fireone Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) Are there any resources, in any form ,that will help master the practical aspects of the GFC 700 auto pilot ? The items I've read and watched . The Hotstart manuals , the Garmin chapter on the AFCS , videos on Youtube by Garmin and others , I've ordered Max Trescott' s book on the G1000 . My main problem is these resources describe what the buttons and dials do , but scarce description of the best way of how and when and why to use the various buttons in different situations. T here are no scenario based examples of how to use the autopilot ,apart from one example in the Garmin G1000 manual where a flight from take off to missed approach is described . Edited December 8, 2018 by fireone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNCAVOK Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) The Hotstart TBM relies on the X-Plane G1000 and not the real life G1000. There are missing options in the X-Plane G1000 so reading that manual is your first stop. Did you check this out? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnOUxBdM2m4 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF-kBdBgoWU It may not contain all the information you are seeking. Edited December 11, 2018 by CDNCAVOK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireone Posted December 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Really Good find CDNCAVOK. Since posting I've also reread the X-plane published manual on the G1000 which is also very good. It has a nice section on the AP. On Tuesday I completed an hour long flight , IFR , 4 waypoints, different altitudes , ILS on approach. Except 1 minute after take off, and hand flying below the MDA ,all done by operating the AP. The way the TBM rolls onto a heading or captures an altitude or descends on a glideslope with AP is a sight to behold. As I learn more of the functions of the Autopilot, the TBM becomes an ever more awesome plane to fly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNCAVOK Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, fireone said: Really Good find CDNCAVOK. Since posting I've also reread the X-plane published manual on the G1000 which is also very good. It has a nice section on the AP. On Tuesday I completed an hour long flight , IFR , 4 waypoints, different altitudes , ILS on approach. Except 1 minute after take off, and hand flying below the MDA ,all done by operating the AP. The way the TBM rolls onto a heading or captures an altitude or descends on a glideslope with AP is a sight to behold. As I learn more of the functions of the Autopilot, the TBM becomes an ever more awesome plane to fly . Good to hear that you are taking full advantage of the avionics. I like to use the VNV function for non precision approaches with step descents. The traditional way would be to convert the % gradient to fpm and setting the VS. Either way I agree, it is a pleasure to fly! When I trained to obtain my M.E. Instrument rating, it was with a Piper Aztec E, no auto pilot, just steam gauges VOR, DME, NDB, and charts on my kneeboard. Single Pilot IFR was quite a handful without any emergencies! https://www.airliners.net/photo/CESPA/Piper-PA-23-250-Aztec-E/73873/L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireone Posted December 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 The Flylikethe Pros videos have so much useful information its impossible to assimilate it all in a single viewing . Great Resource . I can only imagine the amount of skill and concentration involved in Multi Engine Single Pilot Ops in a Canadian midwinter approach to the minima. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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