Afcs Pre-Flight Actions (Standalone Installation) - Garmin G5 Pilot's Manual

• Autopilot (AP) — Autopilot operation occurs within the pitch and roll servos.
It also provides servo monitoring and automatic flight control in response to flight
director steering commands, Air Data and Attitude and Heading Reference System
(ADAHRS) attitude, rate information, and airspeed.
• Yaw Damper (YD) — The yaw servo (optional), is self-monitoring and provides
Dutch roll damping and turn coordination in response to yaw rate, roll angle, lateral
acceleration, and airspeed. If installed the YD comes on when the autopilot is engaged
and stays on after disengaging the autopilot. The YD can be turned on/off independent
of the autopilot using the YD Key.
• Manual Electric Trim (MET) — Manual electric trim may provide trim capability
for any properly configured axis (pitch, roll, or yaw) when the autopilot is not engaged.
NOTE: Refer to the G5 Installation Manual Section for information on install-
ing and configuring the G5 Integrated Autopilot Interface.
3.1.10 AFCS PRE-FLIGHT ACTIONS (STANDALONE
INSTALLATION)
To ensure that the Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) is operating properly
prior to flight, perform the following Garmin recommended preflight checks.
Before takeoff checklist:
1) Autopilot - ENGAGE (using AP/CWS button, or AP button on mode
controller)
2) Flight controls - CHECK (verify autopilot can be overpowered in both pitch
and roll)
3) AP DISC button - PRESS (verify autopilot disengages)
4) Yaw damper - OFF (if installed) (verify yaw damper disengages)
5) Flight director - SET FOR TAKEOFF (select IAS or VS mode or push FD Button
to turn off the Flight Director)
6) Flight controls - CHECK (verify autopilot servos are disengaged from pitch,
roll, and yaw controls, and all controls move freely)
7) Elevator trim control - SET FOR TAKEOFF
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