Garmin DA42-L360, Cockpit Reference 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
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Hazar
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Avoidance
Additional
Featur
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Abnormal Oper
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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