Garmin G1000 Manual

190-00709-04  Rev. AGarmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850487
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
VNV TARGET ALTITUDE CAPTURE MODE (ALTV)
 NOTE: Armed VNV Target Altitude and Selected Altitude capture modes are mutually exclusive.  However, 
Selected Altitude Capture Mode is armed implicitly (not annunciated) whenever VNV Target Altitude Capture 
Mode is armed.
VNV Target Altitude Capture is analogous to Selected Altitude Capture Mode and is armed automatically 
after the VNV	Key	 is	pressed	 and...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A488
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GLIDEPATH MODE (GP)
 NOTE: Pressing the CWS Button while Glidepath Mode is active does not cancel the mode.  The autopilot 
guides the aircraft back to the glidepath upon release of the CWS Button.
Glidepath	Mode	is	used	 to	track	 the	WAAS-based	 glidepath.	 	When	Glidepath	 Mode	is	armed,	 ‘GP’	is	
annunciated	in	white	in	the	AFCS	Status	Box.
Selecting Glidepath Mode:
1) Ensure a GPS approach with...

190-00709-04  Rev. AGarmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850489
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
Figure 7-18  Glidepath Mode
Command Bars IndicateDescent on Glidepath
Glidepath 
Mode ActiveGPS Approach  Mode Active
Glidepath Indicator
LNAV/VNAV  Approach ActiveGPS is Selected  NavigationSource  

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A490
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
GLIDESLOPE MODE (GS)
 NOTE: Pressing the CWS Button while Glideslope Mode is active does not cancel the mode.  The autopilot 
guides the aircraft back to the glideslope upon release of the CWS Button.
Glideslope	Mode	is	available	 for	LOC/ILS	 approaches	 to	capture	 and	track	 the	glideslope.		 When	Glideslope	
Mode	is	armed	 (annunciated	 as	‘GS’	 in	white),	 LOC	Approach	 Mode	is	armed	 as	the...

190-00709-04  Rev. AGarmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850491
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
TAKEOFF (TO) AND GO AROUND (GA) MODES
In	Takeoff	 and	Go	Around	 modes,	the	flight	 director	 commands	 a	constant	 set	pitch	 attitude.		 The	GA Switch 
is used to select both modes.  The mode entered by the flight director depends on whether the aircraft is on the 
ground.		Selected	Altitude	Capture	Mode	is	automatically	 armed	when	the	aircraft	 is	at	 least	 400	feet	below	 the	
Selected altitude...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A492
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
7.4 LATERAL MODES
The following table relates each GFC 700 lateral mode to its respective control and annunciation.  Refer to the 
vertical modes section for information regarding Takeoff and Go Around modes.
 NOTE: The GFC 700 may generate a lower bank angle than the maximum roll command\
 limit in degrees 
indicated in table 7-3 by the amount needed to produce a turn rate equal\
 to or less than...

190-00709-04  Rev. AGarmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850493
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ROLL HOLD MODE (ROL)
 NOTE: If Roll Hold Mode is activated as a result of a mode reversion, the flight director rolls wings level.
When	the	flight	 director	 is	activated	 or	switched,	 Roll	Hold	 Mode	 is	selected	 by	default.	 	 This	mode	 is	
annunciated	 as	‘ROL’	 in	the	 AFCS	 Status	 Box.		The	current	 aircraft	bank	angle	 is	held,	 subject	 to	the	 bank	 angle	
condition.
Bank Angle Flight...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A494
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HEADING SELECT MODE (HDG)
Heading Select Mode is activated by pressing the HDG Key.  Heading Select Mode acquires and maintains the 
Selected	Heading.		 The	Selected	 Heading	 is	shown	 by	a	light	 blue	bug	on	the	 HSI	 and	in	the	 box	 to	the	 upper	
left	of	the	HSI.
CHANGING THE SELECTED HEADING
 NOTE: Pressing the HDG Knob synchronizes the Selected Heading to the current heading.
The Selected...

190-00709-04  Rev. AGarmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850495
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
NAVIGATION MODES (GPS, VOR, LOC)
 NOTE: The selected navigation receiver must have a valid VOR or LOC signal or active GPS course for the 
flight director to enter Navigation Mode.
Pressing	the	N AV Key selects Navigation Mode.  Navigation Mode acquires and tracks the selected navigation 
source	(GPS,	VOR,	LOC).	 	 The	flight	 director	 follows	GPS	roll	steering	 commands	 when	GPS	is	the	 selected...

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850190-00709-04  Rev. A496
AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
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 
Navigation	 Mode.		The...