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Embraer Prodigy® Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Figure 8-4 Programmed and Selected Altitude
Selected
Altitude
Programmed
Altitudes
Pathwaysprovidesupplementalglidepath/glideslopeinformationonanactive ILS,LPV,LNAV/VNAV,and
someLNAVapproaches.Pathwaysareintended asanaidto situationalawarenessandshouldnot beused
independentofthe CDI,VDI,glide pathindicator,and glideslopeindicator. Theyare removedfromthe
displaywhenthe selectednavigationinformationis notavailable. Pathwaysarenot displayedbeyondthe
activelegwhenlegsequencingissuspendedandarenotdisplayedonany portionoftheightplanlegthat
wouldleadtointerceptingalegin thewrongdirection.Pathwaysare alsoautomaticallyremovedfromthe
displayintheeventaResolutionAdvisory(RA)isissuedbytheoptionalTCASIIsystem.Pathwaysmaythen
bere-displayedbypressingthePATHWAYSoftkey.
DePartUre anD enroUte
Priortointerceptinganactiveightplanleg,pathwaysaredisplayedasaseriesofboxeswithpointersat
eachcornerthatpointinthedirectionoftheactivewaypoint. Pathwaysarenotdisplayedfortherstleg
oftheightplanifthatsegmentisaHeading-to-Altitudeleg.Therstsegmentdisplayingpathwaysisthe
rstactiveGPSlegor activelegwitha GPSoverlay.Ifthislegofthe ightplanrouteisoutside theSVS
eldofview,pathwayswillnotbevisibleuntiltheaircrafthasturnedtowardthisleg.Whileapproaching
thecenteroftheactivelegandprescribedaltitude,thenumberofpathwayboxesdecreasestoaminimum
of four.
Climbproles cannot be displayed due to the variables associated with aircraft performance.  Flight
planlegsrequiringaclimbareindicatedbypathwaysdisplayedatalevel abovetheaircraftatthealtitude
selected or programmed.