Tecnam P2010, Flight Manual

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AFMS N°D07 FOR GARMIN GFC700 AUTOPILOT AND VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLER EQUIPPED
AEROPLANES
Page APV1-18
Section 1 – General -
AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONS
Ed. 1, Rev.0
To enable or disable ESP:
1)
Turn the large FMS Knob to select the AUX Page Group.
2)
Turn the small FMS Knob to select the System Setup Page.
3)
If necessary, select the SETUP 2 Softkey to display the AUX-SYSTEM
SETUP 2 Page.If the AUX-SYSTEM SETUP 2 is already displayed, pro-
ceed to step 4.
4)
Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
5)
Turn the large FMS Knob to place cursor in the STABILITY & PRO-
TECTION field.
6)
Turn the small FMS Knob to select ‗ENABLE‘ or ‗DISABLE‘.
7)
Press the FMS Knob to remove the cursor.
ESP engagement and operation:
ESP is automatically enabled on system power up.
ESP unavailability and/or failure is indicated to the pilot
on PFD by the advisory “ESP not available” on alert
window
.
ESP will turn OFF upon loss of both GPS. The ADVSY
“ESP OFF” will appear on the alert window in case of
loss of both GPS
13.1.1
PITCH MODE
Pitch attitude boundaries are set based on P2010 aircraft performances. Since pitch ESP
augments the natural aircraft longitudinal stability, no special simbology is required.
Value that have been set-up for the P2010 are as follows:
Nose above the horizon:
Engagement low threshold: + 15°
Engagement upper threshold: + 18°
Lower disengage threshold: + 12°
Nose below the horizon:
Engagement low threshold: -15°
Engagement upper threshold: -20°
Lower disengage threshold: -13°
ESP utilizes electronic torque and speed commands to augment the aircraft‘s stability: it
uses an Electronic Torque Limit (ETL) and an Electronic Speed Limit (ESL) to limit the
maximum authority of the ESP function. ESP is inactive when the pitch attitude is within
the positive and negative engagement limits defined in the certification gain file
NOTE
NOTE