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Cirrus SR22

Functions

Battery and Electrical Panel(1) G1000 Control Panel(2) Autopilot Controls(3) Audio Panel(4) Flap Panel(5) Throttle Quadrant(6) Backup Instrumentation(7) Parking Brake and Alternate Air Selector(8) PFD Controls & Features(9) MFD Controls & Features(10).

  1. 🙋‍♂️ Battery and Electrical Panel:

    • Ignition
    • Electrics (BAT 1, BAT 2, ALT 1, ALT 2)
    • AVIONICS
    • Lights (NAV, STROBE, LAND, ICE)
    • Ice Protection (PITOT HEAT, ICE PROTECT, PUMP BKUP, WIND SHLD)
    • Instrument Lighting

  2. 🙋‍♂️ G1000 Control Panel:

    • Direct To (a waypoint)
    • MENU key
    • PROC key
    • FMS rotary
    • COM/NAV/CRS/XPDR rotary combo
      • NAV button
      • COM button
      • XPDR button
      • CRS button
    • IDENT button
    • Frequency toggle button
    • Keypad
    • Range rotary
    • FPL button
    • CLR button
    • ENT button
    • Home button

  3. 🙋‍♂️ Autopilot Controls:

    • Rotary
      • HDG Rotary
      • DN/UP VS Rotary
      • ALT SEL Rotary
    • APR
    • AP
    • LVL
    • FLC
    • VNV
    • ALT
    • VS
    • FD
    • NAV
    • HDG

  4. 🙋‍♂️ Audio Panel:

    • COM1/COM2
    • MIC1/MIC2
    • NAV1/NAV2
    • MKR MUTE

  5. 🙋‍♂️ Flap Panel:

    • FLAP LEVER
    • SUPPLIMENTAL OXYGEN

  6. 🙋‍♂️ Throttle Quadrant:

    • THROTTLE
    • MIXTURE
    • FUEL (TANK) SELECTOR

  7. 🙋‍♂️ Backup Instrumentation: Not Implemented

  8. 🙋‍♂️ Parking Brake and Alternate Air selector:

    • PARKING BRAKE
    • ALTERNATE AIR SOURCE

  9. 🙋‍♂️ PFD Controls & Features:

    • NAV Audio Squelch
    • Active & Stand-by NAV1 and NAV2 Frequencies
    • Attitude Indicator
    • Next Waypoint
    • Active & Stand-by COM1 and COM Frequencies
    • COM Frequency Toggle
    • COM Audio Squelch
    • COM Rotary
    • CRS/BARO Rotary
    • Altimeter
    • Joystick
    • Flight Plan Key Group
    • FMS Rotary
    • Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)
    • Soft Keys
    • ALT Rotary
    • Autopilot Key Group
    • HDG Rotary
    • Airspeed Indicator
    • NAV Rotary
    • NAV Frequency Toggle

  10. 🙋‍♂️ MFD Controls & Features:

    • NAV Audio Squelch
    • Active & Stand-by NAV1 and NAV2 Frequencies
    • Navigation Map
    • Data Fields
    • COM Frequency Toggle
    • COM Audio Squelch
    • COM Rotary
    • CRS/BARO Control
    • Joystick
    • Flight Plan Key Group
    • FMS Rotary
    • Soft Keys
    • ALT Rotary
    • Autopilot Key Group
    • HDG Rotary
    • NAV Rotary
    • NAV Frequency Toggle
    • Engine Indication System (EIS)

Home

Provides links to pages (up to 12).

Note

The numbered buttons (1 to 7) also provide links to pages but this is limited to 7.

PFI

Primary Flight Instruments.

Airspeed Indicator(1) Heading(2) Altimeter(3) Vertical Speed(4) Fuel Quantity(5) EGT and Fuel Flow(6)

  1. Airspeed Indicator Displays speed in knots.

  2. Heading Displays magnetic bearing.

  3. Altimeter Displays altitude and barometer setting.

  4. Vertical Speed Displays vertical speed.

  5. Fuel Quantity Displays fuel remaining in left and right tank.

  6. EGT and Fuel Flow

    Displays exhaust gas temperature and fuel flow. Fuel is in kg and is converted to gallons using RPN 0.264172 *

  7. Oil Displays oil temperature and pressure.

  8. Vacuum/Pressure and Battery Ammeter Displays vaccuum pressure (necessary for operating of air driven instruments) and displays battery current (positive indicates charging, negative depleting).

  9. Propeller Speed The propeller speed in RPM. Engine RPM is also the same given that it is direct drive.

  10. Caution Annunciators Displays oil pressure and voltage caution annunciators.

  11. Warning Annunciators Displays fuel pressure and vacuum pressure warning annunciators.

  12. NAVGPS mode Display for navigation mode and also a push button to toggle between NAV (VLOC) and GPS.

  13. Next Waypoint If there is a flight plan being followed this button will display data related to the next waypoint e.g. nautical miles left, desired track (bearing) and ETA in minutes.

Switches

Main switches and access to light and ice related functions.

