190-00728-04 Rev. A
Embraer Prodigy
®
Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
501
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SVS FEATURES
Figure 8-3 SVS on the Primary Flight Display
SVS
Softkeys
Synthetic
Terrain
Pathways
Color
Matches CDI
Indicating
NAV Source
Flight
Path
Marker
Airport
Runway
Zero
Pitch Line
(ZPL) with
Compass
Heading
Marks
Airplane
Symbol
Selected
Altitude
NOTE: Pathways and terrain features are not a substitute for standard course and altitude deviation
information provided by the altimeter, CDI, and VDI.
NOTE: Pathways are not available when the cross-pointer (X-Pointer) flight director format is selected.
PATHWAYS
Pathwaysprovideathree-dimensionalperspectiveviewoftheselectedrouteofightshownascoloredrectangular
boxesrepresentingthehorizontalandverticalightpathoftheactiveightplan.Theboxsizerepresents700feet
wideby200feettallduringenroute,oceanic,andterminalightphases.Duringanapproach,theboxwidthis
700feetoronehalffullscaledeviationontheHSI,whicheverisless.Theheightis200feetoronehalffullscale
deviationontheVDI,whicheverisless.Thealtitudeatwhichthepathwayboxesaredisplayedisdeterminedby
theselectedaltitudeduringclimb,cruise,andwhentheactivelegisthenalapproachcoursepriortointercepting
theglidepath/glideslope.Duringadescent(exceptwhileontheapproachglidepath/glideslope),thepathwayboxes
aredisplayedattheselectedaltitude,ortheVNAValtitudeprogrammedfortheactivelegintheightplan,orthe
publishedaltitudeconstraint,whicheverishigher(Figure8-4).Justpriortointerceptingtheglidepath/glideslope,
thepathwayboxesaredisplayedontheglidepath/glideslope,ortheselectedaltitude,whicheverislower.
Thecoloroftherectangularboxesmaybemagenta,green,orwhitedependingontherouteofightandnavigation
sourceselected.TheactiveGPSorGPSoverlayightplanlegisrepresentedbymagentaboxesthatcorrespondto
theMagentaCDI.AlocalizercourseisrepresentedbygreenboxesthatcorrespondtoagreenCDI.Aninactive
legofanactiveightplanisrepresentedbywhiteboxescorrespondingtoawhitelinedrawnontheInsetmapor
MFDmapindicatinganinactiveleg.