Garmin g1000 beechcraftbaron58 g58 pilots guide Manuale Utente
190-00629-00 Rev. B
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Beechcraft 58/G58
8-3
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT
CONTROL SYSTEM
Additional AFCS Controls
The following controls used for the AFCS are located
in the cockpit separately from the MFD:
• AP DISC (Autopilot Disconnect) Switch —
Disengages the Autopilot and Yaw Damper and
interrupts pitch trim operation
interrupts pitch trim operation
The AP DISC switch is colored red and is
located forward of the MEPT switch on the
pilot’s control wheel left grip.
pilot’s control wheel left grip.
This switch may be used to mute the aural
alert associated with an Autopilot disconnect.
• CWS (Control Wheel Steering) Button —
Momentarily disengages the Autopilot and
synchronizes the Flight Director’s Command Bars
to the current aircraft attitude
synchronizes the Flight Director’s Command Bars
to the current aircraft attitude
The CWS button is located on top of the right
grip of the pilot’s control wheel.
Upon release of the CWS button, the Flight
Director may establish new reference points,
depending on the current pitch and roll
modes. CWS operation details are discussed
in the respective mode sections of this
manual.
depending on the current pitch and roll
modes. CWS operation details are discussed
in the respective mode sections of this
manual.
• GA (Go Around) Switch —
Disengages the Autopilot and selects Go Around
pitch and roll modes on the Flight Director
pitch and roll modes on the Flight Director
The GA switch is located on the throttle
handle.
• MEPT (Manual Electric Pitch Trim) Switch —
Used to command Manual Electric Pitch Trim
The MEPT switch is located on the left grip of
the pilot’s control wheel.
This switch is a composite switch, split into
left and right switches, on the left grip of the
pilot’s control wheel. The left switch is the
ARM contact and the right switch controls the
DN (forward) and UP (rearward) contacts.
Pushing the ARM switch disengages the Auto-
pilot, if currently engaged, but does not affect
Yaw Damper operation. Manual trim com-
mands are generated only when both sides of
the switch are operated simultaneously.
pilot’s control wheel. The left switch is the
ARM contact and the right switch controls the
DN (forward) and UP (rearward) contacts.
Pushing the ARM switch disengages the Auto-
pilot, if currently engaged, but does not affect
Yaw Damper operation. Manual trim com-
mands are generated only when both sides of
the switch are operated simultaneously.
If one side of the switch is active for more
than three seconds without the other side also
being active, the trim switches are ignored
until both switches (ARM, UP/DN) are inac-
tive. This condition is annunciated as ‘PTRM’
in the AFCS Status Field of the PFD.
being active, the trim switches are ignored
until both switches (ARM, UP/DN) are inac-
tive. This condition is annunciated as ‘PTRM’
in the AFCS Status Field of the PFD.
The MEPT ARM switch may also be used to
cancel AP disconnect alerting.