IGNITION(1) AVIONICS(2) BAT 2(3) BAT 1(4)

ALT 1(5) ALT 2(6) LIGHTS(7) ICING(8)

FUEL OFF(9) FUEL LEFT(10) FUEL OFF(11)

  1. Ignition: Starter motor long press push button. PythonPlugin required for long press button <X-Plane Path>/Resources/Plugins/PythonPlugins/PI_cockpitdecks_helper.py)
  2. AVIONICS: On/off button to power BUS1/BUS2.
  3. BAT 2: On/off button for battery 2 (provides power when engine is not running).
  4. BAT 1: On/off button for battery 1 (provides power when engine is not running).
  5. ALT 1: On/off button for alternator (when engine is running provides power to systems and charges battery 1).
  6. ALT 2: On/off button for alternator (when engine is running provides power to systems and charges battery 2).
  7. LIGHTS: Takes you to Lights page.
  8. ICING: Takes you to Icing page.
  9. FUEL OFF: Sets fuel selector to left off position.
  10. FUEL LEFT: Sets fuel selector to left position.
  11. FUEL RIGHT: Sets fuel selector to right position.
  12. FUEL OFF: Sets fuel selector to right off position.

Lights

NAV(1) STROBE(2) LAND(3) ICE(4)

  1. Navigation lights On/off button for navigation lights (wings/tail).
  2. Strobe Lights On/off button for strobe lights (wing).
  3. Landing lights On/off button for landing light.
  4. Ice lights On/off button for ice light (Illuminates the leading edges of the wings).

Icing

PITOT(1) ICE PROTECT(2) PUMP BKUP(3) NORM/HIGH(4)

PROP(5) WSHLD(6)

  1. Pitot Heat Activates the pitot tube heating element.
  2. Ice Protect Set to ON to inject de-icing fluid along the wing, horizontal stabilizer, and propeller blades.
  3. PUMP BKUP Activates backup de-icing fluid pump.
  4. NORM/HIGH Use NORM when icing conditions are encountered and prior to icing occurring. Use MAX when ice buildup has occurred. MAX switch does not toggle – it must be held in position for the duration of the process.
  5. PROP On/off button for prop heating element.
  6. WSHLD On/off button for windshield de-icing.

FCU

Autopilot related functions.

AP(1) FD(2) HDG(3) ALT(4)

NAV(5) VNAV(6) APR(7) REV/BC(8)

VS(9) FLC(10) HSI GPS(11) HSI NAV(12)

  1. AP
  2. FD provides visual cues for manual flight control based on autopilot logic without actually controlling the aircraft.
  3. HDG
  4. ALT
  5. NAV
  6. VNAV manages aircraft's vertical path according to a predefined route or waypoint altitudes.
  7. APR
  8. REV/BC
  9. VS
  10. FLC Maintains a set airspeed while climbing or descending to a selected altitude.
  11. HSI GPS Toggles between GPS 1 and GPS 2 navigation modes.
  12. HSI NAV Toggles between VOR 1 and VOR 2 navigation modes.

Engine

Displays engine related data.

Note

Fuel flow uses the following formula for GPH: fuel_flow_kg_sec 3600 * 0.8 / 3.78541 / 2 roundn

Fuel estimate uses the following formula: fuel_flow_kg_sec[0]} 3 roundn 0.000001 + / 3600 / 1 roundn

Pedestal

THROTTLE(1) TOGGLE BRAKES(2) FLAPS UP(3)

MIXTURE(4) FLAPS RATIO(5)

FLAPS DOWN(6)

  1. THROTTLE Displays throttle as a percentage.
  2. TOGGLE BRAKES Displays state of the parking brake. Push will toggle parking brake on/off.
  3. FLAPS UP Extends flaps one notch.
  4. MIXTURE Displays fuel mixture as a percentage.
  5. FLAPS RATIO Displays flaps state as a number between 0 and 1 (0 fully retracted, 1 fully extended).
  6. FLAPS DOWN Detracts flaps one notch.

Radio

SQUAWK DIGIT 1(1) SQUAWK DIGIT 2(2) SQUAWK DIGIT 3(3) SQUAWK DIGIT 4(4)

Transponder Mode(5) Ident(6) COM 1(7)

ADF FREQ(8) VLOC 1(9)

  1. SQUAWK DIGIT 1
  2. SQUAWK DIGIT 2
  3. SQUAWK DIGIT 3
  4. SQUAWK DIGIT 4
  5. Transponder Mode
  6. IDENT
  7. COM 1 Displays COM1 frequency and COM1 standby frequency. Pressing button will swap frequencies.
  8. ADF FREQ Displays ADF frequency and ADF standby frequency. Pressing button will swap frequencies.
  9. VLOC 1 Displays NAV1 frequency and NAV1 standby frequency. Pressing button will swap frequencies.

Note

Transponder functions will be deprecated after moving to a new page.## Switch Panel

Transponder

SQUAWK CODE BUTTONS

The top four buttons display the squawk code. They also serve as push buttons to increment the transponder digits.

Transponder Mode Buttons

  1. ON
  2. OFF
  3. STBY
  4. ALT
  5. TEST

IDENT

Transmits radio beacon for a short period of time.

RADIO BEACON

Displays an R if the transponder is broadcasting. This will display intermittently or constantly for short period of time if IDENT is pushed.

MODE

Displays current mode of the transponder.