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Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Columbia 350/400
SECTION 6 – AUTOMATIC
FLIGHT CONTROL
6-4
Pitch Hold Mode (PIT)
1) Press the
AP
or
FD
Key. ‘PIT’ will be displayed
in green in the Active Mode field of the AFCS
Status Box. The system will maintain or give
command bar direction for a constant pitch
attitude (pitch reference) depending on which
key is pressed.
Flight Director
command bars
maintain desired
pitch reference
Pitch Hold mode is active Altitude Hold mode is armed
Figure 6-10
Pitch Hold Mode
2) Altitude Hold mode is automatically armed with
‘ALT’ displayed white in the Armed Mode field
to the right of the ‘PIT’ annunciation.
3) Pitch attitude can be adjusted in 0.5 degree
increments by pressing the
NOSE UP/NOSE DN
Keys.
4) Aircraft pitch may also be changed by pressing
and holding the
CWS
button to manually
establish the desired pitch using the control
stick. When the
CWS
button is released, the
current pitch angle will be maintained.
5) If desired, enter an altitude in the Selected
Altitude Box by turning the
ALT
Knob. As the
selected altitude is reached ‘ALT’ will flash in
green for 10 seconds in the Acitve Mode field,
after which the annunciation stops flashing.
This signals the altitude capture is complete
and the selected altitude will be maintained.
If only the flight director is engaged, pitch
commands are given to manually maintain the
selected altitude.