G5 Electronic Flight Instrument Pilot's Guide for Non-Certified Aircraft
190-02072-00 Rev. G
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AFCS
System Overview
Flight Instruments
AFCS
Additional F
eatur
es
Index
Table 3-5 Flight Director Vertical Modes
Vertical
Mode
Description
Control Annunciation
Reference
Change
Increment
Pitch Hold
Holds the current aircraft pitch
attitude; may be used to climb/
descend to the Selected Altitude
(default)
PIT
0.5°
Selected
Altitude
Capture
Captures the Selected Altitude
*
ALTS
10 ft
Altitude
Hold
Holds the current Altitude
ALT
Key
ALT
Vertical
Speed
Maintains the current aircraft
vertical speed; may be used to
climb/descend to the Selected
Altitude
VS
Key
VS
100
fpm
Indicated
Airspeed
(IAS)
Maintains the current aircraft
airspeed in IAS while the aircraft
is climbing/descending to the
Selected Altitude
IAS
Key
IAS
1
kt
Vertical
Navigation
Captures and tracks descent legs
of an active vertical profile
VNV
Key
(GMC
305/307)
VNV***
Glidepath
Captures and tracks the SBAS
glidepath on approach
APR
Key
(GMC
305/307)
GP
Takeoff
Commands a constant pitch
angle and wings level on-ground
in preparation for takeoff
GA
Button
TO**
Go Around
Commands a constant pitch
angle and wings level in the air
GA**
* ALTS armed automatically when PIT, VS, IAS, or GA active, and under VNAV when Selected Altitude
is to be captured instead of VNV Target Altitude
** TO and GA modes are only displayed when the G5 is configured as a backup unit in a G3X/G3X
Touch system.
*** VNV mode (only available as part of a standalone G5 installation when receiving NMEA RS-232
data from a portable GPS).
