Garmin da42-l360 User Manual

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Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the DA42-L360
190-01062-01  Rev. A 
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AFCs
Flight
Instruments
EIS
Nav/Com/
XPDR/Audio
AFCS
GPS Nav
Flight
Planning
Pr
ocedur
es
Hazar
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Avoidance
Additional
Featur
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Abnormal
Oper
ation
Annun/
Alerts
Appendix
Index
vertiCAl mODes
Vertical Mode
Description
Control Annunciation 
Pitch Hold
Holds  the  current  aircraft  pitch 
attitude;  may  be  used  to  climb/
descend to the Selected Altitude
(default)
PIT
Selected Altitude 
Armed
AFCS armed to capture the altitude 
displayed in the Selected Altitude 
window
*
ALTS
Altitude Hold
Holds  the  current  Altitude 
Reference
ALT Key ALT nnnnn 
fT
Vertical Speed
Maintains  the  current  aircraft 
vertical speed; may be used to climb/
descend to the Selected Altitude
VS Key
VS
nnnn 
fpm
Flight Level Change
Maintains  the  current  aircraft 
airspeed in IAS while the aircraft is 
climbing/descending to the Selected 
Altitude
FLC Key FLC
nnn 
kT
VNAV  
(GDU 1044 only)
Captures and tracks the VNAV flight 
path
VNV Key
VPTH
VNAV Target Altitude 
Armed (GDU 1044 
only)
AFCS armed to capture the altitude 
displayed in the VNAV Target 
Altitude window
**
ALTV
Glidepath (SBAS only)
Captures  and  tracks  the  SBAS 
glidepath on approach
APR Key
GP
Glideslope
Captures  and  tracks  the  ILS 
glideslope on approach
GS
Go Around
Disengages  the  autopilot  and 
commands a constant pitch attitude 
and wings level in the air
GA 
Switch
GA
*   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