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altitude hold

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In a flight control system, a control mode in which the barometric altitude existing at time of engagement is maintained automatically.


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The Air Force can begin to phase out the Pave Low fleet, but it has funded the altitude hold hover stabilization technology for the Pave Hawk rescue fleet as it awaits a new combat search-and-rescue helicopter.
5 miles, the pilot depressed the collective trim altitude hold switch.
The DFC90 has all the standard vertical and lateral modes of operation of a turbine-class autopilot system, including Flight Director (FD), Altitude Hold (ALT), Airspeed Hold (IAS), Vertical Speed Hold (VS), Heading (HDG), and Navigation (NAV, APPR, LOC/GS, GPSS).
 
 
 
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