On cross country flights I am typically going gps direct to the airport and flying IFR. My equipment is a 4500, an AFS autopilot, and a Garmin 430W providing the inputs. Typically I will be using GPS for the enroute phase of flight and then following ATC vectors to either a RNAV or ILS approach.
I am having difficulty in making these transitions with both the autopilot and the 4500 and I would like to have a checklist to follow in order to have the equipment set up properly. I would appreciate any suggestions regarding the steps to go from enroute LNAV to vectors, to final. I know it should be easy but there is a lot going on when you get close to the destination and I need to have something in a checklist form. I am flying an EVO rocket with enroute speeds of 210 knots, transition speeds of 160, approach speeds of 130. As a new IFR pilot I could use some help, it seems quite busy!