Garmin Flight Deck 100 Marine Instruments User Manual


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Embraer Prodigy
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Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
190-00728-04 Rev. A
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AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
HEADING SELECT MODE (HDG)
HeadingSelectModeisactivatedbypressingtheHDGKey.HeadingSelectModeacquiresandmaintainsthe
SelectedHeading.TheSelectedHeadingisshownbyalightbluebugontheHSIandintheboxtotheupper
leftoftheHSI.
CHANGING THE SELECTED HEADING
NOTE: Pressing the HDG SEL Knob synchronizes the Selected Heading to the current heading.
The Selected Heading is adjusted using the HDG SELKnob.PressingtheCWS Button and hand-flying the
aircraft does not change the Selected Heading. The autopilot guides the aircraft back to the Selected Heading
upon release of the CWS Button.
Turns are commanded in the same direction as Selected Heading Bug movement, even if the bug is turned
morethan180°fromthepresentheading(e.g.,a270°turntotheright).However,SelectedHeadingchanges
ofmorethan330°atatimeresultinturnreversals.
Figure 7-25 Heading Select Mode
Heading Select
Mode Active
Command Bars Track
Selected Heading
Selected
Heading
Selected
Heading
Bug
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