Indeed.
It's also how I manage my targeting: fly to a point some 10 miles from the target area, bank and engage altitude-hold. Plane keeps a level bank while you tinker with the TGP, finding and presumably marking targets.
There's a control, "HOTAS left throttle button" to engage/disengage the AP. Additionally:
Switch:
PATH: holds whatever attitude you set. Handy during climbs and descents.
ALT/HDG: Holds altitude and heading. Straight and level.
ALT: Holds altitude and bank. Bank the aircraft and engage to enter hands-off orbit, leaving you free to tinker with whatever needs tinkering with.
The button is a duplicate of the throttle button (other way around, technically).
Changing the switch setting with the AP engaged does not take effect untill you disengage and then re-engage the AP. Say you're orbiting after engaging 'alt' and you set it to 'alt/hdg'; plane will continue to orbit. Push the button once to turn it off and again to turn it back on and it should transition to straight and level.
Actually, don't think 'alt/hdg' engages unless the nose is within ~5deg of level, not sure if bank affects it like that as well.
*right, hung store:
Quote:
1- Reload station from INV.
2- From STAT page, power off and then power off the FAIL station in red.
3- When the station green, go to DTS page and reload ALL.
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Could clear that up a bit with a vid or some screenies if desired.