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Embraer Prodigy® Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR (VSI)
The VerticalSpeedIndicator(VSI)displaystheaircraftverticalspeedonaxedscalewithlabelsat2000and
4000fpmandminortickmarksevery1000fpm.Digitsappearinthepointerwhentheclimbor descentrate
isgreaterthan100fpm.Iftherateofascent/descentexceeds4000fpm,thepointerappearsattheedgeofthe
tape and the rate appears inside the pointer.
AmagentachevronisdisplayedontheVSItoindicatetheRequiredVerticalSpeedforreachingaVNVtarget
altitudeoncethe “TOD[TopofDescent] within1 minute”alerthas generated. SeetheFlight Management
andAFCS sections for details on VNV features. Refer to Section 2.2, Supplemental Flight Data, for more
informationaboutVNVindicationsonthePFD.In TCASIIinstallations,theVSIalsoprovidesverticalspeed
guidanceduringTCASIIResolutionAdvisories;seetheHazardAvoidancesectionfordetails.
VERTICAL DEVIATION
TheVerticalDeviationIndicator(VDI)isamagentachevronindicatingthebaro-VNVverticaldeviationwhen
VerticalNavigation(VNV)is beingused. TheVDIappears inconjunctionwith the“TODwithin 1minute”
alert. The VDI is removed from the display if vertical deviation becomes invalid. See the Flight Management
SectionfordetailsonVNVfeatures,and refertoSection2.2,SupplementalFlight Data,formoreinformation
aboutVNVindicationsonthePFD.
The GlideslopeIndicatorappearstotheleftofthealtimeterwheneveranILSfrequencyistunedintheactive
NAVeldandtheaircraftheadingandselectedcoursearewithin107˚.AgreendiamondactsastheGlideslope
Indicator,likeaglideslopeneedleonaconventionalindicator.Ifalocalizerfrequencyistunedandthereisno
glideslope,“NOGS”isdisplayedinplaceofthediamond.
TheglidepathisanalogoustotheglideslopeforGPSapproachessupportingSBASverticalguidance(LNAV+V,
L/VNAV,LPV).WhenanapproachofthistypeisloadedintotheightplanandGPSistheselectednavigation
source, the Glidepath Indicator appears as a magenta diamond during the approach. If the approach type
downgradespastthenalapproachx(FAF),“NOGP”isdisplayedinplaceofthediamond.
Full-scaledeectionoftwodotsis1000feet.
Figure 2-14 Vertical Speed and Vertical Deviation Indications
Glidepath IndicatorVertical Speed and Deviation
Indicator (VSI and VDI) Glideslope Indicator
Marker
Beacon
Annunciation
Glidepath
Indicator
Glideslope
Indicator
Vertical
Speed
Pointer
Vertical
Speed
Indicator
VNV
Target
Altitude
Vertical
Deviation
Indicator
Required
Vertical
Speed
Indicator