EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors; Aircraft
We took off for ZZZ1 when we had a PTRIM MAIN INOP EICAS warning message come up climbing through 10;000 FT. We complied with procedures and company policy which stated to press the Main Pitch Trim cutout button and continue on with the flight. Since we were still close to ZZZ and had weather in between ZZZ and ZZZ1; I opted to return to ZZZ rather than continue to ZZZ1.
EMB145 Captain experiences a PTRIM MAIN INOP EICAS message climbing out of 10;000 FT. The QRH is consulted and the Main Pitch Trim cutout button is pressed. The QRH also states to continue the flight; but the Captain elects to return to the departure airport.