AIRPLANE
OPERATIONS
MANUAL
AUTOPILOT
REVISION 36
2-19-10
Page
3
Code
01
AOM-145/1114
The mode will be canceled if any of the following conditions occur:
Pressing the HDG button.
Changing the displayed heading source on the PFD.
LOC & BC mode capture.
VOR & VAPP capture.
Pressing the Go Around button.
LOW BANK MODE
The Low Bank mode allows the pilot to select reduced bank angle for
the HDG mode. Bank angle limit will be reduced from 27q to 14q
whenever this mode is active. The mode is selected by pressing the
BNK button in the Flight Guidance Controller. This mode is
annunciated only while the Heading Select mode is active, but remains
selected if Heading Select mode is deactivated, being reactivated and
annunciated if Heading mode is selected again. The Low Bank mode
is automatically selected when climbing above 25000 ft and
automatically canceled when descending below 24750 ft.
VOR NAV MODE (VOR)
The VOR NAV mode allows automatic capture and tracking of both
inbound and outbound VOR radials. The VOR mode is selected by
pressing the NAV button in the Flight Guidance Controller, with VOR
selected on the PFD. Upon selection of VOR NAV mode, the HDG
select mode will automatically be engaged. This triggers the green
HDG annunciation on the PFD in conjunction with an armed white
VOR NAV annunciation, also on the PFD.
At the proper time, based on course error and beam deviation, the
capture of VOR mode will cancel the HDG selected mode.
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