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Embraer Prodigy® Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
shows approximately what the indicated airspeed value will be in six seconds. If the trend vector crosses VMO/
MMO, the airspeed readout and the Mach readout change to yellow. If the trend vector crosses the red VLSA range,
the airspeed readout is displayed in yellow. The trend vector is absent if the speed remains constant or if any
data needed to calculate airspeed is not available due to a system failure.
TheAirspeedReference isdisplayedabove theAirspeedIndicator inthebox indicatedbya selectionbug
symbol.Abugcorrespondingtothisspeedisshownonthetape.IftheAirspeedReferenceexceedstherange
shownonthetape, thebugappears attheupperor loweredgeofthe tape.Seethe AFCSSectionformore
informationabouttheAirspeedReference.
Vspeedscanbechangedandtheiragsturnedon/offfromtheTimer/ReferencesWindow.Whenactive(on),
the Vspeeds are displayed at their respective locations to the right of the airspeed scale.
Vspeed Flag
Takeoff
V
1
1
V
R
R
V
2
2
V
FS
FS
Landing
V
AP
AP
V
REF
RF
V
AC
AC
V
FS
FS
Table 2-1 Vspeed Flag Labels
Vspeedsarecategorizedaseithertakeofforlanding.TakeoffVspeedagsareautomaticallyturnedoffwhen
airspeedreaches160 knots.The orderinwhich thecategories aredisplayedis determinedbywhether the
aircraftisonthegroundorintheair.Iftheaircraftisonthe ground,thetakeoffVspeedsaredisplayedatthe
top of the Vspeed list. If the aircraft is in the air, the landing Vspeeds are displayed at the top.
Changing Vspeeds and turning flags on/off:
1) Press the
TMR/REF
Softkey.
2) Turn the
large FMS
Knob to highlight the desired Vspeed.
3) Use the small FMS Knob to change the Vspeed in 1-kt increments (when a speed has been changed from a
default value, an asterisk appears next to the speed).
4) Press the
ENT
Key or turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the ON/OFF field.
5) Turn the small FMS Knob clockwise to ON or counterclockwise to OFF.
6) To remove the window, press the
CLR
Key or press the
TMR/REF
Softkey.