Section 6: Automatic Flight Control; Afcs Controls; Flight Director Operation; Activating The Flight Director - Garmin G1000 Columbia 350 Cockpit Reference Manual

SECTION 6: AUTOMATIC FLIGHT
CONTROL
6.1

AFCS CONTROLS

The following dedicated AFCS keys are located on the
bezels of the MFD:
Aircraft with WAAS
capable system
Figure 6-1 AFCS Keys
In addition to the AFCS (Automatic Flight Control
System) keys on the MFD, as discussed in the System
Overview section, the following buttons and switches
used by the AFCS are located in the cockpit separately
from the PFD and MFD.
• AP DISC (Autopilot Disconnect) Button —
Located on the left and right control sticks, pressing
this button disengages the autopilot. Pressing it also
acknowledges an autopilot disconnect.
• CWS (Control Wheel Steering) Button —
Located on the left and right control sticks, pressing
and holding the CWS button disengages the control
surface servos without disengaging the autopilot. If
the flight director has not been activated, pressing
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Aircraft with non-
WAAS system
Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Columbia 350/400
the CWS button will activate the flight director in
the default pitch and roll hold modes.
• GA (Go Around) Button —Located on the
instrument panel, the Go Around Button disengages
the autopilot and selects the Go Around (wings level)
mode.
• MET (Manual Electric Trim) Switch — This
switch is used to operate manual electric pitch trim.
Moving the switch forward trims the aircraft nose
down. Moving the switch aft trims the aircraft nose
up.
6.2

FLIGHT DIRECTOR OPERATION

With the flight director activated, the aircraft can be
hand-flown to follow the path shown by the Command
Bars. Maximum commanded pitch (+20°/-15°) and bank
(22°) angles, vertical acceleration, and roll rate are limited
to values established during AFCS certification. The flight
director also provides commands to the autopilot.

Activating the Flight Director

Pressing the FD or AP Key (when the flight director is
not active) activates the flight director in default pitch/roll
modes. Pushing the GA Switch or any flight director mode
key activates the flight director in the respective mode(s).
The flight director may be turned off by pressing the
FD Key.
SECTION 6 – AUTOMATIC
FLIGHT CONTROL
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