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P-Mentor - Aircraft Flight Manual Page S01-1
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Section 9 - SUPPLEMENTS
S01 – AUTOPILOT GARMIN GFC500
INDEX
1. GENERAL ......................................................................................................... 3
1.1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 3
2. LIMITATIONS .................................................................................................... 4
3. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ......................................................................... 5
3.1. AUTOPILOT MALFUNCTION ............................................................. 5
3.2. AUTOPILOT FAILURE/ABNORMAL DISCONNECT.......................... 5
3.3. PITCH AUTO-TRIM FAILURE ............................................................. 6
3.4. ESP ACTIVATION ……………............................................................. 6
3.5. OVERSPEED PROTECTION……........................................................ 6
3.6. YAW AXIS FAILURE/YAW DAMPER DISCONNECT......................... 7
3.7. AUTOPILOT PRE-FLIGHT TEST FAIL……………….......................... 7
3.8. LOSS OF NAV INFORMATION……….……………….......................... 7
3.9. LOSS OF AIRSPEED DATA….……….……………….......................... 7
3.10. LOSS OF ALTITUDE DATA….……….……………….......................... 8
3.11. LOSS OF GPS INFORMATION……….……………….......................... 8
3.12. ELEVATOR MISTRIM………….……….……………….......................... 9
4. NORMAL PROCEDURES ................................................................................. 10
4.1. PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS ……….............................................................. 10
4.2. BEFORE TAKE-OFF CHEK LIST......................................................... 10
4.3. AUTOPILOT MODES…………….......................................................... 11
5. PERFORMANCE ............................................................................................... 18
6. WEIGHT AND BALANCE ................................................................................. 19
7. AIRFRAME AND SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION ................................................... 20
7.1. AUTOPILOT SYSTEM ......................................................................... 20
7.2. AUTOPILOT CONTROLLER................................................................ 22
7.3. AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONS…................................................................ 24
7.4. DISCONNECT METHOD……................................................................ 31
7.5. AFCS ALERTS………………................................................................ 31
8. AIRCRAFT CARE AND MAINTENANCE ......................................................... 32