G3X Autopilot Status Box - Garmin G3X Pilot's Manual

DISENGAGING THE INTEGRATED AUTOPILOT
The Integrated Autopilot is manually disengaged by pushing the disconnect button
on the external autopilot unit, or by pressing the autopilot disconnect button on the
control stick or yoke. Manual disengagement is indicated by a five-second flashing
yellow 'AP' annunciation and an aural alert.
Automatic disengagement is indicated by a flashing red 'AP' annunciation and an
aural alert. The flashing indication continues until acknowledged by pressing the ENT
Key. Automatic disengagement occurs due to:
• System failure
• Invalid sensor data
• Inability to compute default autopilot modes
CONTROL WHEEL STEERING (CWS) (OPTIONAL)
NOTE: Not all external autopilot units support Control Wheel Steering (CWS).
Control Wheel Steering allows the aircraft to be hand-flown without disengaging
the Integrated Autopilot. Press and hold the external autopilot unit's CWS Button
(if equipped) to temporarily disengage the pitch and roll servos from the flight
control surfaces and hand-fly the aircraft. The G3X autopilot control is synchronized
to the aircraft attitude during Control Wheel Steering. The green 'AP' annunciation
is temporarily replaced by a white 'CW' for the duration of Control Wheel Steering
maneuvers.
In most scenarios, releasing the CWS Button reengages the Integrated Autopilot
with a new reference. Refer to Sections 9.2 (Vertical Modes) and 9.3 (Lateral Modes)
for Control Wheel Steering behavior in each mode.

G3X AUTOPILOT STATUS BOX

Autopilot (AP) status and Integrated Autopilot mode annunciations are displayed
on the G3X Autopilot Status Box, located on the PFD. When the external autopilot
unit is engaged and the G3X is issuing commands to it, lateral and vertical modes
are displayed. When the external autopilot unit is engaged but it is operating in a
standalone mode (i.e., not responding to the G3X commands), the Autopilot status
(AP) is displayed; however, the lateral/vertical modes are not displayed.
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