Garmin G1000 Mooney M20TN - Manual (Page 303)

190-00647-00 Rev. A Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Mooney M20M/M20R/M20TN 7-3
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
ADDITIONAL AFCS CONTROLS
The following AFCS controls are located in the cockpit separately from the MFD:
A/P DISC Switch
(Autopilot Disconnect)
Disengages the autopilot and interrupts pitch trim operation
The A/P DISC Switch is located on the pilot’s control wheel.
This switch may be used to mute the aural autopilot disconnect alert.
CWS Button
(Control Wheel
Steering)
Momentarily disengages the autopilot and synchronizes the flight director’s
Command Bars with the current aircraft pitch (if not in Glideslope Mode)
and roll (if in Roll Hold Mode)
The CWS Button is located on the pilot’s control wheel.
Upon release of the CWS Button, the flight director may establish new
reference points, depending on the currently active pitch and roll modes.
CWS operation details are discussed in the respective mode sections of this
manual.
Go Around Switch Disengages the autopilot and selects flight director Go Around Mode
The Go Around Switch is located on the instrument panel.
TRIM Switch
(Manual Electric Trim)
Used to command manual electric trim
The TRIM Switch is located on the pilot’s control wheel.
This composite switch is split into left and right sides. The left switch is
the ARM contact and the right switch controls the DN (forward) and UP
(rearward) contacts. Pushing the TRIM ARM Switch disengages the autopilot,
if currently engaged. Manual trim commands are generated only when both
sides of the switch are operated simultaneously.
If either side of the switch is active separately for more than three seconds, MET
function is disabled and the condition is annunciated as ‘PTRM’ in the AFCS
Status Annunciation on the PFD. The function remains disabled until both
sides of the switch are inactivated.
The TRIM ARM Switch can be used to may be used to acknowledge an
autopilot disconnect alert and mute the associated aural tone.