
Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Diamond DA42NG
190-00963-03 Rev. A
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If the aircraft continues to decelerate, Underspeed Protection becomes active.
Vertical flight director modes can be divided into two categories: Those in which it
is important to maintain altitude for as long as possible (altitude-critical modes), and
those in which maintaining altitude is less crucial (non-altitude critical modes).
Altitude-Critical Modes (ALT, GS, GP, TO, GA, FLC)
When the aircraft decelerates to stall warning, the lateral and vertical flight director
modes will change from active to armed, and the autopilot will provide input causing
the aircraft to pitch down and the wings to level.
An aural “AIRSPEED” alert will sound every five seconds and a red “USP ACTIVE”
annunciation will appear to the right of the Vertical Speed Indicator (see Annunciations
& Alerts). The pitch down force will continue until the aircraft reaches a pitch attitude
at which IAS equals the IAS at which stall warning turns off, plus two knots.
When airspeed increases (as a result of adding power/thrust) to above the IAS at
which stall warning turns off, plus two knots, the autopilot will cause the aircraft to
pitch up until recapturing the vertical reference and the vertical and lateral flight
director modes will change from armed to active.
Non-Altitude Critical Modes (PIT, VS, VNAV, IAS)
When the aircraft decelerates to an IAS below the minimum commandable autopilot
airspeed, a red “USP ACTIVE” annunciation will appear to the right of the Vertical
Speed Indicator. The vertical flight director mode will change from active to armed,
and the autopilot will cause the aircraft to pitch down until reaching a pitch attitude at
which IAS equals the minimum commandable autopilot airspeed.
When airspeed increases (as a result of adding power/thrust) to an IAS above the
minimum commandable autopilot airspeed, the autopilot will cause the aircraft to
pitch up until recapturing the vertical reference and the vertical flight director mode
will change from armed to active.
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