Pilot's Guide

190-00663-02 Rev. B
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Hawker Beechcraft C90A/GT/GTi
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AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
1) Ensure that GPS is the selected navigation source (use the CDI Softkey to cycle through navigation sources if
necessary).
2) Ensure a LOC/ILS approach is loaded into the active flight plan.
3) Ensure the corresponding LOC frequency is tuned.
4) Press the APR Key.
Ifthefollowingoccurs,theightdirectorrevertstoRollHoldMode(wingsrolledlevel):
•ApproachModeisactiveandaVectors-To-Finalisactivated
•ApproachModeisactiveandNavigationsourceismanuallyswitched
•During a LOC/ILS approach,GPS Navigation Mode is active and the FAF is crossed after the automatic
navigationsourceswitchfromGPStoLOC
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 change the Selected Course while in
ApproachMode.TheautopilotguidestheaircraftbacktotheSelectedCourse(orGPSightplan)whenthe
CWS Button is released.
INTERCEPTING AND FLYING A DME ARC
The AFCS will intercept and track a DME arc that is part of the active ight plan provided that GPS
NavigationModeisengaged,GPSistheactivenavigationsourceontheCDI,andtheDMEarcsegmentis
theactiveightplanleg.ItisimportanttonotethatautomaticnavigationofDMEarcsisbasedonGPS.
Thus,eveniftheAPRkeyispressedandLOCorVORApproachModeisarmedpriortoreachingtheInitial
ApproachFix(IAF),ApproachModewillnotactivateuntilthearcsegmentiscompleted.
IfthepilotdecidestointerceptthearcatalocationotherthanthepublishedIAF(i.e.ATCprovidesvectors
tointerceptthearc)andsubsequentlyselectsHeadingModeorRollMode,theAFCSwillnotautomatically
interceptortrackthearcunlessthepilotactivatesthearclegoftheightplanandarmsGPSNavigation
Mode.TheAFCSwillnotinterceptandyaDMEarcbeforereachinganIAFthatdenesthebeginningofthe
arcsegment.Likewise,ifatanypointwhileestablishedontheDMEarcthepilotdeselectsGPSNavigation
Mode,theAFCSwillnolongertrackthearc.
BACKCOURSE MODE (BC)
NOTE: When making a backcourse approach, set the Selected Course to the localizer front course.
Backcourse Mode captures and tracks a localizer signal in the backcourse direction.  The mode may be
selected by pressing the BCKey.BackcourseModeisarmediftheCDIisgreaterthanonedotwhenthemode
isselected.IftheCDIislessthanonedot,BackcourseModeisautomaticallycapturedwhentheBC Key is
pressed. The flight director creates roll steering commands from the Selected Course and deviation when in
BackcourseMode.