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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-32 Saratoga
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SECTION 7 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
NOTE:
Refer to the Current Pertinent Flight Manual for the installed autopilot.
7.1 S-TEC FIFTY FIVE X AUTOPILOT (OPTIONAL)
FLIGHT DIRECTOR MODE ANNUNCIATION
NOTE:
Only the additional ‘FD’ mode annunciation that may appear in the G1000 AFCS Status Box is
discussed below. This mode annunciation is not analogous to both the G1000 and the S-TEC Fifty Five
X. Refer to the approved S-TEC Fifty Five X Pilot’s Pertinent Flight Manual for a comprehensive list of
annunciations and operating instructions.
In addition to the redundant status/mode annunciations and/or visual representations that are simultaneously
displayed on both the G1000 (AFCS Status Box and/or PFD) and the S-TEC Fifty Five X (Autopilot Display and/
or Remote Annunciator Display), the G1000 displays an additional mode annunciation of ‘FD’ when the Flight
Director Mode is engaged.
Figure 7-1 Flight Director Mode Engaged
(G1000 AFCS Status Box)
Flight
Director
Mode
ALTITUDE PRESELECT
The
ALT
Knob on the PFD is used to enter the selected altitude, which is provided to the STEC Fifty Five X
autopilot. Refer to the STEC Fifty Five X User’s Manual for details on the altitude preselect function.
