Garmin G1000 Mooney M20TN User Manual download pdf (Page 303)

190-00647-00 Rev. A

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Mooney M20M/M20R/M20TN

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AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM

ADDITIONAL AFCS CONTROLS

The following AFCS controls are located in the cockpit separately from the MFD:

A/P DISC Switch

(Autopilot Disconnect)

Disengages the autopilot and interrupts pitch trim operation

The A/P DISC Switch is located on the pilot’s control wheel.

This switch may be used to mute the aural autopilot disconnect alert.

CWS Button

(Control Wheel

Steering)

Momentarily disengages the autopilot and synchronizes the ﬂight director’s

Command Bars with the current aircraft pitch (if not in Glideslope Mode)

and roll (if in Roll Hold Mode)

The CWS Button is located on the pilot’s control wheel.

Upon release of the

CWS Button, the ﬂight director may establish new

reference points, depending on the currently active pitch and roll modes.

CWS operation details are discussed in the respective mode sections of this

manual.

Go Around Switch

Disengages the autopilot and selects ﬂight director Go Around Mode

The Go Around Switch is located on the instrument panel.

TRIM Switch

(Manual Electric Trim)

Used to command manual electric trim

The TRIM 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

TRIM ARM Switch disengages the autopilot,

if currently engaged. 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, MET

function is disabled and the condition is annunciated as ‘PTRM’ in the AFCS

Status Annunciation on the PFD. The function remains disabled until both

sides of the switch are inactivated.

The TRIM ARM Switch can be used to may be used to acknowledge an

autopilot disconnect alert and mute the associated aural tone.

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