Vertical Modes - Garmin DA42-L360 Cockpit Reference Manual

AFCs

vertiCAl mODes

Vertical Mode
Pitch Hold
Selected Altitude
Armed
Altitude Hold
Vertical Speed
Flight Level Change
VNAV
(GDU 1044 only)
VNAV Target Altitude
Armed (GDU 1044
only)
Glidepath (SBAS only)
Glideslope
Go Around
* ALTS armed automatically when PIT, VS, FLC, or GA active, and under VPTH when Selected Altitude
is to be captured instead of VNAV Target Altitude
** ALTV armed automatically under VPTH when VNAV Target Altitude is to be captured instead of
Selected Altitude
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Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the DA42-L360
Description
Holds the current aircraft pitch
attitude; may be used to climb/
descend to the Selected Altitude
AFCS armed to capture the altitude
displayed in the Selected Altitude
window
Holds the current
Reference
Maintains the current aircraft
vertical speed; may be used to climb/
descend to the Selected Altitude
Maintains the current aircraft
airspeed in IAS while the aircraft is
climbing/descending to the Selected
Altitude
Captures and tracks the VNAV flight
path
AFCS armed to capture the altitude
displayed in the VNAV Target
Altitude window
Captures and tracks the SBAS
glidepath on approach
Captures and tracks the ILS
glideslope on approach
Disengages the autopilot and
commands a constant pitch attitude
and wings level in the air
Control Annunciation
(default)
*
Altitude
ALT Key
VS Key
FLC Key FLC
VNV Key
**
APR Key
GA
Switch
PIT
ALTS
ALT nnnnn
fT
VS nnnn
fpm
nnn
kT
VPTH
ALTV
GP
GS
GA
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