KFC 150-style autopilot

The KFC 150-style flight control system: the KC 192 mode controller, the KAP 150's keys plus FD for the flight director. It shares its widget with the KAP 150 and is picked as the second model of that instrument.

Modeled on: Bendix/King KFC 150 (KC 192 mode controller with flight director)-style
Category: Autopilots
Size: 2 × 1 cells
Version: 1.0 · 2026-10-19
Plan: Pro
Simulators: MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

Variants

KFC 150-style autopilot: KAP 150 (KC 191)

KAP 150 (KC 191)v1.0

Same unit without the FD key and legend

Picker: MODEL > KAP 150 (KC 191)

KFC 150-style autopilot: KFC 150 with FD (KC 192)

KFC 150 with FD (KC 192)v1.0

FD key and FD legend added; label reads KFC 150

Picker: MODEL > KFC 150 with FD (KC 192)

Features

FD key and an amber FD legend for the flight director, besides ALT, HDG, GS, NAV, APR, BC and AP
Legends lit while each mode is engaged (GS when the glideslope is captured)
TRIM annunciator lit at power-up until the TEST is run
TEST button: all legends on for 1.5 s, TRIM flashes, then AP flashes
AP legend flashes for five seconds when the autopilot disengages
White DN / UP vertical trim rocker that repeats while held
At night the faceplate and keys take the red flood light, while the legends stay amber, dimmed
Thin 2 x 1 unit: stackable with another thin module or rackable

On the iPad

Tap FD to toggle the flight director
Tap ALT, HDG, NAV, APR or BC to toggle that mode
Tap AP ENG to engage or disengage the autopilot
Press the top (DN) or bottom (UP) half of the trim rocker; hold to repeat
Tap TEST for the annunciator test (display only)

Settings

Model: KAP 150 (KC 191) or KFC 150 with FD (KC 192) (picker variant)

Keys and controllers

Map any of these to a key, a game controller's button or axis, or a MIDI knob (how):

Autopilot AP
Autopilot FD
Autopilot YD
Autopilot HDG
Autopilot NAV
Autopilot APR
Autopilot BC
Autopilot ALT
Autopilot VS
Autopilot FLC
Autopilot LVL
Autopilot UP / DN +
Autopilot UP / DN -
Altitude +
Altitude -
Altitude sync

Simulator data

What the Hub reads from the simulator for this instrument, and what the instrument sends back. Names are the simulators' own: MSFS SimVars and events, X-Plane datarefs and commands.

Reads

Value	MSFS	X-Plane
Autopilot modes, one bit each (ApBit: ap, fd, yd, hdg, nav, apr, bc, alt, vs, flc, lvl, gs, vnv) (bitfield)	`AUTOPILOT MASTER (bool)AUTOPILOT FLIGHT DIRECTOR ACTIVE (bool)AUTOPILOT YAW DAMPER (bool)AUTOPILOT HEADING LOCK (bool)AUTOPILOT NAV1 LOCK (bool)AUTOPILOT APPROACH HOLD (bool)AUTOPILOT BACKCOURSE HOLD (bool)AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE LOCK (bool)AUTOPILOT VERTICAL HOLD (bool)AUTOPILOT FLIGHT LEVEL CHANGE (bool)AUTOPILOT WING LEVELER (bool)AUTOPILOT GLIDESLOPE HOLD (bool)`	`sim/cockpit2/autopilot/servos_onsim/cockpit2/autopilot/flight_director_modesim/cockpit2/switches/yaw_damper_onsim/cockpit2/autopilot/heading_statussim/cockpit2/autopilot/nav_statussim/cockpit2/autopilot/approach_statussim/cockpit2/autopilot/backcourse_statussim/cockpit2/autopilot/altitude_hold_statussim/cockpit2/autopilot/vvi_statussim/cockpit2/autopilot/speed_statussim/cockpit2/autopilot/roll_statussim/cockpit2/autopilot/glideslope_status`

Sends

When you…	MSFS	X-Plane
FD, mode keys and AP ENG, with the ApBit of the key (fd, alt, hdg, nav, apr, bc, ap)	`AP_MASTERTOGGLE_FLIGHT_DIRECTORYAW_DAMPER_TOGGLEAP_PANEL_HEADING_HOLDAP_NAV1_HOLDAP_APR_HOLDAP_BC_HOLDAP_ALT_HOLDAP_PANEL_VS_HOLDFLIGHT_LEVEL_CHANGEAP_WING_LEVELER`	`sim/autopilot/servos_togglesim/autopilot/fdir_togglesim/systems/yaw_damper_togglesim/autopilot/headingsim/autopilot/NAVsim/autopilot/approachsim/autopilot/back_coursesim/autopilot/altitude_holdsim/autopilot/vertical_speedsim/autopilot/level_changesim/autopilot/wing_leveler`
Trim rocker: DN -1, UP +1, repeated every 0.3 s while held	`AP_VS_VAR_SET_ENGLISHAP_SPD_VAR_SETAP_PITCH_REF_INC_UPAP_PITCH_REF_INC_DN`	`sim/cockpit2/autopilot/vvi_dial_fpmsim/cockpit2/autopilot/airspeed_dial_kts_machsim/autopilot/nose_upsim/autopilot/nose_down`