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190-00728-04 Rev. A
Embraer Prodigy
®
Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
ix
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 6 HAZARD AVOIDANCE
6.1 SiriusXM Weather ................................................ 324
Using SiriusXM Weather Products .............................. 325
6.2 Airborne Color Weather Radar .......................... 357
System Description ................................................... 357
Principles of Pulsed Airborne Weather Radar ............... 357
NEXRAD and Airborne Weather Radar ....................... 358
Antenna Beam Illumination ....................................... 358
Safe Operating Distance ............................................ 361
Basic Antenna Tilt Setup ............................................ 362
Weather Mapping and Interpretation ......................... 364
Ground Mapping and Interpretation ........................... 376
System Status ........................................................... 377
6.3 TAWS-B ................................................................. 378
Displaying TAWS-B Data ............................................ 379
TAWS-B Page ........................................................... 382
TAWS-B Alerts .......................................................... 384
System Status ........................................................... 390
6.4 TAWS-A ................................................................. 392
TAWS-A Alerts .......................................................... 396
System Status ........................................................... 408
TAWS-A Abnormal operations .................................... 409
6.5 Traffic Information Service (TIS) ........................ 411
Displaying TRAFFIC Data ........................................... 412
Traffic Map Page ....................................................... 414
TIS Alerts ................................................................. 415
System Status ........................................................... 417
6.6 TCAS I Traffic ........................................................ 419
Theory of operation .................................................. 419
TCAS I Alerts ............................................................ 422
System Test .............................................................. 423
Operation ................................................................ 424
6.7 TCAS II Traffic ....................................................... 433
TCAS II Symbology .................................................... 433
TCAS II Alerts ........................................................... 434
System Test .............................................................. 437
Operation ................................................................ 438
System Status .......................................................... 444
SECTION 7 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
7.1 AFCS Controls ...................................................... 448
7.2 Flight Director Operation ................................... 450
Activating the Flight Director ..................................... 450
AFCS Status Box ....................................................... 451
Flight Director Modes ................................................ 452
Flight Director Selection ............................................ 452
Command Bars ......................................................... 453
7.3 Vertical Modes ..................................................... 454
Pitch Hold Mode (PIT) ............................................... 455
Selected Altitude Capture Mode (ALTS) ....................... 456
Altitude Hold Mode (ALT) .......................................... 456
Vertical Speed Mode (VS) .......................................... 458
Flight Level Change Mode (FLC) ................................. 459
Vertical Navigation Modes (VPTH, ALTV) ..................... 461
Glidepath Mode (GP) (sbas Only) ............................... 466
Glideslope Mode (GS) ............................................... 468
Takeoff (TO) and Go Around (GA) Modes .................... 469
7.4 Lateral Modes ...................................................... 470
Roll Hold Mode (ROL) ............................................... 471
Low Bank Mode ....................................................... 471
Heading Select Mode (HDG) ...................................... 472
Navigation Modes (GPS, VOR, LOC, BC) ...................... 473
Approach Modes (GPS, VAPP, LOC) ............................. 475
7.5 Autopilot and Yaw Damper Operation ............. 477
Flight Control ........................................................... 477
Engaging the Autopilot and Yaw Damper .................... 478
Control Wheel Steering ............................................. 478
Disengaging the Autopilot and Yaw Damper ................ 479
7.6 Example Flight Plan ............................................ 480
Departure ................................................................ 481
Intercepting a VOR Radial .......................................... 483
Flying a Flight Plan/GPS Course ................................. 484
Descent ................................................................... 485
Approach ................................................................. 489
Go Around/Missed Approach ..................................... 492
7.7 AFCS Annunciations and Alerts ......................... 494
AFCS CAS Messages ................................................. 494
AFCS Voice Alerts ...................................................... 495
Overspeed Protection ................................................ 495