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SECTION 6 – AUTOMATIC
FLIGHT CONTROL
Vertical Speed Mode (VS)
1)
Press the VS Key. The flight director is now
activated (if not already active) and ‘VS’ is
displayed in green in the Active Mode field
and the Vertical Speed Bug will appear on the
Vertical Speed Indicator. Pitch commands are
given to manually maintain vertical speed.
Press the AP Key to engage the autopilot for
maintaining the current vertical speed.
Altitude Hold Mode is automatically armed
with ‘ALT’ displayed white in the Armed Mode
field to the right of the ‘VS’ annunciation.
2)
The Vertical Speed Bug can be adjusted in 100
fpm increments by pressing the NOSE UP/NOSE
DN Keys to set the desired vertical speed. The
vertical speed setting will be displayed in the
Selected Vertical Speed box and in the Vertical
Speed Reference field in the AFCS Status Bar.
Vertical Speed Mode is active.
The Vertical Speed box is located above the VSI
when the aircraft is climbing and below the VSI
when descending.
3)
Vertical speed may also be changed by pressing
and holding the CWS Button to manually
establish the desired vertical speed using
the control wheel. When the CWS Button is
released, the current vertical speed will be
maintained.
4)
A desired altitude may be entered in the
Selected Altitude Box by turning the ALT
Knob. With Altitude Hold Mode armed, as the
selected altitude is reached ‘ALT’ will flash in
green for 10 seconds in the Acitve Mode field,
after which the annunciation stops flashing.
This signals the altitude capture is complete
and the selected altitude will be maintained.
If only the flight director is engaged, pitch and
roll commands are given to manually maintain
the selected altitude.
Vertical Speed Reference
Altitude Hold is Armed.
Selected Altitude
Selected Vertical
Speed
Vertical Speed
Reference Bug
Flight Director
command bars
indicate a climb
at the prescribed
vertical speed,
to the Selected
Altitude.
Figure 6-13 Vertical Speed Hold Mode
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Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the DA42
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