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Embraer Prodigy® Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Obstaclesarerepresentedonthesyntheticterraindisplaybystandardtwo-dimensionaltowersymbolsfound
ontheInsetmap andMFDmapsand charts.Obstaclesymbols appearintheperspective viewwithrelative
heightabove terrain and distance from the aircraft.  When employing a TAWS-Bsystem, unlike the Inset
mapandMFD movingmapdisplay,obstacleson thesyntheticterrain displaydonotchange colorstowarn
ofpotential conictwith theaircraft’sightpath untilthe obstacleis associatedwith anactual FLTAalert.
Obstaclesgreaterthan1000 feetbelowthe aircraftaltitudearenot shown.Obstacles areshownbehindthe
airspeed and altitude displays.
Aswithterrainalertingon aTAWS-Asystem,obstaclealertingislimitedtothe syntheticterraindisplayon
thePFDandtheTAWS-APageontheMFD.
Figure 8-11 Obstacle
Potential
Impact
Point
Obstacle
Warning
TERRAIN
Annunciation
FIELD OF VIEW
ThePFDeldof viewcanbe representedontheMFD NavigationMapPage. Twodashedlinesforminga
V-shapeinfrontoftheaircraftsymbolonthemap,representtheforwardviewingareashownonthePFD.
Configuring field of view:
1) While viewing the Navigation Map Page, press the MENU Key to display the PAGE MENU.
2) Turn the large
FMS
Knob to highlight Map Setup and press the
ENT
Key.