Tecnam P-Mentor - Vertical Navigation (Vnav)

P-Mentor - Aircraft Flight Manual Page S01-12
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Section 9 - SUPPLEMENTS
S01 – AUTOPILOT GARMIN GFC500
VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV)
1. CDI Navigation Source ……..…..…….
SELECT external GPS on G3X
2. Vertical Navigation Profile …..…..…….
LOAD into the GPS’s flight plan
3. Altitude Preselect ……………………..
SET to the vertical clearance limit
(if ATC clearance received)
4. VNAV Key Button .……………………..
PRESS
Vertical navigation will not function for the following
conditions:
- Selected navigation source is not GPS navigation.
VNAV will not function if the navigation source is
VOR or Localizer.
- VNAV is not enabled on the GPS Navigator
- If the altitude preselect is not set below the current
aircraft altitude.
- No waypoints with altitude constraints in the flight
plan • Glideslope or Glidepath is the active flight
director pitch mode.
- OBS mode is active
- Dead Reckoning mode is active
- Parallel track is active
- Aircraft is on the ground
GO AROUND
1. GO AROUND Button ……..…..……….
PRESS – Verify GA
2. Throttle Lever ……….……..…..……….
FULL FWD
If Autopilot is engaged:
3. Attitude ……………...……..…..……….
VERIFY airplane pitches up
following FD
4. NAV or HDG Key Button …..…..…..…
PRESS as required
5. Altitude Preselect ……………………..
VERIFY and SET appropriate
The pilot is responsible for initial missed approach guidance
in accordance with published procedure. When the GA
button is pressed the Flight Director command bars will
command go-around pitch attitude and wings level. The pilot
must set Go Around power, then select the CDI to the
appropriate navigation source and select the desired lateral
and vertical flight director modes.