Garmin Flight Deck 100 User Manual
190-00728-04 Rev. A
Embraer Prodigy
®
Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SECTION 2 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
WARNING:
If the airspeed, attitude, altitude, or heading indications become unusable, refer to the backup
instruments.
NOTE:
The Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) provides additional readouts and indicators (bug) on
selected flight instruments. Refer to the AFCS Section for details on these indicators (bug) and readouts, as
they appear on the display during certain AFCS flight director modes.
they appear on the display during certain AFCS flight director modes.
Increased situational awareness is provided by replacing the traditional instruments on the panel with two easy-
to-scan Primary Flight Displays (PFDs) that feature large horizons, airspeed, attitude, altitude, vertical speed, and
course deviation information. In addition to the flight instruments, navigation, communication, terrain, traffic,
and weather information are also presented on the PFDs and explained in other sections of this Pilot’s Guide.
course deviation information. In addition to the flight instruments, navigation, communication, terrain, traffic,
and weather information are also presented on the PFDs and explained in other sections of this Pilot’s Guide.
The following flight instruments and supplemental flight data are displayed on each PFD:
• Airspeed Indicator, showing
– Indicated airspeed
– True airspeed
– Airspeed awareness ranges
– Vspeed reference flags
– Groundspeed
– Mach number
– Airspeed reference and bug
• Attitude Indicator with slip/skid indication
• Altimeter, showing
– Trend vector
– Barometric setting
– Selected Altitude
• Vertical Deviation, Glideslope, and Glidepath
Indicators
• Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
• Vertical Navigation (VNV) indications
• Total Air Temperature (TAT)
• Static Air Temperature (SAT)
• Horizontal Situation Indicator, showing
– Turn Rate Indicator
– Bearing pointers and information windows
– Navigation source
– Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)
– Bearing pointers and information windows
– DME Information Windows
• Transponder Mode, Code, and Ident/Reply
• Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)
• Timer/References Window, showing
– Generic timer
– Vspeed values
– Barometric minimum descent altitude (MDA)
• Wind data
• Radar Altimeter (RA) (optional)
The PFDs also display various alerts and annunciations.