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
OVERSPEED PROTECTION
NOTE: Overspeed protection is not active in ALT, GS or GP modes.
WhilePitchHold,VerticalSpeed,FlightLevelChange,VerticalPathTracking,oranaltitudecapturemodeis
active,airspeedismonitoredbytheightdirector.Pitchcommandsarenotchangeduntiloverspeedprotection
becomes active. Overspeed protection is provided in situations where the flight director cannot acquire and
maintainthemodereferencefortheselectedverticalmodewithoutexceedingthecertiedmaximumautopilot
airspeed.
Whenanautopilotoverspeedconditionoccurs,theAirspeedReferenceappearsinaboxabovetheAirspeed
Indicator,ashingayellow‘MAXSPD’annunciation.Enginepowershouldbereducedand/orthepitchreference
adjusted to slow the aircraft. The annunciation disappears when the overspeed condition is resolved.
Figure 7-52 Overspeed Annunciation
Airspeed
Indicator