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Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Beechcraft 58/G58
SECTION 6 – AUTOMATIC
FLIGHT CONTROL
6-4
AFCS Key AFCS Mode Annunciation
FD/AP only Pitch Hold (Default) PIT
ALT Altitude Hold ALT nnnnn FT
VS Vertical Speed VS nnnn FPM
FLC Flight Level Change FLC nnn KT
APR Glideslope (vertical com-
ponent of Approach)
GS
GA Go Around GA
The default pitch axis mode is Pitch Hold (PIT). When
no other pitch axis modes are selected, this is the active
pitch axis mode when the autopilot and/or flight director
is engaged.
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 Bar. 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 6-12
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
wheel. When the
CWS
button is released, the
current pitch angle will be maintained.
5. If desired, entered an altitude in the Selected
Altitude Box by turning the
ALT
knob. With
mode armed, 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.
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