Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Cessna Nav III
190-00384-08 Rev. A
SECTION 6 – AUTOMATIC
FLIGHT CONTROL
6-5
Pitch Hold Mode (PIT)
When the flight director is activated (the
FD Key is
pressed), Pitch Hold Mode is selected by default. Pitch
Hold Mode is indicated as the active pitch mode by the
green annunciation ‘PIT’. This mode may be used for
climb or descent to the Selected Altitude (shown above
the Altimeter), since Selected Altitude Capture Mode is
automatically armed when the mode is activated.
In Pitch Hold Mode, the flight director maintains a
constant pitch attitude, the pitch reference. The pitch
reference is set to the aircraft attitude at the moment
of mode selection. If the aircraft pitch attitude exceeds
the flight director pitch command limitations, the flight
director commands a pitch angle equal to the nose-up/
down limit.
Command Bars Main-
tain Desired Pitch
Reference
Pitch Hold Mode Active
Selected Altitude Capture
Mode Armed
Figure 6-5 Pitch Hold Mode
Selected
Altitude
Changing the Pitch Reference
When operating in Pitch Hold Mode, the pitch
reference can be adjusted by
:
• Using the NOSE UP/NOSE DN Keys
• Pressing the CWS Button, hand-flying the aircraft
to establish a new pitch reference, then releasing
the CWS Button