Garmin Flight Deck 100 User Manual

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When the flight director is activated (with the FD Key) or switched, Pitch Hold Mode is selected by default.

Pitch Hold Mode is indicated as the active vertical mode by the ‘PIT’ annunciation. 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 Pitch Hold 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 pitch 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.

When operating in Pitch Hold Mode, the pitch reference can be adjusted by

 p

ressing the CWS Button, 

hand-flying the aircraft to establish a new pitch reference, then releasing the CWS Button.