CL65 CREW HAD SPD DEV.

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THIS IS ANOTHER 'MAN VERSUS MACHINE' INCIDENT; A CASE OF ME GETTING OUT OF SYNC WITH THE FLT DIRECTOR AND FLT CTL PANEL. DEPARTED ADW AT XA30 LCL ON MAY/XA/00; FERRY FLT AFTER PAX CHARTER. WAS GIVEN RELATIVELY LOW (3000 FT) LEVELOFF; SO ENGAGED FLT DIRECTOR IN 'SPD' MODE IS A CLBING MODE; AND 'HEADING' MODES TO HELP WITH THE LEVELOFF AND PROVIDE HEADING GUIDANCE WHILE I HAND FLEW THE ACFT. FLT DIRECTOR COMMANDED A LEVELOFF AT 3000 FT; AND I REDUCED THROTTLES TO STAY BELOW 250 KIAS. (OUR ACFT DO NOT HAVE AUTOTHROTTLES). STAYED AT 3000 FT FOR APPROX 1 MIN. UPON BEING GIVEN A HIGHER ALT; PNF DIALED IN THE NEW ALT AND I ADVANCED THE THRUST LEVERS FOR THE CLB. WHAT I DID NOT DO WAS COMMAND SOME SORT OF CLB MODE ON THE FCP (FLT CTL PANEL). SPD CLBED TO 280 KTS BEFORE I REALIZED THE FLT DIRECTOR WAS NOT COMMANDING A CLB. I PITCHED UP; OVERRIDING THE COMMAND BARS; THEN SELECTED 'SPD' MODE AND 250 KIAS TO SYNC MY PITCH WITH THE FLT DIRECTOR. IT WAS A MOMENTARY (10-20 SECONDS) OVERSPD; BUT IN BUSY AIRSPACE; THIS COULD HAVE CREATED A CONFLICT HAD I NOT CAUGHT THE ERROR. AN OBVIOUS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS MY LOW TIME IN THE CL65; COUPLED WITH LOW TIME IN FLT DIRECTOR EQUIPPED ACFT. IRONICALLY; THAT'S WHY I WAS HAND-FLYING IN THE FIRST PLACE -- TO GAIN FAMILIARITY WITH THE CL65 AND ITS SYS. THE CURE IS; OF COURSE; MORE HAND-FLYING WHILE USING THE FLT DIRECTOR; WHILE MORE CLOSELY MONITORING SPD; ALT; ETC. EQUIPPING OUR ACFT WITH AUTOTHROTTLES WOULD ALSO HELP. IN ANOTHER BIT OF IRONY; MAJOR AIRLINES; WITH THEIR GENERALLY MORE EXPERIENCED PLTS; HAVE MORE AUTOMATION AND ASSISTANCE DURING FLT THAN DO REGIONAL PLTS. THIS MAY BE A FACTOR IN UPCOMING INCIDENTS DUE TO THE PROLIFERATION OF REGIONAL JETS.