL
STEERING

CONTROL
WHEEL
STEERING

HUNDREDS
OF STC’S

System Fifty Five X

High-performance, two-axis autopilot for reducing
pilot workload in IMC through all modes of flight

High Performance: Fully IFR-capable, with Advanced features

nav and glide slope intercepts that make it • Case contained, radio stack mount
ideal for approaches. • Heading preselect & hold*
GPS Roll Steering: Extremely accurate, • Altitude hold with optional altitude trim
hands-off GPS navigation. • Course intercept capability
Control Wheel Steering: Hand-fly aircraft • NAV mode
and then let the autopilot take over to hold • Dual mode-HDG/NAV & HDG/APR
the existing turn rate and vertical speed. • VOR/LOC/GS/REV/GPS coupling
Hundreds of STC’s: From light singles with 3 gain levels
through piston twins. • And much more
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System Fifty Five X

High-performance, two-axis autopilot for reducing pilot workload in IMC through all modes of flight

Display Screen 3-level gain selection for NAV mode is 5 T

 RIM and up/down arrows. Annunciate motion
1 HDG (heading) mode & heading preselect automatic. When APR is lit (simultaneous with of auto trim or manual electric trim, if equipped;
and hold.* When HDG & NAV are activated NAV), indicates high gain localizer mode for if not equipped, annunciates out-of-pitch-trim
simultaneously, enables dual mode Intercept. high sensitivity coupled approach. Flashing condition.
Autopilot operates in heading mode to NAV or REV annunciates course deviation by 6 P
 itch Modes. VS, indicating vertical speed
automatically intercept and track selected a needle deflection of 50% or more. Selecting control has been selected; ALT indicating
course or localizer; at which point HDG APR increases gain sensitivity for VOR or GPS altitude hold is engaged, capturing existing
extinguishes. approaches. altitude when activated; and GS, indicating
2 Control wheel steering (CWS). Allows you to 4 GPSS (GPS Steering). Integrates A/P with GPS glide slope coupling is armed and/or active.
hand-fly the aircraft and then let the autopilot Navigator function, which outputs roll steering In altitude hold mode, altitude can be adjusted
take over to hold the existing turn rate and commands. GPSS does not follow a CDI (trimmed) in 20’ increments using VS knob.
vertical speed. needle movement; it acts on direct roll steering Buttons/Knob
commands from the Navigator for extremely
3 NAV mode (coupled navigation). Automatically 7 M
 ode selector buttons. HDG (heading hold
accurate, hands-off GPS navigation. See
intercepts and tracks enroute NAV signals and heading pre-select*), NAV (tracking VOR
separate GPSS data sheet for details.
(VOR/GPS), or LOC (REV for backcourse). route or select twice for GPSS), APR (higher
gain for LOC/VOR and GPS approaches), REV
(LOC backcourse), ALT (altitude hold) and VS
(vertical speed command).
1 2 4 5
8 V
 S knob. Dials digital vertical speed in 100’
increments.

3 6 Features and functions

•C
 ase contained, radio stack mount
7 •G
 PSS (GPS Roll Steering)
8 •H
 eading preselect & hold*
•A
 ltitude hold with optional altitude trim
Autopilot Turn Coordinator •C
 ourse intercept capability
Master Switch
•N
 AV mode
Autopilot Disconnect / •D
 ual mode-HDG/NAV & HDG/APR
Trim Interrupt Switch •V
 OR/LOC/GS/REV/GPS coupling with 3 gain levels
Control Wheel Pitch Servo •S
 electable coupling gains
Steering Switch
•V
 OR/LOC/GS/REV/GPS course deviation
and NAV flag warning
Absolute Pressure •D
 igital vertical speed command
Transducer
Roll Servo •P
 itch trim annunciation
•C
 ontrol wheel steering
Options
VOR/LOC/GPS • DG/HSI compatible
(shown for reference)
Trim Servo Trim Command Trim Master • Single cue flight director interface compatible
(optional) Switch Switch • SA-200 Altitude Selector w/encoding altimeter
RDY HDG D NAV APR GPSS REV
• ST-360 Altitude Selector/Alerter
20 20
ALT IAS SEL TRIM

• Remote annunciator
GS S
B VS
L 10 10
FAIL CWS CAP SOFT FD YD

10 10

20 AIR 20

Directional Gyro Remote Annunciator • Automatic or manual electric trim (where STC’d)
HSI (compatible) (optional) Flight Director • Yaw Damper (where STC’d)
(compatible)
(compatible)
*O
 perational if heading system (e.g., DG with heading bug)
is installed and active

Yaw Servo Yaw Damper Encoding SA-200 Altitude Selector

(optional) (optional) Altimeter with (optional)
Baro Connection
(optional)

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PROVEN EXPERIENCE.
PERSONALIZED ATTENTION.
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