Pilot's Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Hawker Beechcraft C90A/GT/GTi
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AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
Figure 7-34 Backcourse Mode
Backcourse
Mode Active
LOC2 is Selected Navigation Source
Command Bars Hold Pitch Attitude
CHANGING THE SELECTED COURSE
IfthenavigationsourceisVORorlocalizerorOBSModehasbeenenabledwhenusingGPS,theSelected
Course is controlled using the CRS Knob corresponding to the selected flight director (CRS1 for the pilot
side, CRS2 for the copilot side).
PressingtheCWS Button and hand-flying the aircraft does not reset any reference data while in Backcourse
Mode.TheautopilotguidestheaircraftbacktotheSelectedCoursewhentheCWS Button is released.
LEVEL MODE (LVL)
Level(LVL)modebecomesactiveonlyasafunctionofElectronicStabilityandProtection(ESP).Refertothe
AdditionalFeaturessectionforadetaileddiscussionoftheoptionalESPfeature.
Whenthenormalightenvelopethresholdshavebeenexceededformorethan50%ofthelast20seconds,
Level mode is activated. The autopilot will engage and provide input to bring the aircraft back into straight
andlevelightbasedonzerodegreesrollangleandzerofeetperminuteverticalspeed.Anaural“ENGAGING
AUTOPILOT”alertsoundsandthelateralandverticalightdirectorannunciationswilldisplay“LVL”.The
AFCS will remain in Level mode until the pilot selects another mode.
Figure 7-35 Level Mode