190-00728-04 Rev. A
Embraer Prodigy
®
Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
WhensettoAuto(default),theGPSCDIscaleautomaticallyadjuststothedesiredlimitsbaseduponthe
currentphaseofight(Figure2-27,Table2-2).
Figure 2-27 Automatic CDI Scaling
2.0 nm
Enroute
(Oceanic if >200 nm
from nearest airport)
0.3 nm
Missed
Approach
1.0 nm
Approach
1.0 nm
Terminal
1.0 nm
Terminal
0.3 nm
Departure
CDI Full-scale Deflection
Refer to accompanying
approach CDI scaling figures
•Onceadepartureprocedureisactivated,theCDIisscaledfordeparture(0.3nm).
•ThesystemswitchesfromdeparturetoterminalCDIscaling(1.0nm)underthefollowingconditions:
- The next leg in the departure procedure is not aligned with the departure runway
- ThenextleginthedepartureprocedureisnotaCA,CD,CF,CI,CR,DF,FA,FC,FD,FM,IF,orTFleg
(see Glossary for leg type definitions)
- AfteranyleginthedepartureprocedurethatisnotaCAorFAleg
•At30nmfromthedepartureairporttheenroute phase of flight is automatically entered and CDI scaling
changesto2.0nmoveradistanceof1.0nm,exceptunderthefollowingconditions:
- When navigating with an active departure procedure, the flight phase and CDI scale does not change
untiltheaircraftarrivesatthelastdeparturewaypoint(ifmorethan30nmfromthedepartureairport)or
the leg after the last departure waypoint has been activated or a direct-to waypoint is activated.
•Ifaftercompletingthedepartureprocedurethenearestairportismorethan200nmawayfromtheaircraft
and the approach procedure has not yet commenced, the CDI is scaled for oceanicight(2.0nm).
•Within31nmofthedestinationairport(terminalarea),theCDIscalegraduallyrampsdownfrom2.0nm
to1.0nmoveradistanceof1.0nm,exceptunderthefollowingconditions:
- Uponreachingtherstwaypointofanarrivalroutethatismorethan31nmfromthedestinationairport,
theightphasechangestoterminalandtheCDIscalebeginstotransitiondownfrom2.0nmto1.0nm
overadistanceof1.0nm.
•Duringapproach,theCDIscalerampsdownevenfurther(Figures2-28and2-29).Thistransitionnormally
occurswithin2.0nmoftheFinalApproachFix(FAF).TheCDIswitchestoapproachscalingautomatically
once the approach procedure is active or if Vectors-To-Final (VTF) are selected.
- IftheactivewaypointistheFAF,thegroundtrackandthebearingtotheFAFmustbewithin45°ofthe
final approach segment course.