Aspen Avionics Evolution EFD 1000 C3 Pro PFD - Page 95

CHAPTER 3 FLYING THE EFD1000 C3 PRO PFD
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091-00019-001 REV B
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091-00019-001 REV B EFD1000 C3 Pro PFD Pilot’s Guide
Auto Course Select has already set our Course Pointer to the 255° course from ABQ to ZUN
on the LARGO2 departure, and a 220° heading sets us up for a nice intercept. We disengage
ALT hold on the autopilot, set our cruise climb attitude and power, set the V-bars to that
pitch, and initiate the climb from 7,000 to 10,000 feet. We pitch a little higher to climb at 115
KIAS through 8,000 for trac, then lower the nose to maintain our target airspeed of 120
KIAS by reference to the Airspeed Bug.
Even though our trac should be right ahead of us and about ve miles by now, we don’t
see it out the window. But we see the trac target on our PFD Navigation Display and
continue to monitor it even though it appears not to be a factor.
At about 9,700 feet, the Altitude Alerter tone sounds, and the yellow alert ag by the
Selected Altitude eld illuminates, telling us we are 15 seconds from reaching our assigned
10,000 feet. We begin our level-o, and upon reaching 10,000 feet, engage ALT hold on the
autopilot’s mode selector.
Departure calls again to hand us o to Albuquerque Center on 133.0. As we’re tuning the
radio, we hear an alert tone. A glance at the PFD shows the Altitude Alerter ag ashing, our
altitude indicates 10,200 and climbing, and our Flight Director V-bars are commanding pitch
down. We quickly stop the climb, correct back down to our assigned altitude of 10,000, and
engage the autopilot before calling to check in withCenter.
As we level out, accelerate to cruise speed, and then power back, we nally see our trac
out the left window, same direction, now about two miles and 2,000 feet below us — just
where the trac symbol on our PFD says it should be.