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190-00595-01 Rev. B
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Beechcraft A36/G36
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AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
ADDITIONAL AFCS CONTROLS
The following controls used for the AFCS are located in the cockpit separately from the MFD:
AP DISC/TRIM
INT Switch
(Autopilot
Disconnect/Trim
Interrupt )
Disengages the autopilot and yaw damper and interrupts pitch trim operation
An AP DISC/TRIM INT Switch is red and is located on the pilot’s control.
This switch may be used to acknowledge an autopilot disconnect alert and mute the
associated aural tone.
CWS Switch
(Control Wheel
Steering)
While pressed, allows manual control of the aircraft while the autopilot is engaged and
synchronizes the flight director’s Command Bars with the current aircraft pitch (if
not in a Vertical Navigation, Glideslope, or Glidepath Mode) and roll (if in Roll Hold
Mode)
A CWS Switch is located on the pilot’s control wheel.
Upon release of the CWS Switch, the flight director may establish new pitch and roll
references, depending on the current vertical and lateral modes. CWS operation
details are discussed in the respective mode sections of this manual.
GA Switch
(Go Around)
Disengages the autopilot and selects flight director Go Around Mode
If an approach procedure is loaded this switch also activates the missed approach when
the selected navigation source is GPS or when the navigation source is VOR/LOC and
a valid frequency has been tuned.
The GA Switch is located on the throttle.
MEPT Switch
(Manual Electric
Pitch Trim)
Used to command manual electric pitch trim
An MEPT Switch is located on the pilot’s control wheel.
This composite switch is split into left and right sides. The left switch is the ARM
contact and the right switch controls the DN (forward) and UP (rearward) contacts.
Pushing the MEPT ARM Switch disengages the autopilot, if currently engaged, but
does not affect yaw damper operation. The MEPT ARM Switch may be used to
acknowledge an autopilot disconnect alert and mute the associated aural tone.
Manual trim commands are generated only when both sides of the switch are operated
simultaneously. If either side of the switch is active separately for more than three
seconds, MEPT function is disabled and ‘PTRM’ is displayed as the AFCS Status
Annunciation on the PFD. The function remains disabled until both sides of the
switch are inactivated.