# Autopilot

> Use SkyYoke's autopilot panel to set altitude, vertical speed, speed and heading, engage LNAV, VNAV and approach modes, and use presets and Turn 180.

Source: https://ifkits.com/wiki/autopilot/

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The autopilot panel controls Infinite Flight's autopilot from the phone. Open it by tapping the **Autopilot** tile on the right of the cockpit screen.

![The autopilot panel](https://ifkits.com/wiki/img/autopilot-panel.png)

## The panel

| Cell | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **AP** | Autopilot master on or off |
| **ALT** | Target altitude; tap to engage altitude hold |
| **VS** | Target vertical speed in feet per minute |
| **PRESETS** | Quick altitude presets |
| **SPD** | Target speed |
| **HDG** | Target heading |
| **VNAV** | Follow the flight plan's altitudes |
| **LNAV** | Follow the flight plan's route |
| **APPR** | Fly the approach to the runway |

### Changing a value

The ALT, VS, SPD and HDG cells each have a **swipe strip**. Drag right to raise the value and left to lower it. The faster you swipe, the faster it changes, so a slow drag fine-tunes one step at a time (100 ft, 100 fpm, 1 kt or 1°). Tap the value to turn that mode on or off.

### Turn 180

Swipe right on the HDG cell to reveal **Turn 180°**, which sets the heading to the reciprocal, useful for holding or a return.

### Disengage

The red **Disengage AP** button turns the autopilot off at once.

## Arm, then engage

SkyYoke follows the Boeing 777 mode control panel. With the autopilot master **off**, pressing a mode only **arms** it: the cell turns white and reads ARMED. When you press **AP**, every armed mode engages together. This lets you set up the climb on the ground and engage it all after takeoff.

## Quick engage from the cockpit

Hold the **Autopilot** tile on the cockpit screen for 0.8 seconds to engage or disengage the autopilot without opening the panel.

## Managed and open modes [Airbus] [Boeing]

On Airbus and Boeing aircraft, tapping ALT or SPD selects the **open** mode and holding it selects the **managed** mode, with a Cost Index page and SkyYoke's own auto-thrust. See [Managed and open modes](https://ifkits.com/wiki/managed-modes/).

## Safety nets

- **Engage autopilot on disconnect** (on by default) turns on the autopilot if the connection drops or you leave the app, so the aircraft is not left uncontrolled. See [Settings](https://ifkits.com/wiki/settings/#safety-and-feedback).
- **Sync heading bug in LNAV** keeps the heading target following the route while LNAV flies it, so disengaging LNAV does not turn the aircraft.

> **Set the autopilot by voice**
Say "climb to flight level three five zero, heading two seven zero" with the [AI Voice Commander](https://ifkits.com/wiki/ai-voice-commander/) [Pro].