Advanced Flight Systems AF-5400, Руководство пилота

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Version 15.0
AF-5000 Series Pilot Guide
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Highway in the Sky (HITS)
Any EFIS system with Synthetic Vision is capable of displaying Highway in the Sky (HITS). HITS is the artificial
generation of boxes that direct the pilot towards a programmed navigation course set by the GPS. HITS is
depicted as magenta boxes in the synthetic vision. Waypoint names will also be displayed in the HITS box,
giving the pilot further information about their location on the flight plan.
Laterally, the HITS boxes will follow the GPS course programmed by the external GPS navigator or by the
internal flight plan. Vertically, HITS boxes are controlled by the altitude bug. If the altitude bug is reset to a
higher or lower altitude, ALL of the HITS boxes will move up or down to the altitude. A climbing or descending
path will not be displayed.
Enabling/Disabling HITS
Press [EFIS] -> [HITS ON/OFF]
Flying with HITS
Flying with HITS involves positioning the aircraft
so the flight path marker (green target) is in the
center of the HITS boxes. This will ensure the
aircraft actually flies through the center of the
boxes. The HITS boxes themselves are 700ft wide
by 200ft tall, so there is a very narrow margin to fly
through.
Glidepath - HITS will display a glidepath to a chosen runway when setup to do so. To use this feature, go to
the Flight Plan page
[FPL] and enter a flight plan. Select a runway at the destination, select the glide-angle,
enter a crossing restriction and press ACTIVATE. HITS boxes will then be drawn at the prescribed angle up
from the runway selected to the altitude entered.