Garmin Flight Deck 100 Marine Instruments User Manual


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190-00728-04 Rev. A
Embraer Prodigy
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Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR (VSI)
The VerticalSpeedIndicator(VSI)displaystheaircraftverticalspeedonaxedscalewithlabelsat2000and
4000fpmandminortickmarksevery1000fpm.Digitsappearinthepointerwhentheclimbordescentrate
isgreaterthan100fpm.Iftherateofascent/descentexceeds4000fpm,thepointerappearsattheedgeofthe
tape and the rate appears inside the pointer.
AmagentachevronisdisplayedontheVSItoindicatetheRequiredVerticalSpeedforreachingaVNVtarget
altitudeoncethe“TOD[TopofDescent]within1minute”alerthasgenerated.SeetheFlightManagement
and AFCS sectionsfor details onVNV features. Refer to Section 2.2,Supplemental Flight Data, formore
informationaboutVNVindicationsonthePFD.InTCASIIinstallations,theVSIalsoprovidesverticalspeed
guidanceduringTCASIIResolutionAdvisories;seetheHazardAvoidancesectionfordetails.
VERTICAL DEVIATION
TheVerticalDeviationIndicator(VDI)isamagentachevronindicatingthebaro-VNVverticaldeviationwhen
VerticalNavigation(VNV)isbeingused.TheVDIappearsinconjunctionwiththe“TODwithin1minute”
alert. The VDI is removed from the display if vertical deviation becomes invalid. See the Flight Management
SectionfordetailsonVNVfeatures,andrefertoSection2.2,SupplementalFlightData,formoreinformation
aboutVNVindicationsonthePFD.
The GlideslopeIndicatorappearstotheleftofthealtimeterwheneveranILSfrequencyistunedintheactive
NAVeldandtheaircraftheadingandselectedcoursearewithin107˚.AgreendiamondactsastheGlideslope
Indicator,likeaglideslopeneedleonaconventionalindicator.Ifalocalizerfrequencyistunedandthereisno
glideslope,“NOGS”isdisplayedinplaceofthediamond.
TheglidepathisanalogoustotheglideslopeforGPSapproachessupportingSBASverticalguidance(LNAV+V,
L/VNAV,LPV).WhenanapproachofthistypeisloadedintotheightplanandGPSistheselectednavigation
source, the Glidepath Indicator appears as a magenta diamond during the approach. If the approach type
downgradespastthenalapproachx(FAF),“NOGP”isdisplayedinplaceofthediamond.
Full-scaledeectionoftwodotsis1000feet.
Figure 2-14 Vertical Speed and Vertical Deviation Indications
Glidepath IndicatorVertical Speed and Deviation
Indicator (VSI and VDI)
Glideslope Indicator
Marker
Beacon
Annunciation
Glidepath
Indicator
Glideslope
Indicator
Vertical
Speed
Pointer
Vertical
Speed
Indicator
VNV
Target
Altitude
Vertical
Deviation
Indicator
Required
Vertical
Speed
Indicator
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