Garmin G1000 Piper PA-46 Meridian - Manual (Page 425)

190-00763-01 Rev. A Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian 411
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
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INSTRUMENTS
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HAZARD
AV
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AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEA
TURES
APPENDICES
INDEX
7.4 LATERAL MODES
The following table relates each GFC 700 lateral mode to its respective control and annunciation. Refer to the
vertical modes section for information regarding Go Around mode.
NOTE: The GFC 700 may generate a lower bank angle than the maximum roll command limit in degrees
indicated in Table 7-3 by the amount needed to produce a turn rate equal to or less than standard rate.
Lateral Mode Description Control Annunciation
Maximum Roll
Command Limit
Roll Hold
Holds the current aircraft roll
attitude or rolls the wings level,
depending on the commanded
bank angle
(default) ROL 22°
Low Bank
Limits the maximum commanded
roll angle BANK
Key
* 15°
Heading Select **
Captures and tracks the Selected
Heading HDG
Key
HDG 22°
Navigation, GPS **
Captures and tracks the selected
navigation source (GPS, VOR,
LOC)
NAV
Key
GPS 22°
Navigation, VOR Enroute Capture/Track ** VOR
22° Capture
10° Track
Navigation, LOC Capture/Track
(No Glideslope)
LOC
22° Capture
10° Track
Backcourse Capture/Track
Captures and tracks a localizer
signal for backcourse approaches
BC Key BC
22° Capture
10° Track
Approach, GPS
Captures and tracks the selected
navigation source (GPS, VOR,
LOC)
APR Key
GPS 22°
Approach, VOR Capture/Track VAPP
22° Capture
10° Track
Approach, LOC Capture/Track
(Glideslope Mode automatically armed)
LOC
22° Capture
10° Track
Go Around
Disengages the autopilot and
commands a constant pitch angle
and wings level in the air
GA
Switch
GA Wings Level
* No annunciation appears in the AFCS Status Box. The acceptable bank angle range is indicated in green along the Roll Scale
of the Attitude Indicator.
** The Heading, Navigation GPS and Navigation VOR mode maximum roll command limit will be limited to the Low Bank
mode value if it is engaged.
Table 7-3 Flight Director Lateral Modes
The CWS Button does not change lateral references for Heading Select, Navigation, Backcourse, or Approach
Mode. The autopilot guides the aircraft back to the Selected Heading/Course upon release of the CWS Button.