Pitch Hold Mode (Pit) - Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Manual

SECTION 6 – AUTOMATIC
FLIGHT CONTROL
AFCS Key
FD/AP only Pitch Hold (Default)
ALT Altitude Hold
VS Vertical Speed
FLC Flight Level Change
APR Glideslope (vertical com-
ponent of Approach)
GA Go Around
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)

Press the AP or FD Key. 'PIT' will be displayed
1)
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
6-4
AFCS Mode Annunciation
PIT
ALT nnnnn
VS nnnn
FLC nnn
GS
GA
Pitch Hold mode is active
Figure 6-12 Pitch Hold Mode
Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Beechcraft A36/G36
2) Altitude Hold mode is automatically armed with
'ALT' displayed white in the Armed Mode field
to the right of the 'PIT' annunciation.
FT
3) Pitch attitude can be adjusted in 0.5 degree
FPM
increments by pressing the NOSE UP/NOSE DN
Keys.
KT
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, 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.
Altitude Hold mode is armed