190-00726-00 Rev. J Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 495AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMSYSTEMOVERVIEW FLIGHTINSTRUMENTS EIS AUDIO PANEL& CNS FLIGHTMANAGEMENT HAZARDAVOIDANCE AFCS ADDITIONALFEATURES APPENDICES INDEXPITCH HOLD MODE (PIT)When the flight director is activated (the FD Key is pressed), Pitch Hold Mode is selected by default. PitchHold Mode is indicated as the active pitch mode by the green annunciation ‘PIT’. This mode may be used forclimb or descent to the Selected Altitude (shown above the Altimeter), since Selected Altitude Capture Mode isautomatically armed when Pitch Hold Mode is activated.In Pitch Hold Mode, the flight director maintains a constant pitch attitude, the pitch reference. The pitchreference is set to the aircraft pitch attitude at the moment of mode selection. If the aircraft pitch attitudeexceeds the flight director pitch command limitations, the flight director commands a pitch angle equal to thenose-up/down limit.CHANGING THE PITCH REFERENCEWhen operating in Pitch Hold Mode, the pitch reference can be adjusted by:• Using the NOSE UP/NOSE DN Keys• Pressing the CWS Button, hand-flying the aircraft to establish a new pitch reference, then releasing theCWS ButtonFigure 7-5 Pitch Hold ModeSelectedAltitudePitch HoldMode Active Selected AltitudeCapture Mode ArmedCommand Bars MaintainDesired Pitch Reference
