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AFMS N°D07 FOR GARMIN GFC700 AUTOPILOT AND VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLER EQUIPPED
AEROPLANES
Page APV1-16
Section 1 – General-
AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONS
Ed. 1, Rev.0
13. AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES
GFC 700 autopilot suite is deeply integrated with Garmin G1000 avionics suite which in-
tegrates both the a/p controls and the sensors providing the required data to the servos.
The GFC 700 AFCS is equipped with the following main operating functions:
 Flight Director (FD) — Flight director commands are displayed on the
PFD. The flight director provides:
 Command Bars showing pitch/roll guidance
 Pitch/roll mode selection and processing
 Autopilot communication
 Autopilot (AP) — Autopilot operation occurs within the pitch, roll,
and pitch trim servo and provides servo monitoring and automatic flight
control in response to flight director steering commands, AHRS attitude
and rate information, and airspeed.
 Manual Electric Trim (MET) — The pitch trim servo provides manual
electric trim capability when the autopilot is not engaged.
 ESP (Electronic Stability & Protection) keeps the aircraft within well de-
fined operational limits thus preventing the pilot to operate the aircraft
outside a specific envelope when it is being hand flown. This feature on-
ly operates when autopilot is not engaged and its operation is mutually
exclusive with autopilot operation.
 USP (Underspeed Protection) is a flight director function that reacts to
underspeed conditions in a way that allows the autopilot to remain engaged
but prevents the airplane from stalling.