Intercepting a VOR Radial

NOTE: Changing the HSI mode cancels Navigation Mode and causes the ﬂight director to revert to Roll Hold Mode.

During climb-out, the autopilot continues to ﬂy the aircraft in Heading Select Mode. Airway V107 to Panoche VORTAC (PXN) should now be intercepted.

1)Tune the VOR frequency and activate Heading Select Mode.

a)Use the CDI Softkey to set the HSI mode to VOR.

b)Use the CRS Knob to set the Selected Course to 116°. Note that at this point, the ﬂight director is still in Heading Select Mode and the autopilot continues to ﬂy 070°.

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FLIGHT CONTROL

c)Press the NAV Key to arm Navigation Mode. The white annunciation ‘VOR’ appears to the left of the active roll mode.

2)When the CDI shows less than one dot, the ﬂight director changes from Heading Select to Navigation Mode, and the green annunciation ‘VOR’ ﬂashes. The autopilot begins turning to intercept the Selected Course.

3)The autopilot continues the turn until the aircraft is established on the Selected Course.

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Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Columbia 350/400

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Garmin Columbia 350/400 manual Intercepting a VOR Radial

Models: Columbia 350/400