Pilot's Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna Citation Mustang

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AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM

CHANGING THE AIRSPEED REFERENCE

TheAirspeedReference(showninboththeAFCSStatusBoxandabovetheAirspeedIndicator)maybe

adjusted by:

•Usingthe

NOSE UP/DN

Wheel

•Pressingthe

CWS

Button, hand-ﬂying the aircraft to attain a new Airspeed Reference, then releasing the

CWS

Button

NOTE: If the Selected Altitude is reached during CWS maneuvering, the Airspeed Reference is not changed.

To adjust the Airspeed Reference in this case, the CWS Button must be pressed again after the Selected

altitude is reached.

Duringclimb,theAirspeedReferenceunitsautomaticallychangefromIAStoMachwheneitherthealtitude

ortheairspeedlistedinTable7-3areattained.Fordescent,theunitsswitchbackatthespeciedaltitude

or airspeed. The system determines aircraft climb or descent by the relationship between the current and

Selected altitudes.

Airspeed Reference Units Unit Type Changes At:

Default Units Change To: Altitude Airspeed

Climb IAS Mach > 31,500 ft > M 0.48

Descent Mach IAS < 27,000 ft < 249 kt

Table 7-3 FLC Mode Unit Changes