Unusual Attitudes

When the aircraft enters an unusual pitch attitude, red extreme pitch warning chevrons pointing toward the horizon are displayed on the Attitude Indicator, starting at 50° above and 30° below the horizon line.

97: Pitch Attitude Warning


If pitch exceeds +30°/-20° or bank exceeds 65°, some information displayed on the PFW is removed. While in an unusual attitude, the display will continue to provide a persistent indication of the ground (brown band or synthetic vision) in a nose down attitude, or sky (blue band) in a nose up attitude. The Altimeter, Airspeed, Attitude, Vertical Speed, and System Alert Window remain on the display and the Horizontal Situation indicator will be replaced by the G-meter (if G-meter is set to auto). The following information is removed from the PFW when the aircraft experiences unusual attitudes:

  • Navigation Information Window (below the HSI)

  • Traffic Annunciations

  • AFCS Annunciations

  • True Airspeed

  • ISA Temperature Deviation

  • Wind Data

  • Selected Heading Indication

  • Selected Course Indication

  • PFD Settings Windows Displayed on the PFD (MFW split-screen will remain)

  • Altimeter Barometric Setting

  • Minimum Altitude Alert Setting

  • Vertical Deviation, Glideslope, and Glidepath Indicators

  • Selected Altitude

  • VNAV Target Altitude

190-03123-21 Rev A
July 2026