Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Beechcraft 200/B200 Series
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ELECTRONIC STABILITY & PROTECTION (ESP™)
ESP engages when the aircraft exceeds one or more conditions (pitch, roll, Vmo, Mmo,
and/or angle of attack) beyond the normal flight parameters. Enhanced stability for each
condition is provided by applying a force to the appropriate control surface to return the
aircraft to the desired flight envelope. This is perceived by the pilot as resistance to control
movement in the undesired direction when the aircraft approaches a steep attitude, high
airspeed, or when a stall is imminent.
As the aircraft deviates further from the desired attitude, angle of attack, or airspeed
continues to increase, the force increases (up to an established maximum) to encourage
control movement in the direction necessary to return to the desired attitude and/or
airspeed range. Except in the case of high airspeed, when maximum force is reached, force
remains constant up to the maximum engagement limit. Above the maximum engagement
limit, forces are no longer applied. There is no maximum engagement related to a high
airspeed condition.
When ESP has been engaged for more than ten seconds (cumulative; not necessarily
consecutive seconds) of a 20-second interval, the autopilot is automatically engaged with
the flight director in Level Mode in the pitch and/or roll axis, bringing the aircraft into
level flight. An aural “Engaging Autopilot” alert is played and the flight director mode
annunciation will indicate ‘LVL’ for vertical and lateral modes.
The pilot can interrupt ESP by pressing and holding either the Control Wheel Steering
(CWS) or Autopilot Disconnect (AP/YD DISC TRIM INTRPT) switch. Upon releasing the
CWS or AP/YD DISC TRIM INTRPT switch, ESP force will again be applied, provided
aircraft attitude, angle of attack and/or airspeed are within their respective engagement
limits. ESP can also be overridden by overpowering the servo’s mechanical torque limit.
ESP can be enabled or disabled on the AUX-SYSTEM SETUP 2 Page on the MFD.
To enable or disable ESP:
1) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the AUX Page Group.
2) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the SYSTEM SETUP 1 Page.
3) If necessary, select the SETUP 2 Softkey to display the AUX-SYSTEM SETUP 2
Page. If the AUX-SYSTEM SETUP 2 is already displayed, proceed to step 4.
4) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
5) Turn the large FMS Knob to place the cursor in the STABILITY &
PROTECTION field.
6) Turn the small FMS Knob to select ‘ENABLE’ or ‘DISABLE’.
7) Press the FMS Knob to remove the cursor.