User Guide

190-00552-00 Rev. A Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Columbia 350/400 7-21
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
DISENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT
Automatic disengagement occurs due to:
• System failure
• Inability to compute default flight director
modes (FD also disengages automatically)
• Invalid sensor data
• Stall warning
Automatic autopilot disengagement is indicated by a flashing red ‘AP’ annunciation and by the
autopilot
disconnect aural alert, which continue until acknowledged by pushing the AP DISC or MET Switch.
Figure 7-19 Automatic Autopilot Disengagement
Autopilot Automatically Disengaged
The autopilot may be manually disengaged by pushing the AP DISC or Go Around Switch or the AP Key
on the MFD. Manual disengagement is indicated by a five-second flashing yellow ‘AP’ annunciation and a
two-second autopilot disconnect aural alert. The AP DISC or MET Switch may be used to cancel the aural
alert.
Figure 7-20 Manual Autopilot Disengagement
Autopilot Manually Disengaged