VXA-300 P
ILOT
III
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
36
Flying to a VOR Station
The
VXA-300
can indicate the deviation from the direct
course to a VOR station.
Select a VOR station on your aeronautical chart and
turn the
DIAL
selector knob (or enter the frequency
directly with the keypad) to the frequency of the VOR
station.
To indicate the deviation between your current flight
path and the desired course, press the [
F
] key mo-
mentarily, then press the [
4
(
CDI
)] key to change to
the CDI (Course Deviation Indicator) mode. The
“
C
OURSE
D
EVIATION
A
RROW
” will appear above the
frequency field on the display when your aircraft is
off the direct course to the VOR station.
When your aircraft is off course to the right, the Course
Deviation Arrow display will show bars to the left side
of the diamond (“
”). When your aircraft is off
course to the left, the Course Deviation Arrow dis-
play will show bars to the right side of the diamond
(“
”). Correct your course until no bars appear
on either side of the CDI “Diamond” (only “
”) will
be visible when the heading is correct).
To return to the DVOR mode, press the [
F
] key mo-
mentarily, then press the [
1
(
DVOR
)] key.
VOR N
AVIGATION
The Aircraft is “ON COURSE”
OFF COURSE to the “right” 6 degrees
OFF COURSE to the “left” 6 degrees
