Pilot's Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Beechcraft C90A/GT/GTi
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AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
AFCS CONTROL UNIT
The AFCS Control Unit is positioned above the MFD, and has the following controls:
1
HDG Key
Selects/deselects Heading Select Mode
2
APR Key
Selects/deselects Approach Mode
3
NAV Key
Selects/deselects Navigation Mode
4
FD Key
Activates/deactivates the flight director only
Pressing once turns on the selected flight director in the default vertical and lateral
modes. Pressing again deactivates the flight director and removes the Command
Bars. If the autopilot is engaged, the key is disabled.
5
XFR Key
Transfers between the pilot and copilot flight directors and controls which flight
director the autopilot is tracking
6
ALT Key
Selects/deselects Altitude Hold Mode
7
VS Key
Selects/deselects Vertical Speed Mode
8
FLC Key
Selects/deselects Flight Level Change Mode
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CRS Knobs
Adjust the Selected Course (while in VOR, LOC, or OBS Mode) in 1° increments on
the Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) of the corresponding PFD
Press to re-center the Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) and return course pointer
directly TO the bearing of the active waypoint/station
10
SPD Key
Toggles Airspeed Reference between IAS and Mach for Flight Level Change Mode
11
NOSE UP/DN
Wheel
Adjusts the reference in Pitch Hold, Vertical Speed, and Flight Level Change modes
(see Table 7-2 for change increments in each mode)
12
VNV Key
Selects/deselects Vertical Path Tracking Mode for Vertical Navigation flight control
13
ALT SEL Knob
Controls the Selected Altitude in 100-ft increments (a finer resolution of 10 feet is
available under approach conditions)
14
YD Key
Engages/disengages the yaw damper
15
AP Key
Engages/disengages the autopilot
16
BANK Key
Manually selects/deselects Low Bank Mode
18
BC Key
Selects/deselects Backcourse Mode
19
HDG Knob
Adjusts the Selected Heading and bug in 1° increments on the HSI (both PFDs)
Press to synchronize the Selected Heading to the current heading on the pilot-side PFD
Figure 7-1 GMC 710 AFCS Control Unit
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Annunciator
Light
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