KAP150/297B Departure best practice

[midlifeflyer]

For those with the KAP 150 with 297B altitude pre-select combo, two questions:

1. What is your initial departure procedure? After initial climb do you, for example, engage AP in the 150, let it capture wings level lateral/synced vertical pitch and work from there? Do you preselect altitude and engage the at the 297B level immediately?
2. What advantages/disadvantages do you see to method you use (or for that matter, don't use)

Thanks.

[LANCECASPER]

When I had a KFC150 I always selected FD and HDG while on the ground and put in my initial altitude clearance in the KAS297B. I made sure that my heading bug was set to RWY heading, then after take-off when I wanted to engage the autopilot, hit the AP button. After my climb was stabilized then I worried about Vertical speed select and arming the selected Altitude.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mcixf7xlr4ecral/KFC 150 Pilots Guide.pdf?dl=0

[midlifeflyer]

2 hours ago, LANCECASPER said:

When I had a KFC150 I always selected FD and HDG while on the ground and put in my initial altitude clearance in the KAS297B. I made sure that my heading bug was set to RWY heading, then after take-off when I wanted to engage the autopilot, hit the AP button. After my climb was stabilized then I worried about Vertical speed select and arming the selected Altitude.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mcixf7xlr4ecral/KFC 150 Pilots Guide.pdf?dl=0

Yes, I've seen the Pilots Guide. Started there. Didn't help

Thanks. That's a good sequence and makes sense.

 

 

[kortopates]

Pretty much like Lance described. Depending on circumstances, I would engage in Hdg or Nav mode, but also at the desired pitch up i needed initially - which the AP will hold. Then I would always set up an IAS climb at 110-120 kts and accept whatever rate i got. But for descents i would always use VS descents instead, using about the lowest i could get by (2-300) with ATC on, while keeping cruise power. Only if i was held up late would i reduce power and come down a more nominal rate. That often meant starting the descent a 100 nm out.


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[midlifeflyer]

Thanks guys.